Originally Posted by
jpescatore
I'm not a racer - the entire year's worth of speed gain by faster tires gets wiped out by one roadside tire repair. .
You might be surprised.
I'm spitballing here and don't remember exactly, but I believe that the general difference in rolling resistance between a pair of gatorskins vs. something like GP4000s was significant enough that it was still faster to flat and change the tube on the GP4000s than it was to not flat and ride the gatorskins over the course of an IM 112 mile bike leg. Something in the realm of 3-4 minutes or so.
And that's just 112 miles.