I imagine the guys at Vittoria UK who very kindly sent me these tyres to review are wondering when the heck the review is going to be published! The thing is though I really wanted to try these Vittoria T60 in the conditions that Vittoria claim they excel in, namely mixed conditions. As anyone who lives in the UK will know we have had basically no rain from the end of April to just a few weeks ago in September. Its been wall to wall drought, hoepipe bans, dry resevoirs and people who really shouldnt be, wearing next to no clothing! So thats my excuse, I was waiting for the conditions to become anything but loose and dusty to really try out these tyres. Finally we are back to relative normality and there is actually mud on the trails so heres the review.Lets talk about the colour first. if you hate tan wall tyres you are not going to enjoy these, the reason they are this colour and have the Pro designation is that these tyres are built with 92% renewable and recycled materials! Vittoria even warn on their website that the colour of any two tyres might not match as the recycled materials making up the tyre may differ. How cool is that! For those who like a black tyre or just a black tread and tan sidewall dont fret, the T60 is there for you but you will be missing out on, and Im going to quote hereSo, a lot to take on board there, theres the feel good factor of using a product that uses recycled materials and that is great, Im all for it but are they actually any good as a tyre? Ill admit i was sceptical. I went through the 1980-90s MTB phase of biscuit coloured tyres that looked awesome (look it was 40 years ago!) but fell into one of two camps when it came to performance. they, depending on the manufacturor were either super soft and grippy compound that were fantastic off road but literally sucked on tarmac and almost wore out on one ride or were such a hard compound they lasted forever but were as grippy as a week old dead mackeral on a bar of wet imperial leather soap. So you can see I didnt have a lot of confidence and was probably biased against them from the start. As i fitted them (easy to tubeless up and pop on the bead as it happens) I was telling myself to keep an open mind.Vittoria Pro T60 Gravel tyrehanging with the Vittoria Pro T60 Gravel tyreSpoiler alert, 3 months on the nightmare of biscuit coloured tyres has faded into the backround with leg warmers, ra-ra skirts and the ill-advised curly perm back mullet I thought was fab. These tyres are great!Vittoria say that these T60 pro tyres are 7% faster, 9% grippier, and 34% more puncture resistant than their competitors. Sounds all a bit to racy for me. im sure you like me dont really care how they handle a typical gravel race course, we are more interested in how they deal with off camber singletrack, roots, bricks someone has thrown down so they can stepping stone over a large puddle and whether they drag on tarmac so much that you get to the cafe after all the best cake has been taken by your mates.Vittoria Pro T60 Gravel tyre gurningVittoria Pro T60 Gravel tyre tread carefully!So lets go over that, on tarmac, yes they do offer more drag than a semi or slick tyre, you wont want to be running these if you join your local road bike club run. However they are not that bad at all, theres a tiny rumble on the blacktop as they zip along but its nothing to stress about loss of watts over. Flick off that tarmac onto a section of off road, be it hardpack, loose stones (actual gravel then), grass or mud and they really come into their own.The Vittoria Pro T60s are grippy when climbing and confidence inspiring when leaning the bike over in turns. Ive got the 45mm versions and they feel comfortable on washboard terrain. im running them around 30psi front 35psi rear to make the most of the grip. The side knobs dig in when you lean the bike and bite then turning adding to the confident feel. Vittoria Pro T60 have a recycled nylon anti-puncture belt and sidewall protection but Ive never felt that they lack suppleness. Ive not had one puncture throughout the test period and that includes not topping up the sealant after the 30+ degree heat weve had (i finally dipped the valve and the tool came out dryoops) I did have to top up the air a couple of times though, but thats probably because of the lack of sealant*coughs*Vittoria Pro T60 Gravel tyre no coffee seen Vittoria Pro T60 Gravel tyre brown is the real colour of gravelFinally in the last few weeks Ive been able to ride in wet conditions and all the above can be cut an paste here too. The tread will fill with really sticky mud but short sections of slightly drier ground in between and they do clear quickly. How they will behave in really deep muck remains to be seen but only a few of us are as daft as me and ride though that stuff rather than avoid it.Since gravel biking became a thing (dont message me with your proof of inventing it in the 1800s) tyres have been pretty specialised for certain tyres of riding. There are very few all-rounders that will happily do a bit of everything and do it to the point where you can leave them on all year round. The Vittoria Pro T60 has joined that exclusive club, non of the others though come with the eco-friendly credits that the Pro T60 does.you can find more info on the tyres and the recycled nature of them here*I think the fact that Vittoria call these a race tyre will put off more riders than itll attract, which is a shame as they are a great tyre, so ignore that name if it does.