I had heard countless similar outcomes with Reserve wheels. I researched them quite extensively before my purchase of their gravel wheel set last fall, and now a second road wheel set a few weeks ago. Have been very happy with their performance and reliability.
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Similar in that they break on the second use or that they have great post sale support and take care of customers in the event something happens… The latter being well known is actually a bit telling about the quality overall.
We’re seeing a trend of different width tires f/r these days. Would I be insane to fit a 32 111 to the front and keep the rear as a 28? I could relegate the current front as the new rear when that wears out which should line me up nicely with a new 111 and when it goes out as well.
lol you make a good point. Countless was probably a poor term in that context. More so, I have heard/researched a lot about the wheels, and in what I found were to be a reasonable number of crash related failures (honestly a company can only protect against so much regarding crash damage and carbon wheels), I have noticed that in every instance, people were beyond content with the customer service provided by Reserve.
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What is the thought around going wider in the front?
Also, the 111 comes in 26 and 29.
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Well said. That’s a much better take away than what i’d first read.
If you made me create a decision, the front of an airplane wing is wider than the rear… so wider up front? In reality - I already have low mileage GP5k S TR on now and dont want to replace a good tire that I dont plan to use in the future.
A comparison should be made with a racecar or motorbike rather than a plane. A racecar (F1, Sportscar, etc) run almost exclusively wider tires at the back to hold the weight distribution. On top of that, a F1 (or any single-seater) has narrow tires at the front for aero benefits. That’s because the first thing hitting clean air when you’re riding is the front tire. And we know that the smaller the surface, the less drag you create. Since most of the weight is supported by the rear tire on a bike, you can easily put a shallow tire up front, a wider one at the rear. That helps with comfort without too much aero penalty.
That’s for riding on tarmac or flat surface. It’s different for dirt surface because the mechanical grip (threads on the tire) is more important. That’s why mountain bikes have sometimes mullet set-ups with different front/rear tires.
An airplane wing is that shape because it’s an aerofoil. That’s not the case with your front and rear tyre, because there’s a whole lot going on in between.
Rolling resistance is roughly equal front and rear, whereas aerodynamics only really matters in the front. That’s why you’ll often see a wider rear tyre because you don’t lose anything but gain comfort.
I run a 30mm S-TR rear with 29mm aero up front. That 30 is more like 32 with my rims (Farsports Evo S5/S6).
The only time you’ll see wider up front is gravel because you often have more clearance between the fork than at the rear, or MTB where you need extra grip.
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The consensus is that it’s faster more narrow in the front, but if I think it’s fine to do the 29 111 in the front and keep the 28 in the rear.
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This may actually belong in the unpopular opinion thread… But bikes are actually more similar aerodynamically speaking to a monohulls racing yacht (Flame suit on).
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@gloscherrybomb I’m on the C5/C6 so very similar. What frame are you on these days?
@fasterthanever Yeah 1mm isnt going to change the world, but i’d ideally like to move up to 30 or 32mm if I can fit them. My frame (FELT AR) is pretty stiff and i’d love to get a bit of comfort back where I can. In this case, the tires will help.
@teddygram If an airplane wing is to create lift, an F1 car is designed to produce downforce, what is a racing yacht designed for?
A Monohull is designed to use a single hull to glide or displace water as aquadynamic as possible. The hull design needs to be as efficient as possible at a lot of different levels of Yaw with great forward aerodynamics and the most effective sailing effect as possible.
Bikes/rider systems could be argued to move similarly and both move at a comparable rate of speed…
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I have the 29mm 111 on my Reserve 42/49 TA and I can tell you the front tire is likely 32 or even 33 (haven’t measured, but they look distinctly wider than the Conti GP 5000 S TR 28mm on my Winforce D45 wheelset). I’m running about 60 psi with 100kg systemweight.
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Thanks, that’s great to know. I’ll go with the 29 111 when the time comes.
Interesting as my 29mm 111 measure exactly the same as my 28mm S-TR.
Brought Magene EXAR Ultra DB508 from Panda Podium last year. Couldn’t be more happier. Great experience with seller/shiping and no issues with wheelset after ~6000 km.
This is why I run a wider rear tire. The rear wheel gets more of my weight, so I can run a wider tire for comfort without much of an aero penalty.
and how much do they measure and on what rim? 28mm S-TR is 29mm on my Winforce D45 and that’s when the tire was almost brand new. I haven’t measured the 111 aero in 29 on my Reserve wheels but I will if I don’t forget…
I’m happy, embarrassed, and upset to admit that your post made me just go measure the inflated width of my gp5k only to find out I misread my width number originally. I’ve been riding 25s this entire time thinking they were 28s. Downside, they blow up to 27.8mm and clearance is already on the tighter side. 30s may be a very very tight fit.
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