Spotted a rip off - Post it in here!

[warthog1]

https://www.this link is broken.au/continental-g ... -road-tyre

$164- for a single bike tyre that will last you maybe 4-5k km.

[foo on patrol]

Holy crap, my good Track tubs don't cost me that!

Foo

[blizzard]

Can we post the whole Specialized website... Extremely expensive for mass market bikes

[elantra]

For 164 dollars, you would expect a whole wheel !

[trailgumby]

https://www.this link is broken.au/continental-g ... -road-tyre

$164- for a single bike tyre that will last you maybe 4-5k km.

"No longer available"

[uart]

$164- for a single bike tyre that will last you maybe 4-5k km.

They're showing up as "no longer available" for me at the moment, but the GP5000 are showing up as $64 (or $124 per pair).

BTW. What's the difference between the GP5000 and the GP5000s. Does anyone know?

[foo on patrol]

$164- for a single bike tyre that will last you maybe 4-5k km.

They're showing up as "no longer available" for me at the moment, but the GP5000 are showing up as $64 (or $124 per pair).

BTW. What's the difference between the GP5000 and the GP5000s. Does anyone know?

About $100's.

Foo

[warthog1]

GP5000S TR is tubeless ready.
Regular 5000 is not.

However, yeah as Foo says, about $100.

[warthog1]

For 164 dollars, you would expect a whole wheel !

Yep, that says it well.

[MattyK]

Not so much rip-off, but death by confusion here:
Shimano shifter cables. What's the difference between Select, Advanced, and Ultimate?
And why is buying two Ultimate inner cables more expensive than buying a whole kit?

https://www.bikebug.com/groupsets-and-c ... 9015&rf=cn

[stevenaaus]

Pushys pushing the boundaries on pricey gimmicks
https://www.pushys.com.au/open-min-d-ro ... d-kit.html

[Retrobyte]

Pushys pushing the boundaries on pricey gimmicks
https://www.pushys.com.au/open-min-d-ro ... d-kit.html

Build it yourself for $19k?

[Mr Purple]

Pushys pushing the boundaries on pricey gimmicks
https://www.pushys.com.au/open-min-d-ro ... d-kit.html

$19,000 for a bike and you have to assemble it yourself? No.

Shimano cables are ridiculously confusing. Particularly when it seems the more expensive ones (optislick) reportedly don't last as long.

[Tim]

I think I can decipher Bikebug's branding of Shimano gear cables:

Select - Stainless Steel, cheapest (within this range), reasonably durable (about 5K km's for me), highest friction but perfectly okay on 10/11 speed systems.

Advanced/Optislick - PTFE (Teflon) Coated Stainless Steel, mid-priced, 5k km's durability for me, reduced friction/easy shifting, best value vs performance IMHO.

Ultimate - Polymer Coated Stainless Steel, most expensive, poor durability (<5k km), least friction but the polymer coating rubs off and "fluffs-up" at any contact/friction point such as inside the shifters and at entry and exit from ferrules.

[biker jk]

I think I can decipher Bikebug's branding of Shimano gear cables:

Select - Stainless Steel, cheapest (within this range), reasonably durable (about 5K km's for me), highest friction but perfectly okay on 10/11 speed systems.

Advanced/Optislick - PTFE (Teflon) Coated Stainless Steel, mid-priced, 5k km's durability for me, reduced friction/easy shifting, best value vs performance IMHO.

Ultimate - Polymer Coated Stainless Steel, most expensive, poor durability (<5k km), least friction but the polymer coating rubs off and "fluffs-up" at any contact/friction point such as inside the shifters and at entry and exit from ferrules.

I only buy the Stainless Steel cables (least expensive) but have a jar of Shimano shifter cable grease that I use. Agree that the Polymer coated cables are the worst performing. Used them once (they came with a new groupset) but never again.

[trailgumby]

GP5000S TR is tubeless ready.
Regular 5000 is not.

However, yeah as Foo says, about $100.

Reckon I'll stick with $10 tubes then.

[warthog1]

GP5000S TR is tubeless ready.
Regular 5000 is not.

However, yeah as Foo says, about $100.

Reckon I'll stick with $10 tubes then.

I have had a great run from road tubeless and definitely prefer it to tubes.
Not paying stupid prices for the tyres though. Back to tubes next time if I need to purchase and they remain stupidly expensive.

[Mr Purple]

GP5000S TR is tubeless ready.
Regular 5000 is not.

However, yeah as Foo says, about $100.

Reckon I'll stick with $10 tubes then.

$10 tubes? Look at Mr Fancy Pants here!

$7 Conti Races here. In packs of 10.

I'm currently being put off road tubeless because I'm suspicious I'll get similar mileage out of them to clinchers. And that seems like a lot of things to faff about with every 1000km or so.

[biker jk]

GP5000S TR is tubeless ready.
Regular 5000 is not.

However, yeah as Foo says, about $100.

Reckon I'll stick with $10 tubes then.

$10 tubes? Look at Mr Fancy Pants here!

$7 Conti Races here. In packs of 10.

I'm currently being put off road tubeless because I'm suspicious I'll get similar mileage out of them to clinchers. And that seems like a lot of things to faff about with every 1000km or so.

Conti Race Lights are $11 if you're a weight weenie.

[trailgumby]

$10 tubes? Look at Mr Fancy Pants here!

' I got no idea! Can't remember the last time I bought tubes.

[uart]

Not paying stupid prices for the tyres though. Back to tubes next time if I need to purchase and they remain stupidly expensive.

Sorry for the dumb question guys (I haven't had much to do with tubeless), but what happens if you try running a regular 5000GP in a tubeless setup? Are the sidewalls too porous or something? What about if you just used a little bit more sealant in them. Just wondering if anyone has ever tried to make it work.

[warthog1]

Sorry for the dumb question guys (I haven't had much to do with tubeless), but what happens if you try running a regular 5000GP in a tubeless setup? Are the sidewalls too porous or something? What about if you just used a little bit more sealant in them. Just wondering if anyone has ever tried to make it work.

I am far newer to the tubeless game than many and no expert.
Yes, the entire carcass would be more porous I expect.
The main concern would be lack of seal at the bead I expect. The sealant is too far away to help and I'd be scared that even if they inflated, aren't designed to be airtight and would be more likely to "burp" resulting in a sudden loss of air pressure.
Seating tubeless tyres when you fit them can be hard with some tyres and that is with the correct bead. Probably just wouldn't seat and hold air.

[MattyK]

$10 tubes? Look at Mr Fancy Pants here!

$7 Conti Races here. In packs of 10.

I'm currently being put off road tubeless because I'm suspicious I'll get similar mileage out of them to clinchers. And that seems like a lot of things to faff about with every 1000km or so.

Lol you're replacing tyres every 1000km or less, so no need to faff with replacing/topping up sealant on a periodic basis.

Otherwise - latex tubes FTW if you want to get fancy schmancy.

[Mr Purple]

I'm not worried about the sealant. I'm worried about having to fit a new tyre including sealant every 1000km!

Plus at $140/pop that doesn't sound like fun.

[Retrobyte]

Come on, you know you really need a tube that costs as much as some tyres ....

https://www.bikebug.com/pirelli-p-zero- ... 260mm.html