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.
Are there counterfeit Gp5000 STR?
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Where did you buy it? Can you show the inside of the tire?
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)
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
Hers: Cannondale Synapse HM Disc
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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.
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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
Crux Green Pearl
Previous bikes:
Crux Forest Green
Tarmac SL7 Snake Eye
Venge Bora Team
Venge Purple
Trek Madone SLR 7