SPRINTTRIAZ

I am running 650x23 continentals on my aero tri bike. Tires are wearing and I am swaping them out. Any benefits or recommendations to the 130 to 180 PSI tires. I am at 120 PSI with these.

I came across these: good replacement or bad? What are your thoughts on continental?
SERFAS SECA TRI FPS 650 X 23 / 130PSI BICYCLE TIRE
Good choice or a downgrade?

Thanks! DC

Rosshole

Don't get too hung up on the PSI rating on a tire. Find a tire that you like the feel/price/durability of and use that. After you get more miles under you, then you can play with different PSI/compounds/widths to fine tune what you are into.

SPRINTTRIAZ

I agree -

I read dozens of reviews and posts from several tire purchasers. The PSI is similar or the same with the exception of the Vittoria and a few others that run a higher PSI. In the olympic tri I did some of the guys were running 180 PSI and even had to deflate their tires at the end of the race when loading up the car to prevent expansive/pop from being inside the car (very hot, 130 degrees or more).

The most options I considered had choices I hadn't thought of or considered: weight, tread and durability. Sounds like there is a couple of schools of thought: Get continental gatorskins, specialized armadillos or the bontregor hardcase to train on and then race on a different tire like the continental triathlons (190 grams ea).

The reviews for durability on the GP 4000 were excellent, but the Continental Triathlon specific tire 650x23 sounded great. Runs 110 PSI and has no tread (slick) with a different tire profile. Saves under 3 OZ of wheel weight for both tires.....some say this is a race day tire only; not for training; less durable. I went and checked on my current tires: GP3000 so the GP4000 is the closest what I have been riding on only the rubber and material is updated technology for today. Most of the posts on tires were years old.

Sounds like wet weather the lower roll resistance may be somewhat slick with the GP4000 from reviews, but I don't anticipate wet weather...sunny 300 days a year where I am. I am going to go with the the GP 4000's as my best option for an every day/every race tire. Running 2 sets sounds like a hassle and unnecessary. I did consider the Michelin Pro 3 tires too, but I am sticking with what I have (only newer).

Thanks for the help. DC