Originally Posted by
aclinjury
the watt saving of the GP5000 is meaningless in every way for 99.99% of the riders out there.
Why?
For a typical person, 5'9", 175 lbs, going at 20 mph without much wind, you're probably pushing a mininum of 230W. A few watts saving means NOTHING.
If there's a slight headwind, you're probably doing 270-300w.
But if you can expend only 200 watts for the same speed, you can go further for the same tiredness at the end of the day.
Or for the same 230 watts you can go faster.
It's watt savings per tire. And it can be significant compared to what you are comparing it against. (20-30 watts when compared to Gator Hardshells, for 10-15% savings, for example.)
Your example of wind is a variable. Rolling resistance is a constant.
Even at 5-10 watts total savings, the GP5K'stires themselves are ~$15‐30 cheaper
per tire than the next comparable competitors. I'd hardly call that wasted effort.