CX/Gravel Tire Test: Vittoria Terreno Pro T30 Fine Loose 40

The Terreno Pro is a new range of gravel bike tires from Vittoria, offering a more advanced option than the non-Pro Terreno range. This may be confusing, but Vittoria does the same thing with their road bike tires, offering the cotton Corsa Pro and the nylon Corsa N.EXT, both serving their own segment. Just like the Corsa Pro, the Terreno Pro range comes with a cotton casing, and it serves a different segment than the nylon non-PRO Terreno tires.

Vittoria is well-known for their cotton road bike tires, and it's great to see they now also offer cotton gravel bike tires. They went in a slightly different direction than the road bike cotton tires, focusing on sustainability with the cotton Terreno Pro range, which is the most sustainable tire they've ever created. If you care about that, the Terreno Pro might be what you're looking for.

The natural brown tread color and brown sidewalls easily recognize the Terreno Pro tires. We're not sure everybody will like that look, but when we see non-black tread colors, we immediately question how this will affect the compound's performance. Most ingredients that make a compound fast, grippy, and durable will result in a black color, so we're very curious how the new Terreno Pro performs in our tests.

At the moment, the Terreno Pro is available in 4 different tread patterns (T10, T30, T50, and T60). In comparison, the regular non-Pro Terreno is available in 7 different tread patterns (T10, T30, T50, T60, T70, T80, T90). Still, we're sure Vittoria will release more tread patterns if the Pro turns out to be a success.

We've tested the Terreno PRO T30 in the 40 mm size, and we're going to compare it to the non-PRO Terreno T50 (we haven't tested that one with the T30 tread yet) and to a selection of similar tires from other top manufacturers.

Manufacturer Specifications

Manufacturer Specs
Brand	Vittoria
Model	Terreno Pro T30 Fine Loose
Year	2026
Supplied By	Bought in store
New or Used	New
Mileage	0 km
Price Range	Very High
Buy At
Manufacturer part number	11A00847
EAN	8022530037587
TPI	-
Compound	Eco Race Formulation
Bead	Folding
ETRTO	40-622
Specified Weight	600 grams
Max Air Pressure (psi)	72
Made In	Pro Data
Available Sizes	35-622 (700x35c) 40-622 (700x40c) 45-622 (700x45c)

Vittoria Terreno Pro T30 Fine Loose 40 Test Results

Size, Weight, and Thickness Measurements

Size, Weight, and Thickness Measurements
Specified Weight	600 grams
Measured Weight	589 grams
Measured Width Casing	38 mm (un-round)
Measured Width Tread	39 mm
Measured Height	Pro Data
Tire Circumference	Pro Data
Measured Knob Height Center	0.6 mm
Measured Knob Height Edge	2.3 mm
Measured Total Thickness Center (excluding knobs)	2.80 mm
Measured Total Thickness Sidewall	Pro Data
All size measurements are taken at low air pressure on a 17.8 mm inner width rim.

Rolling Resistance Test Results

Rolling Resistance Test Results
Inner Tube	None (30 ml sealant)
Measured Width	38 mm
Rolling Resistance Real tire width in mm: 30-32 = 66 psi/4.6 bar 33-35 = 60 psi/4.1 bar 36-38 = 54 psi/3.7 bar 39-42 = 50 psi/3.4 bar 43-46 = 46 psi/3.2 bar 47-50 = 42 psi/2.9 barHigh Air Pressure (54 psi / 3.7 bar)	Pro Data
Rolling Resistance Real tire width in mm: 30-32 = 55 psi/3.8 bar 33-35 = 50 psi/3.4 bar 36-38 = 45 psi/3.1 bar 39-42 = 42 psi/2.9 bar 43-46 = 38 psi/2.6 bar 47-50 = 35 psi/2.4 barMedium Air Pressure (45 psi / 3.1 bar)	Pro Data
Rolling Resistance Real tire width in mm: 30-32 = 44 psi/3.0 bar 33-35 = 40 psi/2.8 bar 36-38 = 36 psi/2.6 bar 39-42 = 33 psi/2.3 bar 43-46 = 31 psi/2.1 bar 47-50 = 28 psi/1.9 barLow Air Pressure (36 psi / 2.6 bar)	22.2 Watts CRR: 0.00665
Rolling Resistance Real tire width in mm: 30-32 = 33 psi/2.3 bar 33-35 = 30 psi/2.1 bar 36-38 = 27 psi/1.9 bar 39-42 = 25 psi/1.7 bar 43-46 = 23 psi/1.6 bar 47-50 = 21 psi/1.4 barExtra Low Air Pressure (27 psi / 1.9 bar)	Pro Data
The CX/Gravel section is a multi tire size section, air pressures have been adjusted to the measured casing width. All numbers are for a single tire at a speed of 29 km/h / 18 mph and a load of 42.5 kg / 94 lbs. Use the formula: RR (Watts) = CRR * speed (m/s) * load (N) to calculate rolling resistance at a given speed and load.

Puncture Resistance Test Results

Puncture Resistance Test Results (higher is better)
Total Puncture Score Tread	48 Points
Total Puncture Score Sidewall	Pro Data
Tread Puncture Force Sharp Needle	Pro Data
Tread Puncture Force Blunt Needle	Pro Data
Tread Total Tire Thickness	2.80 mm
Sidewall Puncture Force Sharp Needle	Pro Data
Sidewall Puncture Force Blunt Needle	Pro Data
Sidewall Total Tire Thickness	Pro Data

Hard Surface Static Grip Test Results

Static Grip Test Results
Wet Grip Average	74 Points
Wet Grip Center	Pro Data
Wet Grip Edge	Pro Data
Measured Knob Height Center	0.6 mm
Measured Knob Height Edge	2.3 mm
Grip in points = coefficient of friction * 100 CX/Gravel grip test rim width = 23.0 mm
Wet Grip Test and Off-Road Tires (info)

Conclusion

Compared to the competition, the Vittoria Terreno Pro T30 is heavy and doesn't roll as quickly. The good points are that it offers a lot of protection for both the tread and the sidewalls, and overall wet grip is good as well. For a tubeless cotton tire, mounting, inflation, and sealing were very easy/good, and we see this as an advantage of the new Vittoria cotton tires over other cotton tires.

We're not so sure about the brown tread compound, and we'll never know for sure, but it looks like some performance is lost by going for this look over the more conventional black tread. Looks are very personal, and we are black tread lovers; we feel a black tread and Corsa Pro-colored sidewalls would have resulted in a better-looking, better-performing tire.

The main advantage of the Terreno Pro is the cotton casing (if you're into that) and its best-in-class sustainability.

RATING: 3.5 / 5
TEST VERDICT: Recommended

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