Souplesse Casings and Bike Soup - The Tire Thread

cousinmosquito · October 2, 2021, 5:17am

Ha ha. Good point.

schultzor · October 4, 2021, 4:13pm

I am curious to read more first-hand reviews of the updated GP5000: Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR tubeless road clincher officially announced - CyclingTips

iwillbe · October 4, 2021, 4:35pm

ahhhhhh dang they made it official? i JUST picked up a pair of Pirelli Pzero in30mm.
oh well, i’ll burn through them just in time to … wait eight months for Conti production to catch up with demand?

schultzor · October 4, 2021, 4:40pm

at least you picked the other tubeless Paris-Roubaix-winning tire though

iwillbe · October 4, 2021, 4:59pm

i also snagged some 28mm Pirelli cinturatos, in case my winter road bike needs new tires

anon3547885 · October 4, 2021, 8:11pm

I want some of these

Crustradamus · October 8, 2021, 6:59pm

Horse_Mafia · October 8, 2021, 10:14pm

is that doodoo on the rim?

Shiny_squid_green · October 8, 2021, 10:30pm

Proof of poopbarning

Crustradamus · October 9, 2021, 12:20am

How do I find out?

karl_dandleton · October 9, 2021, 12:51am

the proof of the pudding is in the eating

Horse_Mafia · October 9, 2021, 1:18am

scratch and sniff (and gag? who knows! it’s fun!)

Horse_Mafia · October 9, 2021, 1:19am

Ordered some of the Cheng Shin American Classics today, will report back

drandalls · October 9, 2021, 1:34am

I got some 650b ones. They smelled weird when I first took them out of the box but they ride good and seem very fast on dirt. Double-thick sidewalls are where all the weight is, like 1.5-1.7mm thick. But sorta supple. Best $35 tire for sure, brought my rando bike back to life so I can’t complain.

drwelby · October 11, 2021, 2:52pm

These are pretty dang good for 26" deadending:

Rusty_Piton · October 11, 2021, 3:26pm

My experiment with vintage rubber seems to be a failure. I’ve been trying to get an old Stan’s Crow to seal up. Both beads are sealed but one side of the tire has been weeping sealant for almost a week with no sign of stopping. It’s been laying on its side in a wheel holder the whole time, but it looses all pressure in like 8 hours. I think I’m gonna call it and use the last of my hoarded Maxxis Treadlites.

Rusty_Piton · October 11, 2021, 3:26pm

Also, any reason not to put this “pump track specific” tire on the back of my VooDoo?
https://www.danscomp.com/michelin-pilot-pump-track-tire-black-2.3-26-559-iso-55279.00/p-5uqvharqbc2bqage?v=1269871

plutarck · October 11, 2021, 10:51pm

Because a Maxxis DTH is ~200g lighter for the same sizing?

Rusty_Piton · October 12, 2021, 12:01am

But it’s not tubeless for some perplexing reason. If it were it’d be the holy grail of 26” nerd tires.

EndpointBraden · October 12, 2021, 1:10am

Those stupid tires wept sealant when they were new.

I’m surprised they didn’t dust off those old molds to make “gravel” tires though.