Old 12-14-21, 05:15 PM
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4,600 miles on the front Velocita with just sidewall protection(exo); 3,000 miles on the rear with bead-bead protection(silk shield).

I did these tires a disservice when I initially bought them, and ran them at 60/70psi. Now I run them at 45/50 on the road. I think I shortened the first rear tires life by being over pressure and picking lines with lots of debris. I swapped in a new rear tire at 1,600 miles and haven't noticed much of a difference between the two types of tire. You can see spots on the front tire where it had started to bubble. I think I was in error by running over 50psi tubeless on these.

I'll continue to run them, and I have been pleased with their performance! When they do wear out I'll look to replace them with something in a 35 to 38mm for long distance rando. There's still some other tires to try.



Are these images huge? Should I resize?

Edited to say usage wise I'm guessing it was 65% gravel / 35% pavement over the life of these tires. These saw a ton of gravel.

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