I got a new, carbon bike which came with Gatorskins.... good bullet-proof tires, but heavy. Seeking weight and rolling resistance advantage, I went with the Continental GP 4000 S IIs and have been loving them. Along the way, I also went with 25s (having ridden 23s since Jesus was a child) and am so glad I did!!! Maybe I'm getting old, but skinny tires and now a thing of the past for me. These tires are fast and smoother than a baby's bottom!
So far this is a good tire. Rides well and handles the cracks and black top bumps and holes well.
Performance and rolling resistance are excellent. My only issue is this tire is prone to sidewall punctures which renders the tire unusable.
This tire has treated me very good thus far, feels very fast and has been solid (knock on wood).
Bought these to ride for the May bike more challenge to swap out my wider winter conti 4 season tires. They feel faster with less rolling resistance (28mm) and are lighter than the 32mm 4 season ms I ride during the winter but Ive experienced 3 flats during the month of May with 464 miles on them. The inside of the tire feels a bit rough (you can see the ridges if you turn the tire inside out) and I think they rub the tube quite a bit which have caused my flats. They arent pinch flats or true punctures but look like more frictionrub causing the flats. May put tireliners on or switch over to slimmer 4 seasons instead.
I have been using these tires on my road bike for the past 4 years. I love there durability, handling on turns, rolling efficiency, and overall quietness on my road rides. I will not attempt to use any other tire products. These tires are the only ones that will be on my bike.
Excellent tread wear! My go to tire!
these tires are strong, have good grip and last long!
Have been running GP 4000S for a long time. They have a very long life span and hold up great to our multi-condition type days. I always recommend them to people!
Thought I was crazy. Replaced a pair of Specialized roubaix 70028 with the Conti 70028 and the tire was rubbing slightly both front and back. The continentals measured 32 wide and the specialized measured 28 wide. The tire was printed with 70028. At least it looked and felt good on the bike stand.
I've been riding Conti Gatorskins and Hardshells for years. I've found the 4000 SII as a better all around tire. They still have excellent puncture protection with the benefit of better rolling resistance. Highly recommended
The Continental 4000 is lightweight, smooth running, flat resistant. I run them on both my main bike and my rain bike.
Put them on my wife's road bike....she is happy with the performance thus far. Early days.
Unfortunately I bought four of these, they were on sale, had good reviews, I 've had success with Conti's in the past.
First tire (on the rear) made it through a century , and about another 150 or so total training miles. I flatted at the very end of the ride, right by my truck, so no biggie took it home and changed it there.
After the normal routine of looking for the object that caused the flat, running finger through tire and wheel nothing was obvious. Put another tube in started pumping, I see sliver of tube coming out of small slit at the seam of the tire casing. Very small opening in tire it was beginning to separate. Although disappointed at the failure on such low mileage figured it just was bad luck.
Put on the other tire I had, less than 50 miles, on freshly paved trail, instant flat. Initially could not see the cause, upon closer inspection, yup, separating on the sidewall again.
Never again, fortunately didn't get hurt as both times it was rear tire.
summary states fast rolling light wt. using Vittoria Latex Tubes. grip on dry road great but not tested on wet roads as yet.
A lightweight tire, good road feel, great traction wet or dry, awesome puncture resistance. The reflective strip in the sidewall really helps at night. Continental a German reliable brand that's been in business for a while and has the know how. My go to tire for a while now ....
After a stretch of going through 3 sets of tubeless in less than 3 months, I went back to clinchers and was looking for a decent rolling tire that would give me some puncture protection. Settled in these tires but got a sidewall rip in a tire the first week I had them on. Was riding in south Florida too so it isnt like Im going through potholes. Ok tire but dont know I Id buy again.
My go to road tire for the last 4 years. Smooth durable. Typically last 2000 miles. However, on my new Enve 3.4 SES disc wheels, the tires are very difficult to mount, compared to my Zipp 202s 303s non-disc, which are super easy to get on. I'll be trying some other brands to ease the pain.
CONTI TIRES ARE THE BEST ON THE MARKET
