Road Bike Tyres 28C

[Mike Dewing]

3 hours ago, The Ouzo said:

if I could afford to run 2 sets of tyres, or even better, 2 sets of wheels, I'd have the Pirellis for training and the something fast like the GP5000 for race day.

I adopt the same principles as I did with golf or my self defense training.. train/practice with what you are going to use when it counts.. 

doesn’t make sense to practice with rubbish golf balls and use pro vx1 on comp day.. two different balls are going to behave very differently.. 

[Mamil]

Nothing quite like taking the wire bead gatorskins off and putting the brand new gp5000 on and suddenly feeling like you're just that much better of a rider

[Furbz]

Bicyclerollingresistance.com

And of course GP 5000 s-tr if you are tubeless. 

Its the king of tires

Edited January 14 by Furbz

[W@nted]

+1 for Gp5000. 
 

I had the pirellis, but wear and puncture protection not par with the gp5000

[cadenceblur]

Conti GP5000s are topclass. A notable cheaper option is also the Kenda Valkyries 

[Spinnekop]

I was a big supporter of the GP5000 until the pricing just killed me.
Crossed over to the Goodyear F1 R in the 28mm.
https://www.goodyearbike.com/tires/eagle-f1-r/

I got on my previous GP5000 5700 km before my first puncture.  This is normally the first indication that the tyre is getting thin. (Besides the markers that get faint on the tyre)
With the Goodyear I got 7749 km.
Very impressed.

Currently I am trying out the Vector R tyre from Goodyear in the 30mm.
Cannot feel any huge difference at the moment between the Vector and the F1.  Have around 1300km on it at the moment with no issues.

[thebob]

The Cadex range of tyres from Giant are also worth a look. Pricing is ok, but the ride quality, puncture protection and grip are excellent

Edited January 15 by thebob

[NickGM]

On 1/14/2025 at 8:28 PM, Mamil said:

Nothing quite like taking the wire bead gatorskins off and putting the brand new gp5000 on and suddenly feeling like you're just that much better of a rider

As a person who's never really thought too much about tyres (and mostly rides road tyres of the "hard to puncture" variety) - is there a genuinely noticeable difference?

I do need to buy some new ones and am thinking of splashing out a bit. But the price is eye watering.

[Mamil]

10 minutes ago, NickGM said:

As a person who's never really thought too much about tyres (and mostly rides road tyres of the "hard to puncture" variety) - is there a genuinely noticeable difference?

I do need to buy some new ones and am thinking of splashing out a bit. But the price is eye watering.

Of course these things are subjective but I do feel a noticeable difference on the gp5000. Plush and more responsive are words that come to mind. I feel faster on what I glamorously call my racing tyres. Whether I am or not who knows. I'm still a 93kg mamil getting dropped out the back of whatever seeding group I've bust my ass to get into.

My perception of the  effect has me convinced enough to be hoesing for a new pair of gp5000 to wrestle onto my rims before the upcoming tour du Cap.

['Dale]

On 1/15/2025 at 6:42 AM, Spinnekop said:

I was a big supporter of the GP5000 until the pricing just killed me.
Crossed over to the Goodyear F1 R in the 28mm.
https://www.goodyearbike.com/tires/eagle-f1-r/

I got on my previous GP5000 5700 km before my first puncture.  This is normally the first indication that the tyre is getting thin. (Besides the markers that get faint on the tyre)
With the Goodyear I got 7749 km.
Very impressed.

Currently I am trying out the Vector R tyre from Goodyear in the 30mm.
Cannot feel any huge difference at the moment between the Vector and the F1.  Have around 1300km on it at the moment with no issues.

Whatever Spidey recommends. He's my technical advisor in all matters with regard to road cycling.

[NickGM]

On 1/17/2025 at 5:58 PM, Mamil said:

Of course these things are subjective but I do feel a noticeable difference on the gp5000. Plush and more responsive are words that come to mind. I feel faster on what I glamorously call my racing tyres. Whether I am or not who knows. I'm still a 93kg mamil getting dropped out the back of whatever seeding group I've bust my ass to get into.

My perception of the  effect has me convinced enough to be hoesing for a new pair of gp5000 to wrestle onto my rims before the upcoming tour du Cap.

I suspect you are a bit (faster). Since posting here I've done a lot of reading on bicyclerollingresistance.com. Now I just need to make peace with the rand I'd be spending per watt.