This tire is fast, durable, puncture-resistant, supple, and sticky. I run a size 35c, so my only minor criticism is that it has some weight. I haven't used this particular version in smaller sizes, but I come from the time of running 23c GP3000 tires that were the best you could do at the time. They weighed much less, and I got flats all the time, and slid out on wet corners, and 120psi rattled my elbows. I run these tubeless and have been getting about 5000 miles out of a tire, without needing to repair any flats. I get curious about other tires, but I always just come back to these as they haven't let me down over 15K miles.
Can't really say a lot about these that would skew anyone's decision. They are fast and grippy, it seems almost every wheel profile is designed around a GP series tire, it's a solid choice.
They are way too expensive for a tire. For a bicycle. For a race tire they won't last long for sure, so you're paying for speed. Even on sale they are expensive. No one forced me to buy them but just from a practical standpoint, they cost too much.
Running these tubeless has been a revelation. Mounting was straightforward, sealant setup was painless, and they've held air flawlessly. On the road, the GP 5000 S TR strikes that rare balance of low rolling resistance and real-world durability, all while delivering an incredibly supple ride. They're the plushest road tires I've ridden'soaking up rough Michigan pavement without feeling slow or vague. Fast, grippy, and confidence-boosting at speed. Benchmark-level performance.
My gravel bike serves double duty as my year round commuter as well. While these tires don't have the greatest puncture protection, they're a good value compromise since I don't have multiple wheelsets or a MTB and I like to enjoy some off-road fun occasionally and these perform really well on light to moderate gravel and easy single track. Though the protection isn't amazing, it's not horrible especially for the price, and they tend to seal up reasonably well with Orange and plug easily with cheap bacon strips when the sealant isn't enough on its own. I've found them to roll nicely on either paved or not, unlike some other gravel tires I've tried - looking at you GravelKing SK's. They're not too difficult to mount tubeless, though I do find I need to top them up every couple days. Panaracer, Goodyear, and Schwalbe tubeless tires that I've tried all held air a bit better, but had other tradeoffs I didn't like. Durability is also decent but not amazing - I've gone through a few sets of these and they tend to last about 2k - 2500 miles. I'm 205lbs so that's about average for me for tires. The Goodyear Connector I tried was going strong at 3500 miles until it got a large cut, but it felt noticeably slower than these Terra Trails. These are a bit of a Jack of All Trades; don't do anything really great but are solid on just about everything. Being that they're on the low end price-wise of tubeless gravel tires makes these my go-to.
