Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
Eh, that's still just part of the same decision matrix that he claims leads to analysis paralysis when applied to RR; he's taking a pile of data and picking the tire he thinks will serve him best. I still tend to think he's wrong; I've run GP4000S, SII, GP5000S, multiple Michelins, Hutchinsons, and VIttoria Corsas, and damned if I can find these supposed handling issues. Maybe they exist, but I have a hard time taking it seriously.
Fair enough - but each to his own. As i said early on in this post, I am one of the few people who has never bonded with the GP4k/5k series. For my daily riding, i prefer the Turbo Cottons and Veloflex Corsas, which purportedly have a slightly higher RR than the GP5ks - the few watts more or less dont matter in that case, and I just like how these tires feel (placebo or not, I cant say).
Speaking for myself atleast, I "get" the idea of someone making a non-optimal decision in terms of RR in favor of other, most subjective factors - especially in a non-racing setting. For race day, I agree it would be silly to use a less-optimal tire when racing. The one exception is people racing 70.3s in M45-49, where i recommend Gatorskins as the tire of choice..