Yet Another Shocking Revelation
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Yet Another Shocking Revelation
On this morning's ride I hooked up with a couple of other guys for a few miles along the coast. During the ride, the lead rider shouts "glass" and since it happened quickly, and nobody wanted to swerve out into traffic lands, we all rolled through it. The lead guy missed most of it, but me and the guy behind me hit is square. He flatted, I didn't. The revelation?
A Conti GP 4 Season with air is faster than a Conti GP 5000 without. No damage to my tires. Could be just dumb luck, too.
A Conti GP 4 Season with air is faster than a Conti GP 5000 without. No damage to my tires. Could be just dumb luck, too.
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Uh, cool?
Like most things, tire choice is a compromise and we all have different priorities. You were happy with your compromise today - good for you. I'd be willing to bet that the guy that flatted is still happy with the compromise of his choosing, though he may have been momentarily upset.
Like most things, tire choice is a compromise and we all have different priorities. You were happy with your compromise today - good for you. I'd be willing to bet that the guy that flatted is still happy with the compromise of his choosing, though he may have been momentarily upset.
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Maybe? I've also double flatted gator skins on a downhill, not sure what I hit just "pfft! Hiss". I never flatted a GP4ks2 on my front but I've flatted plenty with a 4 Season on the rear.
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If you had been riding a 5000 you wouldn’t need to wheelsuck?
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Here's my revelation. Get better riding mates that know how to look down the road and call out hazards before they become a problem
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we didn't know each other. I started solo and we hooked up mid-ride. Also, given the specifics of the situation it couldn't have happened any other way, unfortunately. All happened very quickly. No blaming anyone, not hardly.
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In my experience, the right bit of glass will go through everything except a concrete block.
I've ridden all those tyres. My preference has always been the S-Works Turbo for duribility, speed, comfort and grip. It's my unicorn tyre
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Ah. Can't do much about that them. Seems the fella you were with is just a victim of circumstance.
In my experience, the right bit of glass will go through everything except a concrete block.
I've ridden all those tyres. My preference has always been the S-Works Turbo for duribility, speed, comfort and grip. It's my unicorn tyre
In my experience, the right bit of glass will go through everything except a concrete block.
I've ridden all those tyres. My preference has always been the S-Works Turbo for duribility, speed, comfort and grip. It's my unicorn tyre
;-)
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There is some concessions when it comes to a race tyre, but they have been great for me in the past. I put 4500km on mine without a puncture before a sidewall cut (that didn't flat me) ended it's life. If you want a bit more protection the Turbo Pro's come with a thicker puncture belt and same compound, but i had a great time with the S-works so would rather the lighter/plusher ride
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There is some concessions when it comes to a race tyre, but they have been great for me in the past. I put 4500km on mine without a puncture before a sidewall cut (that didn't flat me) ended it's life. If you want a bit more protection the Turbo Pro's come with a thicker puncture belt and same compound, but i had a great time with the S-works so would rather the lighter/plusher ride
But I think I'm done with 'race' tires. Gladly trade a little speed for peace of mind.
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I installed 2 new GP5000's. Maybe 100 miles each. One flatted one weekend, the other, the following weekend. Glass and one pinch flat hitting a hard object. I will give it that and the glass was all over the road. Hope I get better luck in the future but I'm starting to wonder if the protection is not what it was with the GP4000's. I had great luck with them.
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Nice to know! I bought a stash of tires before my 4000's ran out. So I have about 5, 5000's now. After installing and a few miles, the tread section looks kind of spongy. Almost as if it invites glass and thorns. Guess I'll find out real soon just how good they are or if I have to switch to another brand.
So if the 5000s don't work out, the Power Road is something I've got to believe you'll really like.
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On this morning's ride I hooked up with a couple of other guys for a few miles along the coast. During the ride, the lead rider shouts "glass" and since it happened quickly, and nobody wanted to swerve out into traffic lands, we all rolled through it. The lead guy missed most of it, but me and the guy behind me hit is square. He flatted, I didn't. The revelation?
A Conti GP 4 Season with air is faster than a Conti GP 5000 without. No damage to my tires. Could be just dumb luck, too.
A Conti GP 4 Season with air is faster than a Conti GP 5000 without. No damage to my tires. Could be just dumb luck, too.
Got to agree on that one. I ride with both experienced and inexperience cyclists and man, it does make a difference.
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The guys I was with were strangers I hooked up during a ride. I did my best to slow them down, too. ;-)