but i need to ask. i completely understand the conti 5000 TT counsel and i think you saw that over the last year or two in the pro ranks of triathlon. almost every pro who could get hold of that tire (the year it came out) did in kona, and there was a lot of tire changing by matt hill (fredly here on the forum) to that tire for every pro coming in to have their HED wheels tuned and looked over for the race. but… based on your test, this phrase from above: “we tend to recommend GP5000 (or in good scenarios GP5000 TT) for triathlon customers.” does that remain true in those cases you’d recommend the 5000 TT?
Yeah, if it was me doing triathlon I’d run GP5000 TT - I trained on them for a while on the TT bike to see what they’d be like in extended use - but I know a lot of triathlon customers do much bigger miles, train on their race wheels and leave their tyres on for training/racing in all conditions and so that’s when the standard 5000 is likely a better all round idea. For race day only wheels 5000 TT is great