Pogačar’s ENVE wheelset 🛞

[@vo2maximus177]

Pogačar weighs only 66kg, and he's routinely using 30mm tyres. Absolutely incredible. I think he also uses 165mm cranks and he's not that short, at 176cm tall. He's fully embraced the latest thinking around on-bike physiology.

[@richeeg3271]

Yep, and also having quite a crazy saddle forward position to keep his weight centered when riding uphill. I like his (or uae race engineer's) thinking

[@Fanaleds-software]

Crank length is a matter of preference. Some swear by 175 or 170. It rotates faster but less power, so yeah... Also what exactly is incredible about using narrow 30mm tyres for his weight?

[@FlourescentPotato]

@@Fanaleds-software That's not how crank length works. and 30 is wide for pros.

[@richeeg3271]

@fanaleds-software 30mm for now is considered very narrow

[@JackFou]

@@FlourescentPotato 30 mm isn't really wide by today's standards. I'd be surprised if anyone still runs 25, let alone 23 mm tires.

[@seanmccuen6970]

nice, as soon as I'd spent about a month riding 30mm tires (on 22.5mm internal width rims) I was pretty much totally convinced that 30mm is truly the all-round best tire size for pure road riding. period.

[@beanbaguk]

I've just upgraded to GP5000 S TR 30mm tyres using TPU tubes and they are incredible. Smooth, comfortable, yet very fast. I love them. I just wish I switched sooner....

[@6735B1]

why use tubeless tyres with tubes ?

[@beanbaguk]

​@@6735B1 because they are Tubeless Ready, and I have no desire to go tubeless entirely. I found a good compromise is with TPU tubes, which when I travel over 100km from home, gives me a lot of comfort in knowing I can always make a repair without any mess. Also the GP5000 S TR which has a slightly lower rolling resistance, compared to the GP5000 also has slightly more grip so overall a better tyre and that only exists in the TR variant.

[@PanzerIV88]

Its about time they make wider rims for wider tires! I have 25mm rim width on my Firecrest 303S but use 28mm GP5000S TR. It really fits flush, i didn't know I could go even bigger and still be flush with 30mm as Zipp recommend 28mm on their website. Not sure if 32mm would be flush too but that would be even better i think.

[@beanbaguk]

I just upgraded to 28 to 30's. (GP5000 S TR's). The difference is phenomenal. I highly recommend the switch.

[@jooproukens800]

I just ordered 25mm internal rims, I am so excited to start riding it. I did a lot of research and the wheels are marketed as gravel wheels but I am going to use them as road wheels.

[@laurenz323]

Are the wheels hookless?

[@jooproukens800]

@@laurenz323no they are not

[@PanzerIV88]

@@beanbaguk You really did notice the difference that much between 28 and 30mm?! I also wonder if the improvement has diminishing returns the higher you go but I did indeed notice a huge improvement from 22 to 25 to 28, that's for sure. How much less PSI also did you apply on the same wheelset from going 2mm higher?

[@Kid_Ellipsis]

I got a set of these bad boys on sale and they ride like a dream with even the minimum 28mm tires. Modern wheel tech makes for a comfy ride on even the stiffest race bikes, and it’s a great thing IMO

[@lasseplaysguitar5966]

#captioncompetition: Pogacar in the famous aero hunchback position!

[@lloydhlavac6807]

I was in racing for over 25 years, and stopped in 2008, and this change in tires getting bigger is something I can't get used to. I rode mainly 23mm tires, never anything bigger than that, and for a short time tried 18s. Yeah, that didn't go so well.

[@EbrahimMakda1]

what tire width do you think is right ?

[@lloydhlavac6807]

@@EbrahimMakda1 I've never ridden on the wider tires in use now for racing, so I don't know.

[@DurianriderCyclingTips]

Im using 35mm tires with 30psi and hookless. I got 10th place in a really hard div 5 crit the other day.

[@chaosengine3772]

A podium would have been within your grasp with tubulars!!

[@gboyer78]

My bike 😻

[@Real28]

Well, we've learned now that larger tires do not mean less speed. Aero? Yes. But removing that, wider doesn't mean slower. Actually means more lateral grip so better in descents.

[@Cellestino-q4x]

This channel is basically just adverts nowadays.

[@jou3708]

They just show you Pogi's bike. Have to cover all brand names marked on frame and wheels?

[@Cellestino-q4x]

@@jou3708 When you respond by building a strawman and knocking it down with a question that bares no relevance to what I said, you demonstrate the constrained limits of your intelligence.

[@jou3708]

@@Cellestino-q4x 🤣

[@Tony.in.motion]

Did they switch to shimano?

[@Koljoe]

yes they did

[@Tony.in.motion]

@@Koljoe thank you

[@runl6117]

All world tour teams did

[@ronaldhoward7908]

No Campy in last 2 years in the TDF peloton I believe.

[@jamesdickinson6090]

@@ronaldhoward7908 why is that?

[@oliverlennard]

So capable they give your legs 7wkg

[@antoniopilipovic2788]

No way that this saddle si 5 cm to bb, it must be like 2 cm

[@danielsotelo3942]

Unfortunately they do not have a rotational balance system.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

It’s not really an issue.

[@seanmccuen6970]

lol, and why do you think that is, hmm?

[@danielsotelo3942]

@@seanmccuen6970 30 years ago when I was working for he Japan Group and I was a Cat-1 racer I kept requesting for the rim division to make aerodynamic rims/wheels. And I can remember getting the same smart ass reply just like yours. See you are the type of person that only believes in new tech only if a Big Kool Name Brand does it... But until then you keep a closed mind. By the way, I think its time you should read up on Newton's First Law, where aerodynamics and balance "are one".

[@chaosengine3772]

@@petersouthernboy6327 So congealed "Magic Sauce" is not a thing? All those pinhole punctures have blobs of magic sauce. Guess how a few grams weight affects the wheels and tires?

[@petersouthernboy6327]

@@chaosengine3772 it’s not uncommon for me to hit 45 kph + on the downhill sections of my rides and my wheels/tires track perfectly. GP5000 AS TR, tubeless, Silca Ultimate, custom Chris King 50mm carbon wheelset. No “dynamic balancing” - just a really good experienced wheel builder who is also a racer.

[@martincarstensen8527]

Those disc brakes look fragile

[@yonglingng5640]

Carbon-Ti is the brand, haven't heard of anybody being scared to brake with these. Not like I want them anyway.

[@EverythingWasGreat]

The bike industry is a circus filled with clowns and marketing. How are we in 2024 getting to know that wider and wider and wider is better? Aren't they researching any of this? Don't like the looks of anything above 28 mm on a race bike though. I have fat tires on my fatbike and 38-40mm on my gravel. I dont need the marginal gains so i don't have to have a bike that looks like it's a city commuter. Could it be that we are secretly chasing bigger circumference and that is making the ride feel much smoother?

[@jou3708]

Cool down! it is not "wider wider wider". It is just 30mm, which is minimal safe bet with these wheels' 25mm internal width and 30mm tire make perfectly aero combo with Enves. These tires also make its contribution to Pogi being fresher in final kms of race (which is obvious he really is fresher than many/mostly all). BTW, these wheels are FAST with 30mm tires (Just accept it!) no matter what you think about them or 30mm tires.

[@Fanaleds-software]

Lol 30mm tyres are still narrow. I've been racing 35mm and will never look back.

[@ralphc1405]

Ahhhh...the days of high-pressure Vredestein clinchers. I miss them.

[@pierrex3226]

Which tyres? Cont gp5000 maxes out at 32C.

[@TheBarrelDoesGaming]

@@pierrex3226 Nope, there's a 35c version, it's not as "road oriented" though.

[@user-d32658]

Because all other racers are riding in front of you?

[@MicroageHD]

30mm is too wide.

[@CORYJOHNM]

😅

[@harry4076]

fat is the new skinny. flat is the new fast. run it tubeless

[@chaosengine3772]

Run hookless and becoming toothless will be all the rage. No longer will there be such a thing as "Meth Mouth".

[@dareklecki]

Hookless 😢

[@Triestini]

You would need 30mm tires on a carbon fibre bone-shaker for sure.

[@chaosengine3772]

Nailed it! That's the point of the tires! All of these carbon disc frames with weird aero shapes are heavy and harsh.

[@seanmccuen6970]

@@chaosengine3772 doesn't change the fact that modern race bikes with fatter tires are the all-round fastest solution, thus the bike in this video.

[@chaosengine3772]

@@seanmccuen6970 At doing what? On the flats, climbs or sprints? I can tell you that a lightweight, aero rim tubular (and balanced) wheel set will smash the fatty road tubeless fad in every way. But big Bike and Tire are desperate for you to think otherwise.

[@seanmccuen6970]

@@chaosengine3772 I'm not talking about road tubeless (which I avoid in favor of latex tubes). I'm talking about modern wide internal width wheels with the overall gold-standard tire size of 30mm for pure road riding in virtually any situation, especially comfort, stability, and handling, and all at drastically reduced air pressures. some tech is frivolous, this is not that, this is win/win.

[@ralzalychhoeng7893]

call me crazy but personal opinion...I just find Colnago to be such a boring bike but every other component on that bike is really exciting lol

[@jaredfontaine2002]

30 mm what is this a cyclocross race lol???

[@yonglingng5640]

Isn't 30 mm narrow for cyclocross tires?

[@AC-lt5ro]

The same “hookless” wheelset that caused him to fall when he got a flat in the 2024 Giro ???!!!! More over hyped marketing fluff!!!!

[@merlin_cbs]

Well, that's really wide, almost too wide, because when I switch from my 28mm tires, which are 30mm wide when mounted, to the racing tires with 24mm, mounted 26mm, I notice a big aerodynamic difference. I also have the feeling that you are more agile with narrow tires

[@bullbagaren1590]

Not to discount your experience but I think pogacar has done testing with this set up.

[@merlin_cbs]

@@bullbagaren1590 yes, but most teams also use a width of 25mm. Visma, Ineos, Cofidis, and so on 🤔

[@justaletdown]

With the disc brakes nowadays they are being forced to run wider and wider tires to create a bigger contact patch because the disc brakes are locking up too easily on high psi thinner tires. If pro's had a choice they would go back to rim brake and 120psi thin tires.

[@nickdaems7767]

@@merlin_cbs No they don't

[@merlin_cbs]

@@nickdaems7767 you can google it, Jonas Vingegaard rides with 25mm tires

[@waldenryd72]

Hookless he deserve better

[@kabobsyea9985]

weak, pogi need better bike

[@jou3708]

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