Italian tyre specialist Vittoria has dropped the Geax name for its off-road range but the tyres stay the same. That means the Goma still features low, angled paired blocks that give it an ego boosting easy rolling speed once you've got the 810g weight turning.
The shoulder lugs are chunkier
but angled so that it leans over into corners easier and used on the back it
falls into and follows round turns okay in drier, firmer conditions.
It's not as hard as some Geax tyres we've ridden but
the sticky compound rubber is still harder than most average durometer tyres.
That means sloppier conditions make it slip and slide before any of the others.
With no real shoulder to dig in to corners or off cambers when using it up front,
pushing hard in damp conditions is asking for trouble.
While thin walls and relatively large volume help it
flow over rattly sections, it's prone to flopping and folding at lower
pressures and the carcass scuffs easily if you clip rocks.
From experience the 61$ TNT
tubeless version is noticeably tougher and more rock proof, but more wooden and
less comfortable as a result.
Naturally fast rolling and
supple rear but too slippery for aggressive front end use.
Weight 810g
Width 54mm
Height 52mm
Price 55$