Originally Posted by
bulgie
So
Pogačar, whose tires were over 32 mm wide in the most recent TdF, was somehow "uncompetitive" despite his decisive win? The tires were called 30 on the label but were measured as over 2 mm wider than that by BikeRadar. Here's the quote from the linked article:
"we measured the 30c Conti GP5000 STR tyres on Pogačar’s V4Rs at 33.3 and 32.5m wide, front and rear, mounted on a 32mm-wide ENVE SES 4.5 wheelset."
This is an interesting nugget I haven't seen before. My experience with the current GP 5000 clinchers is how they are undersized as labeled compared to the way the GP 4000s II's were oversized. So curious, is this the norm for the tubeless versions or just something custom done for the race teams. Or maybe it's all tied to wider wheels widths? I mean I've never even owned wheels that were 32mm wide for any of my road bikes.