The Klein CAAD12

I'm trying the gram game but its a tough one. Playing it long, followers creeping up

Lame name insta ting

Yup. I was extolling their virtues (light, rolled nicely, looked good, no punctures) then first damp ride ever and loads of punctures.

Done less than 1000mi on them and they're cut to shit now. Squirted some stans into my innertubes and had no issues on more dry rides, but next wet ride with them also resulted in a latex fluid explosion (held at about 50psi and got me home), but since then I've given up on them. Trying Vittoria Pave 27mm now, have to see how they go in the wet.

I pretty much have equal followers and I post my own - dull - content

must work harder etc

https://www.instagram.com/philrooney1/
Me too

Also, posting your own content is too time consuming and not rewarding enough.

Worryingly sensible reply for this thread but I've been running Stradas on my commute for the best part of a year and have had very few punctures with them. In fact I'm struggling to remember any but I must have.

Are they fast tho? I've got Cat6 races to win

I have them on my fixed gear so they are as fast as 49x19 will get you. Fast for the money.

What about tanwall GP4000's?

Interested in a set of lightly used 25mm Challenge Elite gumwall?

They're a myth

I'm listening...

Does £40 posted sound good?

In 25c, agreed. 23c are on sale at PBK at the moment though.

I think 39 quid per tyre is a bit rich for me/gatorskins

I'm reading horror stories of blow outs and treads coming off casings from these. I'll have a think

I've liked them and live to tell the tale.

Done some big rides on them. Very comfy and grippy.

I find with the Veloflexes they're great for a while, & then suddenly you get a puncture on every ride. They're absolutely lovely to ride on though.

Riding with Clement Stradas on my MASH at the the moment. They feel pretty nice, not as fast feeling as the Veloflexes but I haven't had any punctures yet.

If @PhilDAS doesn't bite, I'd love these.

I was wondering about that. No flats for ages with my Corsa G's. And then three in three rides, and looking back every time was a wet run.

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Go for it dude, I'm still thinking through options

Progress?

This inspires confidence in cable discs:

Figuring things out at the moment. The rear derailleur cable stop on the downtube is drilled out so no way of stopping the outer unless I try and find a press in cable stop from a different frame that happens to work

Are you going to build a cable disc only bike now?