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11-08-19, 04:47 PM
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I am still waiting for a Tubeless Gator Hardshell.
I think there was an Italian tire that was supposed to have reasonable wear resistance and puncture resistance in tubeless. I need to resume my tubeless experiments again sometime.
Very few cars can sneak up on me without me hearing/seeing them. The worst part is about a 1/2 mile hill that is parallel the the freeway that I often hit at dusk/dark. But, or the most part I'm very aware of the traffic around me.
I think there was an Italian tire that was supposed to have reasonable wear resistance and puncture resistance in tubeless. I need to resume my tubeless experiments again sometime.
In a second tangential post in a row from me, I will say that one of the nice things about buying a Garmin Varia radar unit is staying in the lane more frequently and then vacating when I get a notification of a closing vehicle. Much less debris and usually significantly smoother, too.
11-08-19, 05:21 PM
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@WhyFi is right on both counts.
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11-08-19, 05:44 PM
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In a second tangential post in a row from me, I will say that one of the nice things about buying a Garmin Varia radar unit is staying in the lane more frequently and then vacating when I get a notification of a closing vehicle. Much less debris and usually significantly smoother, too.
11-08-19, 05:56 PM
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You can turn the sound off. It's very useful in urban settings. It doesn't just tell you there's a car behind you, it tells you how many and how they're spaced. You know when and where to merge into traffic without having to look back. (Of course you still need to look behind you, but much less often.)
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11-08-19, 06:57 PM
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I think, for the most part, that we're all very aware, but go from "very few" to "none" and extend the range to one and a half football fields and you have an idea of the Varia. My senses simply are not as good as the radar, and neither are yours.
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11-08-19, 07:00 PM
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So do I. The only time it's not welcome is when I'm on a separated lane or frontage road parallel to a highway, but it's really not that annoying.
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11-09-19, 04:30 PM
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Now that I think about it, pretty much all of my flats have been on shoulders. In the past five years or so, I can think of exactly one that was a JRA flat (as opposed to a bonehead move on my part) that was not on a shoulder or in a bike lane.
For better or worse, most of the roads in places I've been do not have shoulders...maybe that's partly why the GP 4000S2 tires have worked for me.
11-12-19, 12:19 PM
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The 5000s are excellent. I have them on 2 of my bikes (28 and 25 width) and they are comfortable, fast, relatively durable mile-age wise (compared to something like a gatorskin), and less prone to flats than I expected for such a "soft" tire.
I have ridden the 4000s and the main difference to me was that the 5000s inflated more true to size. A 28mm 4000 at 90psi is closer to 30mm. Not a massive difference in road feel, but there definitely is one.
I have ridden the 4000s and the main difference to me was that the 5000s inflated more true to size. A 28mm 4000 at 90psi is closer to 30mm. Not a massive difference in road feel, but there definitely is one.
