New S-Works Turbo Rapid Air tubeless tyre

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Imaking20
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by Imaking20

Supposed to get mine by end of August! Woot!

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AnkitS
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by AnkitS

Mine weigh 260 and 270 measured via feedback sports scale (bike scale not the kitchen scale). Fairly easy to put on but not as easy as Hutchinson tires. Easier than corsa 2.0 // gp5000s // regular s works turbos. Didn't require sealent to hold air. Ride impressions when I get to it.Image

spartan
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by spartan

nice. the weight is so-so. what rims are you mounting the tires on ?
Current Rides:

2023 Tarmac SL7 Di2 9270
ex 2019 S-works SL6
ex 2018 Trek Madone SLR Disc
ex 2016 Giant TCRAdvanced Sl
ex 2012 Trek Madone7

AnkitS
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by AnkitS

spartan wrote:
Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:21 pm
nice. the weight is so-so. what rims are you mounting the tires on ?
need money for wheels. accepting donations :roll:
test fitted on dtswiss P1800s

IceLed
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by IceLed

icantaffordcycling wrote:
Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:16 am
need money for wheels. accepting donations :roll:
test fitted on dtswiss P1800s
How did it go? The fitting on the rim, I mean... Did you have to use tire levers? How did you inflate? What sealant did you use? :) Sorry for the ton of questions, just trying to see how the fitting compares to GP5000 TL...
S-Works Venge 2019 Battleship
Previous bikes:
Canyon Aeroad CF SLX Disc 2019
Canyon Ultimate CF SL Disc
Canyon Endurace AL
Cube Agree C:62
Cube Peloton

Sock3t
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by Sock3t

Are these out yet?

AnkitS
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by AnkitS

Sock3t wrote:
Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:50 am
Are these out yet?
28s end of sept
26s end of oct.

thats iirc; dont have the dealer page open.

tbabut
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by tbabut

You said you have mounted the 26c tires on DT Swiss P1800 rims. They have 18mm inner width. Could you please tell us, in which real width the tires come out?

Lugan
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by Lugan

icantaffordcycling wrote:
Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:06 am
28s end of sept
26s end of oct.
My dealer told me on Monday that 28c aren't due until November.

jlok
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by jlok

spartan wrote:
Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:17 pm
specialized tubeless tech is not class leading.

the lightest tubeless ready tires are .... made in japan by panaracer.
240gm for a 28mm tlr wow !!

https://www.excelsports.com/main.asp?pa ... 1&minor=56

the negative. most tests on previous evo3 compound show they have piss poor rr. has anyone bought one ? maybe specialized can license griptron
I like how they describe the tire width "Mounted on 19mm internal width TL ready rim at 80psi, the 28mm measured 28.1mm".

May give it a try if I can get it at similar price to Corsa TLR.
Rikulau V9 DB Custom < BMC TM02 < Litespeed T1sl Disc < Giant Propel Advanced SL Disc 1 < Propel Adv < TCR Adv SL Disc < KTM Revelator Sky < CAAD 12 Disc < Domane S Disc < Alize < CAAD 10

cpark
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by cpark

Sock3t wrote:
Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:19 am
do we have a due date on these?
The 28mm will be available late Sept, and the 26mm will be avialble late Nov.
I got to ride them over the weekend when I was at Specialized HQ, and they did feel nice.

AnkitS
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by AnkitS

it says late oct. on the dealer site for me....
edit: regarding 26mm

anykarthik
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by anykarthik

Got a set from a local dealer in the Seattle area today. 26f / 28r is my preferred setup on a venge. Will try setup this week.

TobinHatesYou
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by TobinHatesYou

Since nobody asked. Are these made in Japan (presumably by IRC) like the previous Turbo tubeless tires?

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AnkitS
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by AnkitS

Has anyone figured out what is special about the rapid-air sealant? I am not happy with the regular specialized sealant because of how it dries. Rapid-air sealant looks thicker and smells like it is not ammonia-free, whereas the 2BLISS ready sealant is. They market that with roval rims + rapid-airs + rapid-air sealant you can inflate with a floor pump but I had the same result with orange seal. Not sure what is special about it and couldn't find any information about it.

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