Well the tire is fine when I spin it and pedal it in the work stand. However, when I pedal on the road it is binding somewhere due to the larger size of the tire. It is either binding on the front derailleur braze on, or the chains stay where it connects to the seat tube, or both. Very little tolerance in both locations. It is annoying as hell, and I can feel the additional resistance. I don't know if others have experienced this. I may have to go to a 700x23 tire which I really didn't want to do as the newer 700x25's are just too big.
So this issue isn't as stupid as I originally thought. The Vittoria 700x25 tire is Significantly bigger than the Specialized 700x25 tire it replaced in both height and width. Be careful if you have an older frame with tight tolerances. This tire probably won't work for me.
Last edited by Pilot321; 05-21-19 at 02:10 PM.