S-works turbo or Conti gp4000 s2
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Wich would u buy?
We know the gp4000 is great, is the turbo gripton even better?
I'm thinking in terms of durability, punctures...
We know the gp4000 is great, is the turbo gripton even better?
I'm thinking in terms of durability, punctures...
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I posed the same question to my local shop and they recommended the Conti, primarily for puncture resistance. He mentioned that the Turbo is a great tire, but can't hold up to the Conti with punctures.
I'll be getting the Conti's myself when Ribble gets them back in stock.
I'll be getting the Conti's myself when Ribble gets them back in stock.
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I remember reading that the S-Works Turbo had some of the lowest rolling resistance of any tire they tested. I have them on my race wheels. I feel like the S-Works is a race tire pretty exclusively unless you like burning money on tires. For durability and punctures sake the GP4000 is going to be a better choice.
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Puncture protection on the S-works turbo is fine, or at least I've had decent luck with the set I'm running. I've had around 1500km and there's still plenty of wear indicator (I'm estimating at least 3000km)
On the road they don't feel any faster than the original conti GP4000 (haven't tried the s2 yet), but they don't feel anywhere near as nice as latex + vittoria open corsa tyres (obviously the numbers tell a different story so )
On the road they don't feel any faster than the original conti GP4000 (haven't tried the s2 yet), but they don't feel anywhere near as nice as latex + vittoria open corsa tyres (obviously the numbers tell a different story so )
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I have ridden both.. And i think the contis sucks big time..major side cuts on both. 1 Day old and 3 weeks old. And in the 3 weeks alot of punctures..
But both the turbo cutton and the regular turbo, is awesome! Really is the best tires out there. The cotton is really really good. I have had a few punctures on the cotton but none on the regular turbo.
But both the turbo cutton and the regular turbo, is awesome! Really is the best tires out there. The cotton is really really good. I have had a few punctures on the cotton but none on the regular turbo.
Be aware that there have been two SW Turbo versions. The one a season or so ago with 220 tpi and marked "for race only" and the new with 120 tpi and Gripton. The lower tpi means more space for Gripton leading to better punchture protection. All I have heard is the "for race only" edition was very prone to punctures. I have the 120 tpi edition and the punchture protection has been flawless so far.
Sworks are soft , cut easy and wear fast.. But they are nice tires.. I get more miles from gp2
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