Really like these tires. Have had these on one bike and Vittoria Corsa Pro Control on another. Totally different tires. Conti more durable and fast. Vittoria more plush. Hard to fault GP500.
This is my third pair of Continentals. The first were GP4000 and the others GP5000. The prior two pair lasted a few thousand miles each. They are, however, difficult to install. Heating the tire with a hair dryer helps a lot. Having said that I think that the snug fit helps the tire hold inflation better. It is like having a tubeless setup with a tube inside.
This is my third pair of Continentals. The first were GP4000 and the others GP5000. The prior two pair lasted a few thousand miles each. They are, however, difficult to install. Heating the tire with a hair dryer helps a lot. Having said that I think that the snug fit helps the tire hold inflation better. It is like having a tubeless setup with a tube inside.
The Continental Grand Prix is an excellent road tire for many reasons. It rides smoothly, has low rolling resistance, corners precisely, and rides for miles. This may not be the least expensive road tire, however, given all of its attributes it's worth the price. I have ridden these tires for thousands of miles on paved and unpaved roads and they continue to stand up.
I ride paved trails and roads in Tulsa. I've always trusted Conti GPs for durability and performance. Excellent tires. Installed on Specialized Creo SL Founder's Edition
holding up very well so far. No issues with traction yet - and a heck of a lot lighter than my Duranos that I had for a while.
Like other reviews, I have been extremely disappointed in the quality of the GP 5000. In the past 3 months, I have experienced 4 side wall blowouts. One tire was only a week old! The Conti used to be the ONLY tire I would ride, now I will be looking for a new tire to purchase.
Over the pandemic, I had to switch back to Conti's due to lack of availability of my usual Michelins. While I stopped using Conti's after the GP2k's since they were rather harsh in comparison to the Michelin pros 2's a the time, these GP5k's are a revelation!
I've been impressed by the GP5k's smoothness, gripiness, and overall rideability. Rolling resistance seems to be better than the the Michelin Power endurance tires that I briefly tried (and then switched back to GP5k's).
I got about 3k miles on my first set of GP5k's and am now on my second set. I've been using these tires on my commute bike (20-40 miles daily) as well as for training (though I don't race much any more). For those that thought Conti's gave a harsh ride, I'd recommend trying the GP5k's and seeing for yourself how much more rideable these tires are over older gen Conti's.
Got these to replace the last set of GP 5000s that had lived their life and performed well. Mounted them on Hunt aero wheels and am impressed by the cornering and low rolling resistance. Transparent sidewalks look pretty slick. Highly recommended.
Like any release of new technology in a trusted product, you have to give good things time to let the kinks get worked out. And this tire was well worth the wait. In all honesty, getting these on a rim yourself is like an exercise in masochism. You'll wonder what you did for karma to punish you like this.
That being said, it's also well worth the pain because this tire gives you such a sense of relief. It is so good. Furable, reliable and a lot tougher than previous GP tires. I got a medium-sized gash in my rear tire a few weeks ago and didn't even know until I got home 30 miles/2 hours later. I don't like that it happened but at least I know these tires worth the price.
Reliable tires with a great feel on the road. These are a great value, especially if you can find them on sale, which they often can be stocked up on towards the end of the season. These measure closer to their actual size than the 4k which ran a little big. These roll well, get good grip, and *knock on wood* have not resulted in any flats.
Best all around road tire, in my opinion!
Expected the tires to be OK, but instead I'm very pleased with them. They provide a smooth ride and much less resistance than my previous 5000. Plus I know I have the puncture protection of this well designed tire.
They were well worth the price
I use these tires for road riding, training, and racing. Recently upgraded to these and so far no complaints. I have only ridden them approximately 350 miles, but in that was a few 50+ mile rides where many others seemed to get flats. Very low rolling resistance and very confident in corners.
I just finished two months and 895 miles on my new Conti GP5000s. I run the 700x23 clinchers at appprox 108/110 psi, using the Silca weight/size calculator. I really like these tires on my Pinarello, and I used to swear I would never change from my Vredestein Fortezza Tri-Comps - until they stopped making them. The Conti GP5000 is a great tire. I have not encountered a single problem, nor had a flat over the last 895 miles, and I will most certainly stick with these tires until something better is created.
I still use tube type tires and run TPU tubes and the conti gp 5000 pair very well and are easy to mount with the tpu tubes. They last about 1500 miles before needing the rear tire replaced. I run 700x32 and take them on some gravel roads and so far they do ok on lighter gravel.
I installed these tires (28c) on my 2018 Diamondback Century 1 in early July. This set is my third set of Continental brand tires. I buy these tires due to durability. I ride on some very rough streets here in Memphis and no flats. As with all new tires, it takes a few rides for them to speed up. You will have to air these tires up every few days after first installing them due to expansion. In typical Continental fashion, the last 6 inches is the most difficult to get on the rim. Have a good tire lever or that bike seating tool. The gum wall looks good, too, but not too much on my bike. Overall, I am pleased with these tires and the Continental brand as a whole. Continental is the brand I have had the most durability with.
These are great tires - the right mix of suppleness and durability. They are designed for racing though so they are not going to last as log as a training tire. Also the tan sidewall look amazing.
This tire is the worst bicycle part I have ever purchased. Not the worst tire, the worst product. I have never purchased another bicycle part that failed so miserably in it's intended role. I have been riding mountain and road bikes since I was 10 years old in SoCal, I have been through every manufacturer of tire out there, and let me tell you, don't buy the hype when it comes to these tires.
The first tire failed when I ran over a small piece of plastic within 20 miles of installation, the kind of thing that I saw on the road but never even considered steering around based on thousands of miles of experience with other tires. Since that moment, when the tire was completely destroyed in an instant, the tires have gone through an endless cycle of flats and failures, the failures always seem to occur on the other tire, the one that I had not just replaced, so it has been hard to throw out the set for a better option when I had just paid to replace the twin. Let me tell you, I should have thrown them both out at that first failure, the tires have left me on the side of the road with flats based on items I pulled out and crushed between my fingers countless times.
At least 10 times the number of flats and failures with these tires vs. any other tire I have used in the past. To make matters worse, they are extremely tight on the rim and horrible to remove and install, at least on Mavic Ksyriums. When I first installed these I was surprised at how soft the durometer of the rubber felt compared to the tire I had just removed, I think that may be a part of why they attract flats and destroy themselves on small objects so often. You may be wondering if this is real because it doesn't say verified purchase. I bought these at a major bike retailer with tires in the name and am so fed up with the performance of this product that I am posting my review of it anywhere I can. I have never been inspired to do something like that before. Continental should be ashamed of themselves for selling this product.
I made this mistake and wrote this so you don't have to. Don't do it!
Really wanted to be able to use these as have had excellent results with Conti over the years but the extreme difficulty at home in mounting these to new DT Swiss 1800 tubeless ready rims made this impossible so returned the tires. Used all the tricks on youtube to ease mounting to no avail. This is clearly rim dependent so YMMV.
