Challenge Criterium RS

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wheelsONfire
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e4rthm0ver wrote:
Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:33 am
wheelsONfire wrote:Tires came in at 262 and 264g. At 150 Euro they were sent with express freight aswell as 2*65ml tubless sealant.
So basically you don't pay 85 Euro per tire.
Cheapest freight i can get is 10 Euro, after that it just goes up.
Sealant should be around 10 Euro / bottle.
So 10+10+10 is 30 Euro. That would be tires at 60 Euro a piece.
Oh so already arrived? Let us know how is the mounting process and how wide they sit on the rims
Yeah it was express shipping, not really needed but it is included in the 150 Euro price.
To be honest, i bought these tires to use next season. I mainly bought them to have them.
Otherwise i might not have ordered as i have tires for next season and the season after that to :lol:

I only have 3 wheelsets now. One tubeless, one clincher and one tubular.
Clincher i can swap just to test ride back and forth. But tubeless, no rather not. It's more hassle if you like to save sealant aso.
I will probably ride Schwalbe Pro One TLE quite some time before i get these on.
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wheelsONfire wrote:
Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:32 am

You seem a bit spiteful, why is that? Does it have to do with tires or anything else?

To the contrary, I love Challenge H-TLR tires. However not everyone sees these value-additions the same way. They should just not include the sealant and give me a small discount (it can even be worth less than the sealant.)

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Looks extremely similar to the Turbo Cotton (which isn't a bad thing since they are not tubeless). Will wait on reviews but seems promising.

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by CampagYOLO

I'd love to try these in 27mm but would like some real world measurements as well as reports about how easy they're to fit!

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wolflikeme wrote:
Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:56 am
Looks extremely similar to the Turbo Cotton (which isn't a bad thing since they are not tubeless). Will wait on reviews but seems promising.
Yes, they are, just checked. But, i also checked with Vittoria and they're also quite similar.
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by Steadimann

Hi! did anyone already mounted RS tires? i was wondering what is the width they are coming out...

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by e4rthm0ver

If any of you are also members on bicyclerollingresistance then please vote on Criterium RS we are close to getting it reviewed in a month or so

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Steadimann wrote:
Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:39 pm
Hi! did anyone already mounted RS tires? i was wondering what is the width they are coming out...
27mm version with inner tube at 90Psi, 26.8mm at 19mm internal rims (Zipp FC 303 rim brake)
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by TobinHatesYou

I hope Challenge upped their game with tread compounds. The rubber on the Strada and Strada Bianca is truly worthless in wet conditions…dangerous even.

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TobinHatesYou wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 12:29 am
I hope Challenge upped their game with tread compounds. The rubber on the Strada and Strada Bianca is truly worthless in wet conditions…dangerous even.
Thankfully there's no threat of rain down here for TBC or VoS stage races, so I've never worried much about wet grip.

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by LanceLegstrong

I bit the bullet and bought a set. I went with the white sidewalls in 25/27. I like running a bigger tire in the rear. Going to set them up on Zipp 404s. Would usually run GP5000 but the 25 aren't compatible. Will update with real world weights and widths when I get them.
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by LanceLegstrong

Got them today. Going 25 front, 27 rear. Not bad weights, lighter than my current GP5K S TR. Will be mounting on Zipp 404 FC, which the 25 GP5K is not compatible with.

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by e4rthm0ver

Let us know how they mount and seal, ive read that challenge tires are really difficult to mount

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e4rthm0ver wrote:
Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:06 am
Let us know how they mount and seal, ive read that challenge tires are really difficult to mount
Yes they are tight. You could mount them with an inner tube and leave them on as long as you can before you actually wish to mount them for actually riding.
I have mine on rims now. I will leave them to the seasons begins. They're designed for hookless. I don't envy those who ride hookless!!
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by LanceLegstrong

Mounted the rear. Not too bad actually. On a scale of 1-10 of difficulty, I'd give them a 5. For reference, I'd give the new GP5K S a 3/10 (really easy) but the original GP5K a 9/10 (hardest tires to mount I've tried). But they were difficult to seat and keep air. I ended up having to add extra sealant after the original seat because they lost air very fast. Used about 60mL total but they're holding now. They look amazing. I'm a sucker for white walls.

But now I have a dilemma because I overthink things. I used to run GP5K 25/28 front/rear. I really liked it. A little more aero up front but bigger in the rear for comfort. I planned on doing that again with my new Zipp 404 FC, but the 25 GP5K are not officially supported. I actually mounted them but didn't try riding it. The Criterium RS 25 and 27 are both supported, so I thought they'd be perfect. The GP5K 25/28 mounted measure 27.1/30, which I felt was a good size. The Criterium RS are measuring closer to stated and smaller, the 27 measure 27.8. So I didn't mount the 25 front and now wondering if I should just get another 27 for the front. The 25 would probably mount around 25.8, which I'm now wondering might be too small.

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