GP5000 users: does it really make that big of a difference?
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I can make the same arguments for aero helmets, aero frames, wheels, pedals, shoes, jerseys, bibs, water bottles, and even helmlet straps (yes!), etc.. At the end of the day, there can only be a few top place qualifiers and a whole lot of disappointing non-qual's, and a load of in-race variables to ponder that can put you in analysis paralysis. If she doesn't do this for a living and doing it as a personal challenge thing, she should pad herself on the back and come back next year.
Really, what's your point, here?
Go ride slow. No one here cares.
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no one cares huh? keep affirming to yourself that, cat1. You seems to be invested in this responding to me, 3 consecutive post in a row in short span, all dedicated toward me. Fragile ego much, mr cat 1 cyclist? lmao
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i'm just here for the lulz. Still hoping for that fourth .
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...yes, you should make that same argument. You make all the right choices, including low-RR tires. It doesn't put you in analysis paralysis, it just means you optimize the system and hope to at least not lose anything to your competitors based on that. I don't know why you think that picking the right tire is hard; the work was literally already done so all you have to do is order the correct one.
For someone who isnt at the pointy end of things, riding comfort and price are reasonable tradeoffs to make vs marginal gains. I ride GP5ks on my TT bike instead of Corsa Speeds because for my MOP ass, I'd rather give up 15-20 seconds due to the tires than risk losing 5 minutes due to a flat (especially given what utter bastards TL tires are to mount and dismount).
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Paging triathletes... yo Bah Humbug , you are up.
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Paging triathletes... yo Bah Humbug , you are up.
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To be fair, he clarified his point in a subsequent post - for him, the slightly lower RR of GP5ks isnt worth the reduction in cornering confidence and ride quality. That's fair enough.
For someone who isnt at the pointy end of things, riding comfort and price are reasonable tradeoffs to make vs marginal gains. I ride GP5ks on my TT bike instead of Corsa Speeds because for my MOP ass, I'd rather give up 15-20 seconds due to the tires than risk losing 5 minutes due to a flat (especially given what utter bastards TL tires are to mount and dismount).
For someone who isnt at the pointy end of things, riding comfort and price are reasonable tradeoffs to make vs marginal gains. I ride GP5ks on my TT bike instead of Corsa Speeds because for my MOP ass, I'd rather give up 15-20 seconds due to the tires than risk losing 5 minutes due to a flat (especially given what utter bastards TL tires are to mount and dismount).
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Same thing taking them off, you have to push in and unseat the offside first.
oh and sorry to interrupt the peeing match, I hadn’t gotten this far reading when I posted. Please carry on
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Thanks merlinextraligh I'll keep my eye out for when the tyres go on sale again. Maybe I'll pick up a set. Cheers,
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...yes, you should make that same argument. You make all the right choices, including low-RR tires. It doesn't put you in analysis paralysis, it just means you optimize the system and hope to at least not lose anything to your competitors based on that. I don't know why you think that picking the right tire is hard; the work was literally already done so all you have to do is order the correct one.
As I see it, people in here take one aspect of tire performance (rolling resistance) in a lab and bank their entire argument on it to a question asked by someone asking a question involving value and tradeoffs. People in discussing in "absolutes" about equipment performnace in a TT (a pretty damn specific discipline), is not answering the OP's question about value and tradeoffs, does it?
But if you wanna talk competitive race scenario (not the OP's position), then I expect that in a high competition, everyone is on the same or very similar equipment already. Just look at Rchung's example, the top finishers are so precisely bunch together should clearly indicate that they're on very similar equipment, then there's not much gains to be had from an equipment route anymore (not if you keep using the same data and approach). There is absolutely no guarantee that tires alone will make that difference at a highly competitive event.
This whole "rolling resistance" emphasis being forced on newbies and weekend warriors is approaching a bit ridiculous level. There's also a lot more aspect to riding, like cornering is fun too. But speaking of "science", I haven't head anyone discuss about using different tires for the front and rear? People just casually talk as if there's not gains to be had by going this route? Surely, the front and rear tire/wheel operates in different set of forces and that slapping the same tires on the front and rear may not be optimal? But I digress from rolling resistance, aren't I
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As I see it, people in here take one aspect of tire performance (rolling resistance) in a lab and bank their entire argument on it to a question asked by someone asking a question involving value and tradeoffs. People in discussing in "absolutes" about equipment performnace in a TT (a pretty damn specific discipline), is not answering the OP's question about value and tradeoffs, does it?
There is a graphic here that shows Continental's view of the difference in material between the two tires - less rolling resistance, more grip, some loss in longevity.
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I just installed new GP5000’s last night, replacing 25mm GP4S’s. Did a fast 2 hrs today and can say I do feel a difference. The 25mm 5000’s are actually 24.5mm on some older Mavic OpenPro rims that are 19.5 external width. The GP4S were 27mm. I could run a bit less air in the GP4S, but still felt like the 5000’s were smoother, less road buzz. Faster ?, anybody’s guess as that’s as much a result of how strong I’m feeling that day. Like the feel of the tire though. We will see how well they hold up, the GP4S were bombproof.
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It's funny that you keep saying that people are making it in to a one-aspect argument; this is a summary of the first five posts that discuss the tire attributes -
It didn't turn in to a rolling resistance pissing match until you came in banging on the "it doesn't make a difference" drum.
It didn't turn in to a rolling resistance pissing match until you came in banging on the "it doesn't make a difference" drum.
Sometimes you have to take what people claim to be the difference with a grain of salt. People will say "the difference is quite noticeable", notice how vague this is, with hardly any realworld eviddence to back up this "noticeable difference"? And notice that in the lab (a controlled evironment), the difference is more like 1 second per kilometer? Is this what a big difference to the OP, in the real world?
Well "noticeable difference" demands noticeable proof. Convince me of such claim when someone get on the same bike, wore the same kits, with a power meter, and ride on a the real road for say 10 miles back and forth on the same stretch of road (to account for varied conditions encountered in the real world). Show me the telemetry of such experiment? And I have not even talked about cornering feeling yet, which does make a difference if you're fighting for position? Show me the hard real world evidence that 1) there is a difference, and 2) that difference is meaningful in the context of the OP's question.
Is this NOT a fair question to ask? or am I expecting too much from the scientists in here??
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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.
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..
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As far as answering his question in context, yes - they clearly did that, addressing multiple aspects (RR, grip/handling, durability, longevity, etc) before you came along.
Looks like I've got a much better handle on it than you.
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Actually, if i can go slightly OT - anyone here running GP5ks on a 21mm inner diameter rim - if so, can you share whether you are using as 25 or 28, and what the meaured actual width of the tire is?
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I'm directly responding to your assertion that others have done the OP a disservice by making it a one-aspect comparison. They have not, as I have clearly shown.
As far as answering his question in context, yes - they clearly did that, addressing multiple aspects (RR, grip/handling, durability, longevity, etc) before you came along.
Looks like I've got a much better handle on it than you.
As far as answering his question in context, yes - they clearly did that, addressing multiple aspects (RR, grip/handling, durability, longevity, etc) before you came along.
Looks like I've got a much better handle on it than you.
But.. you're wrong buddy. Do you see any real world substantiated claim in here? None whatsoever. Rchung is the closest person to actually post something that could be used for analysis, but his data is not real world, is it?
I guess doing rigorous science to back up bold claims is not something most folks understand huh? Except for Rchung, the bro-science is strong in here.
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In the 30's when so many Hungarian emigres were at the forefront of physics it was said that they were really aliens from another planet. That said, I've never heard anyone suggest Robert was from some alternate universe. If you think his results are not real-world, what world do you think they're from?
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And btw, I just got the new Veloflex Corse tires (just relreased recently). It's nice. Feels almost as soft as their older ones (which you may have?). The newer ones use a slightly thicker bead (for safety with carbon rims), so it's a tad thicker and heavier. But still more supple compared to the GP5k, a lot more.
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Your questions have been answered, your incorrect assertions refuted, your lack of knowledge and skills pointed out, yet still you reside.
Your resistance is epic, perhaps why you eschew acknowledging it in tires so much?
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In the 30's when so many Hungarian emigres were at the forefront of physics it was said that they were really aliens from another planet. That said, I've never heard anyone suggest Robert was from some alternate universe. If you think his results are not real-world, what world do you think they're from?