ARI Shafer 3.0 in All Road mode with Vittoria Corsa Pro Control 42mm

I usually ride tires from 50mm up to a 61mm (2.4) on the front on this Shafer. Recently i decided to switch things up and try out the Vittoria Corsa Pro Control 42mm (measure out to 40mm on I25mm rims). They are excellent, and are my new default road tires. They roll fast and the cotton feel is amazing. I’d say the closest thing i’ve felt to this before would be the Rene Herse extralight tires, except these Vittorias don’t have sidewall weep issues, have better wet grip and better puncture protection. Still, i wouldn’t recommend using them past cat 2 gravel cause you’ll probably get a sidewall cut or slide out on a corner. They make an excellent choice for your road wheelset for your gravel bike. (Last pic: i now mostly run Vittoria Peyote 2.25s for my main off-road setup on Enve G23 wheels, but this is how the bike looks like on wider tires with 2.25 Thunder Burt in the rear and 2.4 Rick XC on the front).

Bike check:

Frameset: ARI Shafer 3.0 – Size S – Root Beer Metallic

Drivetrain: SRAM Red/ Eagle XXSL Mullet with 42T 10-52 cassette. (Bottom Bracket: Chris King)

Handlebar: Ritchey Superlogic Venturemax 42cm

Bar tape: Burgh Pinnacle

Stem: Ritchey WCS 60mm with adapter for FSA ACR headset

Headset: Chris King Aeroset 2 (FSA)

Seatpost: Ritchey Superlogic 1-bolt flexlogic seat post

Saddle: S-works Phenom Mirror 143mm

Bottle cages: Silca Titanium (one with Tailfin adapter)
Bottles: Elite Fly 950ML

Pedals: Wolf Tooth CTRL

Wheels: (Pictured) Hunt Limitless 42 with Wolf Tooth valves + Clikvalves and 180mm rotors.