Use these tires for everyday training riding on pretty rough roads. Most of our roads around here are newly chipseal - seems that Texas has stopped paving their roads and just throws out chipseal and hopes for the best. These tires will last and assure no flats on long rides. Have even raced in them occasionally when race course roads are not the best.
i put off buying these for far too long. i was averaging 2 flatsweek (biking over nails, glass, goatheads, etc). since getting these, i haven't had a single flat. i've convinced at least 5 people in my neighborhood to get them (they were also struggling with flats). i can't say enough good things about these tires.
I kept getting flats and I needed a better tire. So I bought these and haven't had a problem. Now these are not the best rolling tires or the lightest, but they do what I wanted.
Great value when on sale. Good when not. These tires will provide you with a good year of service for the average rider. They will give you around 2000 miles of trouble free riding.
Used these for years. I've tried others, but always go back to the Gator Skins. I ride 4,000 to 5,000 a season encountering all manner of loose rock and other debris on the pavement. Tough tire with a tough side wall.
We use these 700x28 Gatorskins on our tandem. We do about 1500 milesyear and change the tires every 2 years. They have been flawless.
The Gatorskins are really tough tires. I use them on mountainous terrain, and I like them. They wear well and provide good grip (but understand that they are not super smooth racing tires). I get about 3,000 miles out of a pair, and I weigh about 150 to 155 lbs. and ride a lot of mountains in Colorado all year long. The extra puncture resistance is nice.
Don't want to say too much and jinx myself, but I have been very pleased with these tires and will buy another pair once they are worn out. The 25 width is a nice change from previous 23 Michelins, more comfortable, better cornering, and no noticible difference in speedeffort. I have ridden surfaces from new asphalt, chips and oil, dirt and gravel, distances from 25 - 110 miles with good result.
I've used these tires on long rides over very debris ridden streets for years and only encountered 1 tire failure where others were having many issues on the same routes. I'm sold.
This is an excellent training tire. It is tough, wears well, and handles nicely. It is by no means a high-end racing tire, but it sure makes for an excellent tire for training or commuting.
The tires that came with my wife's Giant punctured when you looked at them wrong. In a 3 month stretch she had 3 flats on the rear tire and one in the front. Since switching to Gatorskins two months ago, not a single flat. I've used them for years on my bike and they've been great.
I have to put this out there first. I am a bike messenger and am typically hell on a pair of tires. I bought these tires which are a bit more expensive than what i used to paying. But i got them because of the outstading ratings and the first month or so they held up to those ratings. And possibly still do, ive only had a few blowouts since i got them, compared to the intense number of a few blowouts every other week. So id say if ur and average rider tthese tires ll probably kick ass, yett if your looking for a close to indistuctable tire as i guess i am, then well u can just keep waiting.. since it doesnt exist yet as it seems
The price is a good deal and a great item.
Have worn out two sets of Continental Ultra-Race tires and had only one flat in 5,000 miles. The roads are much rougher where I live now, so I opted for the sturdier Continental Gatorskin. Only about 400 miles on the tires to-date, but very impressed by the smoother ride and, best of all, no flats. Have begun to notice that this is a popular tire in my riding community.
Extremely pleased with Continental tires, and would highly recommend the Gatorskin for use on rough road surfaces.
Purchased my road bike a couple months ago and right away flatted 4 times on the stock victorria zafforo's it came with. Swithched to the Gatorskins and 650 miles later, NO flats!! Loving these Gatorskins!!
Several hundred miles of hard riding with no flats. Exactly what I was hoping for with this product.
I hope I never have a flat 20 miles from home because the Continental gators are stiff. The rubber seems hard and I was careful on some turns early, but they stick good enough for training.
Best training tires you can get! Worth the money, you spend a little more on the tire but you save enough and then some on not replacing tubes
I ride to and from work through NYC every day. I had chronic problems with punctures and snakebites, and finally gave up and put on a set of Gatorskins, resulting in about an 80% drop in flats. Can't recommend these enough. The only problem I have now is what to do with all these patched inner tubes hanging around my apartment!
Tough and flat resistant, grippy and rides well in all conditions.
