Curious if anyone has ridden them back to back with other favorites (GP5000s, Power Cups, Turbo Cottons) and how they stack.
They're readily available at my favourite LBS so easy to replace when one wears out.
Any Love for the Specialized S-Works Turbo (non-Cotton) Tires?
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If you look at the BRR review and comparisons with the GP 5000s TR and the Vittoria Corsa Pro's, the Specialized tire does far better in puncture protection than the others, it has about equivalent grip, is competitive in weight, and has the best tread cover of them all.JuniperBostwanaJones wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:18 amCurious if anyone has ridden them back to back with other favorites (GP5000s, Power Cups, Turbo Cottons) and how they stack.
They're readily available at my favourite LBS so easy to replace when one wears out.
But it is quite a bit slower in rolling resistance compared to those believed top 2 tires. The rolling resistance is significant enough that Pro teams often still run the Turbo Cottons with tubes so they aren't at too much of a disadvantage. So if you care about maximal marginal gains, they are a little underwhelming, but by over other metric they are good all round tires. They consistently test about 3w slower than the Vittorias, about 4w to the Continentals.
That said I'd be curious to hear real world reviews of how they feel. I find the Vittoria's more comfortable and softer than the Continentals, so if the Specialized tire's are similarly good, they'd make for a really nice overall training tire.
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Compared to GP5000 STR 25c, I hate the ride feel of S-Works Turbo 2BR 26c (last gen, non-T2/T5).
Though they grips better, but with the same psi, they are too harsh on crappy roads, and thus I need to reduce 10~15 psi. Also, they are pretty unstable in the x-wind, the only tyre I've used making LB AR56 that unstable. (I've used GP5000 TLR/STR, Pro One, P Zero race TLR, and Comtura 5 TR on the same wheel)
Though they grips better, but with the same psi, they are too harsh on crappy roads, and thus I need to reduce 10~15 psi. Also, they are pretty unstable in the x-wind, the only tyre I've used making LB AR56 that unstable. (I've used GP5000 TLR/STR, Pro One, P Zero race TLR, and Comtura 5 TR on the same wheel)
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Great tires. Some of my fav's but they do wear pretty fast.
I run GP5K's and Corsas. The SWorks Turbos are similar. Between all of them, I just get whatever is cheaper.
I run GP5K's and Corsas. The SWorks Turbos are similar. Between all of them, I just get whatever is cheaper.
The only other tire I've owned on your list is the GR5000. I had bought six of them when you could still get tires cheap from the UK. As the first set was wearing out, I sold the other four tires and put on Turbos which I think have a better ride and are a lot easier to fit onto my Roval rims.
