Originally Posted by gtrob

A review on the Vittoria Pista CS, the training tire they sell:

pro
-easy to mount as usual (not as easy as the evo cs)
-takes some good pressures, which I like on wood tracks, run them around 160
-thick tread looks like it will last for-ever. On indoor wood, I bet they would last years.
-they dont leak air at all. After a week they still had 120+psi

cons
-very slippery out of the box. I didnt sand them and they were extremely slippery on steep wood. The evo cs is good to go out of the box, these need sanding. I nearly lost it twice first time out
-no where near the grip of the evo cs, as expected. Not sure if I would say they are squirmy, but they definitely don't respond the way I like. Perhaps as I wear them in.
-pretty average weight for road tubular, heavy for a track tire.


Overall I would say they are probably a reliable tire for concrete, and still ride decent at high pressure on a smooth track. That said they feel overkill for wood, and wish I had ended up with the CS Elite (which was out of stock). They are basically the exact opposite of the evo cs in every way haha