Originally Posted by
Andy_K
I've got a set of 700x25 GP50000 "Tour de France Special Edition" tires on my Bianchi, and they're fantastic. While I appreciate @
bear_a_bug's comments about how many of us here care more about how a tire feels than its actual performance, I know some of us also care a great deal about how a tire looks. It's better to look good than to feel good. Do you know what I'm saying to you? But these Contis look great and feel great.
Agreed on all that; and they look good on your Celeste.
I put a pair of those on one bike that I was not riding as much, realized 28mm would fit so I bought a set, and moved the 25mm TdF's to the bike I ride the most. Happy in all aspects.
But I saw a couple of holes and then read it's Continental's "wear indicators" so I guess they are getting thin. Thus (a) hoping to find a sub-$50 sale on more and I've been checking daily for a couple of weeks, and (b) hmm,
do thinner tires wear faster? I weigh 190LB, running the tires at 120PSI.
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