I have a new wheel, design has been around since 2018, and I want to run it with a tire and latex tube. I'm looking for suggestions of:
1) daily riding tires, mixed surface condition, with low rolling resistance and durability. My go to tire- Continental 5000 (not the tubeless version) is too tight to get on (I've tried 700x23 and 700x25), or if i get it on, it would be a total bear to change out in the wild. Are Continental 5000s TL easier to install versus 5000 or similar (even though I still would be using an innertube)?
2) race tire- still would like to change it out in the wild, if needed to, but more of a focus on lower rolling resistance and less on higher mileage durability.
What should I look at these days- anything in the lower portion of the below chart meets the above? I'm a fairly accomplished tire installer, and never had issues with tires, until now.
The rim is a Zipp 808 NSW tubeless. I have several Zipp 202 NSW and 404 NSW tubeless rims, from what I believe the same design refresh, and I can get the Continental 5000 on without too much trouble. Definitely install friendly (enough) at home and fixable in the wild. Previous design non-tubeless NSW zipps were *much* easier to install- fingers only.
Thanks,
wetswimmer99
1) daily riding tires, mixed surface condition, with low rolling resistance and durability. My go to tire- Continental 5000 (not the tubeless version) is too tight to get on (I've tried 700x23 and 700x25), or if i get it on, it would be a total bear to change out in the wild. Are Continental 5000s TL easier to install versus 5000 or similar (even though I still would be using an innertube)?
2) race tire- still would like to change it out in the wild, if needed to, but more of a focus on lower rolling resistance and less on higher mileage durability.
What should I look at these days- anything in the lower portion of the below chart meets the above? I'm a fairly accomplished tire installer, and never had issues with tires, until now.
The rim is a Zipp 808 NSW tubeless. I have several Zipp 202 NSW and 404 NSW tubeless rims, from what I believe the same design refresh, and I can get the Continental 5000 on without too much trouble. Definitely install friendly (enough) at home and fixable in the wild. Previous design non-tubeless NSW zipps were *much* easier to install- fingers only.
Thanks,
wetswimmer99
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wetswimmer99: Feb 13, 21 18:42