Who’s still on 23mm?

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Milzy

Milzy

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I might try these Planet X Rage tires from around 2013. £15 for the pair. Worth a punt?
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fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
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I might try these Planet X Rage tires from around 2013. £15 for the pair. Worth a punt?
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Banana Industries have a few sets of tyres quite cheap too.
 

super_davo

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How bad can they be?

I had a set of them that I used on my fixed gear commuter many years ago. They weren't terrible. As with everything Planet X, marketed as 'high end tyres' discounted to £15, which was probably a fair price for them. Probably Continental Ultra Sport/Race level. I didn't buy a second pair, because as with everything Planet X, they stopped selling in favour of the next "amazing bargain".
 
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Milzy

Milzy

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I had a set of them that I used on my fixed gear commuter many years ago. They weren't terrible. As with everything Planet X, marketed as 'high end tyres' discounted to £15, which was probably a fair price for them. Probably Continental Ultra Sport/Race level. I didn't buy a second pair, because as with everything Planet X, they stopped selling in favour of the next "amazing bargain".
Supple? Many punctures?
 

SWMc

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Bought a set of 23mm GP5000 at LBS closing down sale, just couldn't refuse a good deal. Haven't aged that well and starting to crack around the shoulder all the way around on both sides - time to change out? Guessing they have 5-6,000 miles on them

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Milzy

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Bought a set of 23mm GP5000 at LBS closing down sale, just couldn't refuse a good deal. Haven't aged that well and starting to crack around the shoulder all the way around on both sides - time to change out? Guessing they have 5-6,000 miles on them

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This happened to me also. I don’t rate Conti at all. The P-zero as fast but harder wearing.
 

itboffin

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Bought a set of 23mm GP5000 at LBS closing down sale, just couldn't refuse a good deal. Haven't aged that well and starting to crack around the shoulder all the way around on both sides - time to change out? Guessing they have 5-6,000 miles on them

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I have this on all of my Schwalbe pro one tyres with tan walls being noticeably worse, only one tyre has failed at that’s because the join at the sidewall seam leaks air and sealant so badly i wont even use it with an inner, the rest seem to be riding just fine. I also had this years back when i was all conti 4000s, not had this on P-Zero or any of my Schwalbe MTB or gravel tyres.
 
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