I've put ~5000 miles on these using 28mm tires (road riding only). Excellent as all-arounders: strong, lightweight, and despite being the low end of the DT Swiss range the 350s spin up relatively quickly. I use them all year but really appreciate them in winter/windy weather as they don't take as much impact -- given the shallower rim depth -- when the crosswinds are really blowing. Extremely competitive given the other wheelsets in the same price range, especially when you factor in the lifetime warranty from Reserve.
Installed these rim strips on both my carbon road and gravel wheels when switching back from tubless to TPU tubes. These went on much more smoothly and easily than tubless rim tape. One of the pleasure of getting rid of sealant. I have about 500 miles on between the 2 wheelsets. So far no flats, almost no loss of pressure between rides (4-5 rides/week) and it may be my imagination but seems like this set up is slightly smoother and faster.
I commute regularly between Ashland and Medford on my trusty 80's-era Eddy Merckx. I hate having to deal with flats, especially if I have a time deadline. I've used the Gatorskins for years, and have found
them to be fairly sturdy, even if not bombproof. Also, I've noticed a couple of minI-pits developing on one of my newer tires, something I haven't seen before. I'll have to see if these become a problem.
The CADEX Aero Cotton Road Tire is all that a high-end cotton tire should be, compliant, grippy and fast. There also relatively easy to mount on the tubeless rim.
The squeeze is that the QC of handmade tires leave a lot to be desired.
I added extra sealant because the air loss was occurring at the sidewalls and the tread/sidewall joints.
First few rides, I lost 10 psi overnight. The tire outperforms these challenges. It's a 5-star tire for me.
