this is an interesting discussion since it would seem that the SS 23mm was a better tire for the old FLO 90 than the GP4000s 23mm.
pyf wrote:
Congrats on the new products, first they seem awesome, second they are very well introduced with all the information available at the same time !
I do have a couple of questions :
1- I saw you molded the shape of the GP4000S II 700x23 on the FLO30 to get it right and then develop your wheels around it. Very smart. My question about that process is : did you take into account the shape the tire might take from the 17mm internal width of the 45mm carbon clincher which is your minimum internal width if I read correctly to the 19.4mm internal width of the FLO30 and the new carbon/alloy model ? Or was the difference small enough between 17 and 19.4mm that it did not really matter (big difference going from 15 to 17mm but then differences gets smaller when going bigger).
2- Since lower yaw angles were getting higher in the priority list, I'm sure Attack 700x22 or the narrow Supersonic 700x23 were tested in your 20 tires pre-test, how did they compare at lower yaw angles to the GP4000S II 700x23 you ended up choosing ? Since the 45 is narrower at brake track, is it possible that those narrower tires make more sense on the 45mm model but you standardized with one tire (actually two 700x23mm models) just to keep the information easily readable ?
3- Per you own specs and graphs the carbon clincher disc is 40gr lighter but also slightly less aero than the carbon/alloy disc, would you recommend the carbon/alloy disc most of the time (it also has the wider internal width which makes the 40gr extra weight even easier to accept) and only recommend the carbon clincher version to the custommer wanting to save the very last gram ? I would pick carbon clincher all the time for all rims just because I'm not a fan of the big holes in carbon/alloy (don't want to start the debate, it's just a personnal preference) but since the discs are the same kind of construction in both carbon clincher and carbon/alloy I honnestly wonder which one I would pick.
Looking forward to reading your answer, and congrats again... I was not sure I needed new wheels but I think I do ;-) !!!
Eric Reid
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