Fulcrum 5's / Continental GP 4 Seasons

[Pot Odds]

My Fulcrum Racing 5's arrived this week and i've just cleaned and swapped over my cassette and swapped out the Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons 25c tyre from my old wheel.

Popping the tyre on was easier than the old rims and i was able to thumb it into place without the need for levers (i've not exactly got big beefy mits either).

Was just wondering what peoples experience was - should I expect to have to use levers or do some peeps get there tyres on fully by hand ?

While i'm troubling the collective - donkey question i'm sure but is there any reason I cant reuse the skewers I already had on the bike rather than the new ones supplied with the Fulcrum 5's - I prefer the look of the originals which are also lighter (only weighed as I was comparing wheel weight with the original wheelset).

Lovely set of bright red nipples on the 5's !

Thanks

Edited by Pot Odds on Saturday 25th April 23:14

[Pot Odds]

Thanks for the reply.

Just to be clear the 5's are an upgrade replacing a set of CXP22's with a faulty freehub. I've always had to use levers to get tyres on the 22's.

So nothing to worry about ?

Red skewers - now there's an idea...........

[Pot Odds]

Thanks for the replies.

Swapped the front over this morning and found that I could re-fit it to the original CXP22 by hand without the levers - so it was a non issue. Think they must have just been a bit tight when I 1st fitted them so I was remembering using levers.

Am hoping to blag a quick 20 miler later to give them a try but have 9 holes of twighlight golf booked - good job the management has been away on a girls weekend she wont be able to grumble

Rode my 4 seasons all last year and was happy with them. What are the 4000's like - anyone ride both and swap between them ?

Edited by Pot Odds on Sunday 26th April 12:19