Having tried both CC and TT, and I am close to your weight and riding style - I would say it all boils down to what is most important to you. If you really want the ability to run flat, go CC for sure. If keeping the weight down is most important, go TT. I would personally say that price shouldn't really factor. Even though they can be considered a wear item, both those inserts should be expected to last a few seasons, unless you were a real smasher.
I am currently on TT, and will stay on them for the foreseeable future. They seem to offer all the benefits of CC, but in a lighter package. They are also much easier to install. I ride with a bunch of various sized bacon strips and tire patches "just in case". I also found that CC had a strange effect on the bike when jumping. It's hard to explain, but my bike seemed to want to jump further and higher with the CC installed. It sounds weird, but I have chalked this up to the greatly reduced air volume in a CC tire. When you press into the lip of a jump, the air pressure ramps up a lot quicker and higher with a reduced volume, and I think that's what pushes you further off a jump. I wouldn't call it a bad sensation, it was just different - something to get used to. I am curious if any other CC users have felt this. The TT don't seem to experience this as much.
Feb. 4, 2021, 7:36 a.m. - Ryan Walters
Having tried both CC and TT, and I am close to your weight and riding style - I would say it all boils down to what is most important to you. If you really want the ability to run flat, go CC for sure. If keeping the weight down is most important, go TT. I would personally say that price shouldn't really factor. Even though they can be considered a wear item, both those inserts should be expected to last a few seasons, unless you were a real smasher. I am currently on TT, and will stay on them for the foreseeable future. They seem to offer all the benefits of CC, but in a lighter package. They are also much easier to install. I ride with a bunch of various sized bacon strips and tire patches "just in case". I also found that CC had a strange effect on the bike when jumping. It's hard to explain, but my bike seemed to want to jump further and higher with the CC installed. It sounds weird, but I have chalked this up to the greatly reduced air volume in a CC tire. When you press into the lip of a jump, the air pressure ramps up a lot quicker and higher with a reduced volume, and I think that's what pushes you further off a jump. I wouldn't call it a bad sensation, it was just different - something to get used to. I am curious if any other CC users have felt this. The TT don't seem to experience this as much.