Originally Posted by
msu2001la
Did Continental drop the TL version of this tire? It seemed weird to me that they were selling both the S TR (tubeless and hookless ok) and TL (tubeless, but not hookless ok).
I think they are still selling the regular non-tubeless GP 5000, correct?
I'm also curious to hear what kind of prices people are seeing. I haven't shopped tires in a while, but a quick glance at online suppliers shows the S TR selling for around $70-$80/ea, and the regular GP 5000's selling for around $50-$60. This doesn't seem to be all that different than what I recall these tires selling for 9-10 months ago.
I'm not sure what they're doing with the non-S versions, I just recall that they said they'd only be doing the S in one flavor, for both tubes and tubeless. I haven't looked in to it, but along those lines, I wouldn't be surprised if the TL had an air-tight lining and the S TR didn't; it would make sense - less mass and rolling resistance, tube users don't need the air-tight layer and, in practice, I don't think that too many tubeless users were running without sealant.
Excel was selling two-packs of 25mm S TR for... I want to say $120 or so. If they would have offered that in 28s, I probably would have picked some up.