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[@B_KFC_Leg]

I think the Specialized sponsored team are still using the turbo cotton with latex inner tube in most occasion instead of the newer S works turbo tubeless tyres

[@andyboxish4436]

You can get the GP500 S TR in tan wall as well. Fantastic tire.

[@mortlow6688]

I love Vittoria cotton tires and want to test this new Corsa pros but at the moment they are much to expensive. I mean i have get a set of gp 5000 s tr 28 mm for only 80€ so... I will never pay more than 100€ for a set of tires.

[@Music-pq8cm]

Been using Vittoria cotton casing high TPI tires since the early 90’s. So smooth. Used them for racing when I raced and always for training. Just wish they’d make the Corsa Pro with a black sidewall; the natural/tan doesn’t look ideal with my bike colors.

[@mgrant6607]

What about schwabbe pro ? Those came on my high end bike and they are awesome. At least as good as GP5000

[@spartanbike2260]

quickstep and bora are using swork cotton clinchers. the new sw turbo are just not fast enough

[@lytleric]

What width are the pros using?

[@steve-bs3qp]

28 mm is the most popular right now

[@keepitreal1547]

​@@steve-bs3qp Correct

[@rudyelizondo1935]

The specialized swirls tire is the smoothest to me then the Continental 5000

[@twaintuber]

What about ease of mounting and puncture resistance? Based on past experience Specialized is easiest to mount and remove. Vittoria is ok to mount, difficult to remove. Conti's very difficult to mount, difficult to remove. Puncture resistance - the Vittorias are so sticky it seems they attract punctures. Specialized - very good puncture resistance. Contis, in the middle. For overall livability, I give the nod to Specialized.

[@theproscloset]

We've found that mounting difficulties are very subjective depending on your wheels, and punctures are very subjective depending on your road hazards (thorns, glass, potholes, etc.). Much harder to accurately compare these characteristics.

[@ferventheat]

Im guessing the pros that use these tyres also get them qc and weight checked prior to receipt. The manufacturers wants to give them the lightest, best made of the bunch. I wonder if certain 'golden' batches are also earmarked for pro use. Just like a CPU chip, there will be variations in performance between tyres and the higher hertz chips are made exactly the same aa the lower Hz but just perform better.

[@keepitreal1547]

No, as a pro mechanic we get what we're given. The manufacturers make all these tyres to the exact same standards.

[@ferventheat]

@@keepitreal1547 well it's something worth considering to do as you're a pro mechanic 🙂. A few grams here and there..

[@windscreen91]

Pretty sure the riders on Contis were on TT-TR and not S-TR

[@keepitreal1547]

They're using both

[@darinsteele7091]

GP's way too difficult to mount will not buy them anymore for that 1 reason, otherwise they are great.

[@pennyblue6372]

warm them up with a hairdryer

[@darinsteele7091]

@@pennyblue6372 actually good idea

[@alannkevin]

@@pennyblue6372🤔 interesting

[@makantahi3731]

any tire with a sufficiently doped driver can win any race

[@jempanuncialman9361]

If the tires are much grippy it means much contact on the ground.

[@Jamesthefastguy1154]

You Won’t Win Any Race Unless drop some pounds Everybody forgets body weight play vital role in speed and performance

[@reflectionsdetail]

Wheels are the number one, then tires

[@zzgamingyt7228]

Wheels that matches the tire

[@ferventheat]

Tyres are the best value upgrade, followed by inner tubes (if used) then wheels.

[@seanmccuen6970]

yup.

[@reddevil211287]

Panaracer Gravel King slick 32c 😎

[@griffithd05]

Tan walls > any other metric. Rather be slower and look good

[@keepitreal1547]

Correction to the pro's closet. 95% of world tour pro teams have been using TR tyres since the start if the season. Tubulars are very rarely used. You got this the wrong way around.