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today we're going to be reviewing the
Elite Coperton indoor training tires.
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If you spent any time on a trainer that
has direct wheel contact you know that
they really burn through standard tires.
That means it's easier to get a flat and
your expensive summer tires can be
worn through
really quickly. That's why it's important
to have a trainer specific tire
such as these Elite Coperton tires. Now
in terms of packaging it's really simple
it's just a tire box with the tires
exposed on the front.
You have information on the back in
multiple languages
as well as the sides and the bottom.
I'll go ahead and take this out of the box
and we'll go over the specs.
So these are from Elite which is better
known for all their trainers
and it's part of the accessory line.
Retail price on this
is $52.99 it comes in two different sizes
the 700x23 we have here as well as
700x25.
As I mentioned these are specifically
formulated for indoor trainers,
they have a heat dissipating tread
really supposed to reduce the noise as
well
and they increase the roller life by
ensuring the tires don't wear out the
rollers.
Now let's take a look at the weight of
the tire,
so if we just put one of them on the
scale comes in about 298 so
definitely on the heavier side but it
doesn't have any of the puncture
resistant belt that you would have
with a normal tire.
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So let's take a little closer look at
the tire design. Now Elite doesn't say
much about the actual
compounds used as most of them as most
companies tend not to
disclose the actual materials but you
can see
has a very distinctive color scheme.
You have a red tread
there's no water dissipating side
indentations here obviously because
you're not going to be doing indoor
training in the rain
and you have the really distinctive
color that's white and red then make
sure you don't accidentally ride this
outdoors.
You definitely want to keep this on a
trainer specific tire or swap them in
and out if you really spend a lot
long time in the winter but i definitely
recommend getting a cheap spare wheel and
throwing this on.
If you look at the inside of it pretty
standard you can see
the actual construction of the tire and
it's also
fairly soft but still fairly thick as
well.
If we just compare this to say a
Goodyear Vector Four Season tire
the big difference is the tread where
this one has these directional belts
and little side walls for extra traction
the trainer is going to be ridden
straight
in no rain so you don't need that extra
ability.
These also will tend to have a
little anti-puncture belt
down the middle to avoid flats where
again the indoor tire doesn't need it.
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So now let's install the tire
onto our trainer wheel. I definitely
recommend getting a separate wheel
something cheap like a Mavic or a low
level stock tire that you can just put
these tires on so you don't have to
constantly switch back and forth.
Now these are a tube tire so you don't
have to deal with stiff tire walls
that you typically have with tubeless
tires. So you can see with just a little
bit force you can get on there
it is fairly dirty already though even
though it's brand new that white side
wall
definitely shows the grease really
quickly. The hardest part is that last
section where you really have to force
it on
and if we go ahead and pump this up this
is a 700x23 so it's a
high pressure 100 psi
pressure range to run this. Here you can
see it finally done
it looks pretty good especially when the
red and white the very distinctive
coloring.
You definitely won't forget to
accidentally ride this outdoor so it's
nice to have that
separate color and you can see again the
side walls are really dirty even though
they're just installed.
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So now let's do a sound test here we
have the standard continental 5000 tires
on our normal
rim and you can see it makes a lot of
noise. It actually slides and you can
hear
that and then we'll jump onto Coperton
and hear the difference
so.
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Now let's go over the pros and cons of
the Coperton trainer tire
we're going to grade on four different
categories: design,
durability, grip, and value. For the
design we give it an A, it has really
nice distinct colors
with that white side wall and red tread
you're not going to accidentally ride
this outdoors.
You'll definitely swap it out for your
normal wheel. Durability wise you'd give
it an A, it has a nice thick tread
it definitely holds up better to the
heat and wear and tear that a trainer
puts on it.
Grip wise we'd also give it an A as it
doesn't slip even with
grippy performance tires like
continental 5000s they typically
slide on a trainer roller and with these
you can definitely sprint without them
having slide around.
Overall we'd give it an A- and for
value
we wish it was a little bit cheaper it
costs almost as much as a standard high
performance tire but definitely seems
like a quality tire that reduces some of
the noise
and makes a lot more comfortable to ride
on the trainer.
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