Originally Posted by
bampilot06
I was thinking about the GP5000 I thought they had decent puncture resistance. But after today, and I think the roads will be worse in the winter time, I am considering tubeless. I’ll have to see if my wheels are tubeless ready. Otherwise I will be sticking with tubes for awhile.
GP5000 are supposed to be good in the meat of the tread, but poor in terms of sidewall protection. If you're not riding in chunky debris/gravel, they might be all that you need.
The wheels should be tubeless ready - anything half-way decent is, these days. If they have a channel running down the middle of the rim bed and they have the plasticky rim tape, you should be good.
Originally Posted by
bampilot06
Up to the first flat I never looked in detail at my tires. I did notice the they were starting to show wear.
Are those tubeless?
They make them in tubed and tubeless. I've thought about getting the tubeless ones for winter use - Excel has them at a good price.