TTrider331 wrote:
Xavier wrote:
In our testing this isn’t the case - a GP 5000 TT is faster than a GP5000 clincher, when both are fitted with a latex tube. I’d be surprised if Brr didn’t find that as well?
Thank you for the response! I realized after reading the Brr article and replying to this thread, that I don't believe they tested the latex in a GP TT, only the S TR. The TT w/ latex vs original clincher w/ latex is the actual comparison I was after - as you tested.
However I decided to fork up the cash on a tubeless rear disc, so now double tubeless GP5000 TT tires it is for me!
No problem and apologies for any confusion earlier. I think that Brr testing most of their clinchers with butyl tubes rather than latex is a shame as it perpetuates a myth that tubeless is way faster all the time which as we know isn't always the case!
My partner and I spent a week before the Gran Fondo TT champs in Italy last year training exclusively on GP5000 TTs to answer the question of whether they'd be puncture resistant, good grip in the wet etc. to potentially have as an alternative on race day if the weather was bad. We both ran 25mm front and rear, with latex tubes in, and didn't have any problems. On race day we used Corsa Speeds, but I've since raced on GP5000 TT with latex tubes in and they've been fine.
It's really my preference (and recommendation really) to race with latex tubes as it gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of tyre choice, which in my opinion is more of a performance enhancement than having one set of race wheels set up tubeless, as makes it difficult to swap between tyres.
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