My dilemma with Tubeless
04-09-24, 08:22 PM
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To help clear things up.
These are Conti 5000 S TR in 32mm and 30mm. Continental's website states the Max PSI for these sizes is 72 psi on a hooked rim. I weigh about 185 lbs. My objective was to run these around 80-82psi and I was hoping someone here might have had some experience doing what I was hoping to accomplish. I would run these with tubes and hope to raise the "max" psi given on the tire and Conti's website... that's all.
These are Conti 5000 S TR in 32mm and 30mm. Continental's website states the Max PSI for these sizes is 72 psi on a hooked rim. I weigh about 185 lbs. My objective was to run these around 80-82psi and I was hoping someone here might have had some experience doing what I was hoping to accomplish. I would run these with tubes and hope to raise the "max" psi given on the tire and Conti's website... that's all.
So, your 80+ PSI seems well above the recommended for optimum rolling resistance. Keep in mind the penalty in rolling resistance goes up very much faster exceeding the optimum pressure versus going below. So, you're better off erring on the low side of optimum.
Also, I do not understand what trouble you could have seating a tire with a tube in it. Getting the tire on and off the rim can be a thing, but I've never heard of a tire not being fully seated using a tube. I'm not arguing with your experience, I simply don't understand it or have experience seeing that. But I know there's a lot of variations in rim shapes, so I guess it has something to do with that.
I would also encourage you to at least try tubeless. GP 5000 S TR are wonderful tires to run tubeless. My favorites to use. It's very likely you'll never have to remove a tire on the side of the road again. And maybe sometime you'll have to put a plug in a tire and add a little air. I've done about 20,000+ road miles in the last 4-5 years and never once had to deal with removing a tire on the side of the road. I still carry a spare TPU tube, just in case, but at this point, I could make a good argument to not bother.
FYI I'm 190+ lbs, and run my 28 mm GP 5000 S TR's at 58/61 PSI front/rear. They do measure close to 30 mm installed. Works very well.
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To help clear things up.
These are Conti 5000 S TR in 32mm and 30mm. Continental's website states the Max PSI for these sizes is 72 psi on a hooked rim. I weigh about 185 lbs. My objective was to run these around 80-82psi and I was hoping someone here might have had some experience doing what I was hoping to accomplish. I would run these with tubes and hope to raise the "max" psi given on the tire and Conti's website... that's all.
These are Conti 5000 S TR in 32mm and 30mm. Continental's website states the Max PSI for these sizes is 72 psi on a hooked rim. I weigh about 185 lbs. My objective was to run these around 80-82psi and I was hoping someone here might have had some experience doing what I was hoping to accomplish. I would run these with tubes and hope to raise the "max" psi given on the tire and Conti's website... that's all.
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