Prime BlackEdition 50 Carbon wheelset 2020 - clincher tyre options
paul.weborders
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I have recently bought the Prime BlackEdition 50 Carbon wheelset 2020.
I don’t want to run tubeless as I don’t like it, I’ve run tubulars with sealant before but prefer tyres & tubes.
I found very little information about as to which tyres fit these wheels and thought a post with peoples experiences with different tyres and ease of fitting/removal would be helpful.
I couldn’t get my usual Continental GP 5000 25c onto the wheels with a tube inside.
Continental GP 5000 28c with tubes fit and the last bit of the tyre needs installing with a lever. Getting a lever under the bead to remove is tight and it is tricky, but can be done.
So what tyres are people using?
I don’t want to run tubeless as I don’t like it, I’ve run tubulars with sealant before but prefer tyres & tubes.
I found very little information about as to which tyres fit these wheels and thought a post with peoples experiences with different tyres and ease of fitting/removal would be helpful.
I couldn’t get my usual Continental GP 5000 25c onto the wheels with a tube inside.
Continental GP 5000 28c with tubes fit and the last bit of the tyre needs installing with a lever. Getting a lever under the bead to remove is tight and it is tricky, but can be done.
So what tyres are people using?
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I did have GP 5000 on mine and a right battle to the tyre off and back when I punctured. I have since bought a tyre glider which makes getting the tyre on much easier. I did have a similar epic with a gp 5000 on my Zipp303.0
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I don't these particular wheels, but confusingly there are 3 different versions of the GP5000 currently being sold, and they are different.
The GP5000TL - the original tubeless version, not compatible with hookless rims. Not listed as current model by Conti but still being sold by retailers. Supposed to be very hard to get onto a variety of rims - maybe they just come up a bit small and have a stronger bead
https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/service/videocenter/mounting-instruction-gp-5000-tl
The non-tubeless GP5000 - needs a tube, a bit lighter than the others and also a bit cheaper it seems. I've recently put a 28mm set of these onto roval CL50 wheels easily with just my thumbs
https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tires/race-tires/grand-prix-5000
The GP5000S TR - tubeless ready, newer than the TL, compatible with hookless rims but like hens teeth at the moment
https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tires/race-tires/grand-prix-5000-s-tr
As an alternative, I put a set of Schwalbe Pro one TLE (tubeless) on some ZIPP 404s yesterday easily with my thumbs as well, the tubed versions may be an option of you: https://www.schwalbe.com/en/road-reader/schwalbe-pro-one-tube-type.0 -
I use GP5000 25c on my > 2 year old 60 mm black edition rims, they go on with thumbs and I do NOT have mechanic's thumbs! They're the middle version that singleton mentions above.0
