Mixing Gatorskins & GP4000s

Radial

A quick question for any of the many knowledgeable boardsies out there who might care to comment.

I've 2 new Conti GP 4000s 25c on the way thanks to the kind efforts of PPrendeville, who posted a group buy a few days ago.

They were ordered with a view to going on a recent carbon build, currently with 25c Gatorskins (virtually new), to try and dampen down what at the moment is an awful ride quality. I'm feeling every vibration and rightly or wrongly I just don't have a lot of confidence when cornering fast on the Gatorskins.

My original plan was Gatorskins for puncture resistance, especially for Winter, but given that most punctures occur on the back and the front is critical for grip and cornering (always found Gatorskins to be skittish in the wet). I'm wondering now would it be a good idea to put a GP4000 on the front and a Gatorskin on the rear (at maybe a slightly lower pressure of 90-100 psi to dampen down vibration).

The idea would be to benefit from the positives of each tyre, positioning them where the negatives are of less concern. It would also, of course, give me a spare for each tyre.

Any reason why I shouldn't do this?

Squidgy Black

You might as well try it out. Usually it's recommended to have more pressure in the rear tyre than the front though.