GoodyearEagle F1 R Tube Type Road Tire(Return to Product Page)

A good fast training and (B/C) racing tire. Rolling resistance and grip feels comparable to GP 5000's, (running 28mm with TPU tubes at around 4.5 bar). I ride 8-10k a year and they are decent on imperfect midwest roads (urban to rural). Puncture resistance is decent with glass, but less so with wire and metal objects. They come with wear indicators, so easy to determine when a replacement is due. Very easy to mount and dismount on carbon, hooked rims.

1) For all their many virtues, Conti GP5000s make a roadside flat a crisis: "Will I be able to get this OFF the rim and then get it back ON before I freeze to death?".

2) I'm not sold on tubeless. I run TPU tubes year-round and average one flat every two years riding 3-5k miles a year. I replace tires frequently enough that they are never worn or degraded and ride on familiar roads, paved trails. IMHO, tubeless is just too complicated with little discernable advantage.

3) I HATE wrestling tubeless tires onto carbon wheels!

I gave these Goodyears a try and they immediately won me over --they are EASY to install. Next, with a little soapy water sprayed along the bead and 80 PSI they popped into place and ran true. The ride is the equivalent to the Vittoria Corsa N.EXT -- which is to say: very good training tire.

I prefer Vittoria Corsa Pro or Veloflex for race tires, but they don't wear as long and are a bit more delicate for daily riding on public roads, so I reserve those for specific rides.

Overall, the Goodyear Eagle F1 R tube type is an excellent tire -- especially for higher mileage volume where the possibility of a flat far from home is higher and you need to be able to remove and remount in short order.

Took a chance on this since it is old school in that it prefers an inner tube. Great tire. Easy to swap onto wheel (28MM) Very happy. Rolls fast. So far great