I currently ride a Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL UST wheelset and wanted to put some new GP 5000 TLs on today (tubeless setup obviously). I have changed many tires in my life and always thought of myself as having rather good grip strength but I could not get these damn tires on! I then watched all th…

[image] KorbenDallas: @cali many run them w/o problems including me for years and years. As far as installing…they are tough but, when you understand the beads need to be in the center of the rim as you install they are not more than a couple minutes per tire and no need for levers. I posted …

[image] cali: Give me a break man. You are commenting in a thread with almost 150 replies specifically discussing the challenges that users have had installing these tires on their wheels. There are comments from users saying their LBS gave up or took hours to do it. Do you really believe that e…

[image] cali: They might work for great for some people but they aren’t some magical tire that is somehow leaps and bounds better than everything else to the point they are worth that level of frustration. They almost are though! They’re a pain to get on, the sidewall fragility is a concern …

Sidewall issues? Almost every tire model I’ve ever used has suffered from sidewall issues on our crap roads, the most recent was a Conti 4 Season which is a more durable tire than any racing tire. Tire was at 2100 miles and still had a lot of tread left. The explosion was so loud I was asked if some…

You have to ride around the pot holes, metal and glass and for god’s sake @bbarrera when you bunnyhop the curb clear the damn curb man! :wink:

:joy: hey hey hey even a tank can drop the tread :rofl: [image] Stock Tires - What do you do with them after replacing? Equipment around here we ride on old levee roads beat up by the sun from May thru October, and a road base that is undermined by flooding in the winter …

FWIW, i shared your story with my buddy who had the Sector 28s and his response was “i rode the sector 28s for thousands of miles without anything like that happening” Also I said above that I got Sectors as a backup to the ENVEs I am currently running, and that was mistaken. I got the Fusion 25s.…

NorCal. And I haven’t had the sidewall issues with any other tires. Only the GP5ks. Again, my point was not to trash the 5ks in general so shit was certainly the wrong word. But they have been poorly performing for me personally, all of my cycling friends nearby that have tried them, and have se…

FWIW the four Sector 28s I picked up were special edition BWR (Belgian Waffle Ride) on sale at a pretty deep discount (Excel Sports I believe): [image] I’m in a fairly large club (~600) and have seen more than my fair share of ride ending sidewall cuts/tears (either on a club ride or on my Strava…

Recently switched to road tubeless on a new bike/wheels and went with the CP5000 32’s for road tires. Was a little concerned after reading all the challenges, but they mounted up with no issues just like a regular clincher for me (no tools required). This must be highly dependent on the rim. I wa…

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bbarrera October 8, 2020, 7:45pm 151

hey hey hey even a tank can drop the tread

Can’t wait to get a new bike and run 32s as daily drivers!

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