Schwable Pro Ones vs Conti GP5000's tubeless

I was running Pro Ones on Hunts and they were exceptionally tight. Two ripped tyres later (tubeless) I switched to Conti GP5000 TL. In this instance the installation was done with thumbs (no metal levers), and popped staright on. GP5000TL are my go to now, faster rolling, great grip wet and dry and dont need metal levers to remove.

Never had issues with deflation on Pro Ones, often the very cheap (supplied) valves are suspect. Its worth spending a few quid on some branded ones.

Stll running the old Schwalbe TLE tubeless on my winter bike and they are far easier to install/remove and only around £40 if bought from a big German online bike shop

I've commented before about Ones being a problem. I think the thread count is too low or the wrong quality as even small cuts seem to be unstable and prone to too much movement to seal. I also sent one back because there was a fault on the edge that meant it wouldn't sit cleanly enough on the rim to seal.

I've not tested extensively, but GP5000 have been faultless over about 3 or more years with good life and plenty of no-deflation punctures, and I also found the Giant own brand tyres to work fine too.

I've always been very disappointed with the Schwalbe brand, but partly that is the disappointment in realising the name means swallow not swift. These things niggle me!

When I tried tubeless (before going back to tubes but that is for a different thread) I used pro ones and found that they fitted with just my (arithmetic) thumbs and held pressure perfectly well but they cut up and punctured beyond anything sealant could deal with in no time at all (I replaced the first split one putting it down to bad luck) but when it's replacement and the other tyre went the same way I gave up on them. 3 expensive tyres in the bin before the tread had even started to wear down. 

I've never had any real issue with pro ones, have been running them for years.

They did tend to lose pressure but when I changed to Silca sealant that problem resolved.

I also run GP5000 tubed on another bike, really good tyres but I find them slightly lacking in wet grip.

I've run Pro Ones for a good few years mainly on Hunt, with no issues with either tyre or wheels. The last time I wanted tyres, I couldn't get the Pro Ones so ended up with P Zeros for which I've found to be great with a ping ping inflation without sealant and ride quality with the same feel as the Pro Ones. No loss of pressure either, they looked and felt a real quality product out of the box as well. Well worth a try imo.

I've run Schwalbe tubeless since road tubeless was a thing.. and when set up they've been amazing tyres.. I have had some quality control issues (e.g. two which seeped sealant 'loads'.. another which the sidewall casing came apart) but I've stuck with them because they have generally been fantastic... however I recently swapped to Conti 5000 tubeless because of the real world tyre sizes. I used to run a 23mm/25mm F/R Schwalbe which came up at 26&28.5mm. I now run 25/28 F/R Contis which come up at 26/28mm. In the past few months of running the Conti's.. I must say I like em.. they feel fast and assured...and if anything maybe slightly grippier than the Schwalbes.

I personally have no problem riding either Schwalbe Pro Ones or the new Conti's 5000's tubeless. I've found (the hard way) that it's all in the initial set up (and sealant.. that's a huge factor but perhaps not in this context).

It's just you..... as for Hunt and other wheels and the so called "rim tape".... I bin it off and fit rim strips instead. I tend to use Mariposa one's and even retrofit to some wheels. A customer with a Giant that had tubeless from new, found that the tyre went flat and sealant leaked out of the hole in the side of the rim..... turned out the tape was weak around one of the spoke holes...... rim strips fitted and up no worries then ,sealant via the valve. I use One's on the road bikes of mine, tubeless but Panaracer Gravelkings in 2 variants on different wheel sets with no problems either.  I have had issues with tyres on customer Hunt wheels.... conti 5000's.... so I guess everyday is a school day 

I've used a wide selection of Schwalbe TLR tyres over the years, road and gravel, and got on very well with all of them. If you're losing pressure on yours I would be looking at the rim taping and also at the internal seal of the valve. Both are critical. I think many (complaining) TLR users blame their tyres when it's the tape and the valve seal that is the root cause of their issues.

Nothing against Conti tyres. I have a pair of the original GP5K TLR and they are fast and seem to be indestructible.