Are there counterfeit Gp5000 STR?

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Replenish
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by Replenish

Hi everyone. Recently I bought a brand new GP5000 S TR tyre. Upon receiving it I noticed that the fonts were off as you can see in the picture below.

When I googled it, there are various images showing different font colour. Some were gold and some where dark grey.

Did I just purchased a knock off?

I hope someone can shed some light here as I wouldn't want to be risking riding on a counterfeit tire.
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TobinHatesYou
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by TobinHatesYou

Where did you buy it? Can you show the inside of the tire?

TLN
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by TLN

Does it have size mark, rotation direction, TWI indicators and such?
Inside of the tire will be interesting. Real one looks like "dried ground" pattern.(*assumine my tire is real)
His: Orbea Orca OMX
Hers: Cannondale Synapse HM Disc

TobinHatesYou
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by TobinHatesYou

TLN wrote:
Wed May 24, 2023 11:20 pm
Does it have size mark, rotation direction, TWI indicators and such?
Inside of the tire will be interesting. Real one looks like "dried ground" pattern.(*assumine my tire is real)

There’s at least three different patterns on the inside of GP5K S TRs. There’s the “cracked surface” pattern you speak of, then also a ribbed pattern with a gap down the center, then also a rough unpatterned version.

CasualRider
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by CasualRider

Probably just a batch. I have these also along with the ones from earlier batches.
Tarmac SL8 Maganta Gold
Crux Green Pearl

Previous bikes:
Crux Forest Green
Tarmac SL7 Snake Eye
Venge Bora Team
Venge Purple
Trek Madone SLR 7

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