I used this tire on a week long tour of Wyoming backroads. I also installed a 28 Conti Gatorskin on the rear. I am very impressed with both as I had zero punctures on the ride while my fellow tourists suffered many punctures. The tires replaced a pair of Vittoria Corsa tires with excellent road feel but suffered many cuts and the Conti's were 95% as nice riding as the Vittorias. I am a new Conti fan
Personally, I think these are the best tires money can buy. The are comfortable to ride, easy to install, withstand punctures and last. I road them across the US with only two flats, through gravel, country pothole roads, highways, 246,00+ grasshoppers,... etc. A great tire.
My review is short and sweet. I have ridden a bicycle for over 50 years and that includes, road bikes, mountain bikes and hybrid bikes. I have ridden a variety of tires over decades of change and development. My current bicycle is a hybrid (road and mountain). I put on about 7 to 10 miles a day over smooth and rough terrain (sidewalk with some nasty big roots punching through). I have never ridden on a better tire ever!
I have been using the GP5000s on three different bikes and I love them. To me, they are such a good, all-around performer. They are fast, durable, and puncture resistant. GP5000s are my go-to tire now.
Top of the line for Continental. I have been using this tire only for several years now, and they are great !
Comfortable ride, roll resistance, and all around smooth and great riding tire.
Strongly recommend. Like their description says..."Lazer grip and Active Comfort". Totally agree !
Buy them !
I had these installed at a local bike shop. The tires provide excellent grip to the road, and with more than 250 miles of use so far, I am very satisfied with the tire!
This is a very fast rolling tire. I set it up with Vittoria latex tubes and it feels as fast as any tubeless tire I've ever run.
I use the Grand Prix 5000 as a road tire, I normally get 5000-6000 miles a year from a set of tires.
Tire is high preforming as stated and pretty durable.
The gp5000 are great tires and look great. I've been running 28's until my last order and I got the 30's. They ride great.
Mounted these tires on my race bike. They roll fast and have good grip. However, they are fragile and I've had a couple flats in the first 200mi. The durability isn't there for me. I will look at other options next time
I installed these early in the year, and they've done well until now. I live in the mid-south, so no truly cold temps, so I cannot speak to their effectiveness when cold. However, through all of my training (they did not get subjected to a trainer, though I've got a different wheel with an old Gatorskin for that), daily rides, and races, they were great. I've got around 3200 miles (I do ride more than one bike, but my road bike is the only one with these tires) on the pair now, and they are worn out due to chinks and cuts that I really didn't notice until recently. I'm replacing them with new GP5000s I see no need to revert to GP4000s. These have better rolling resistance and traction than the GP4000s, at least to my perception, and ride nicely. These put me on the podium several times this year, including state crits in three different states, but alas, never the top step. Just like my bike, they make up for a lot of my weaknesses, so I'm sticking with them they're worth the price, even with a lower endurance of the GP4000s, based on my experience.
I have put around 100 miles on them so far and really like the tires. They have enough flex to take a little bit of the rough roads in town here and hood road grab but still provide minimal rolling resistance. They have also rolled over a couple of sizable angular gravel pieces with no puncture of the inner tube.
Simply the best- no better tire, period.
If you are using clincher tireswheels and would like more speed for the same effort or the same speed with less effort, then strap a set of these Continental Grand Prix 5000's on your bike, air them up to recommended psi, and enjoy a more comfortable ride, more speed, a positive 'stuck to the road' feel, and a confidence that your old tires may not be giving you!
I started riding again almost a year ago, after being off the bike for many years. I bought a new left over TriTT bike from the a local bike shop, and put a few hundred miles on the bike, reintroducing myself to the joy and pleasures of riding and training to do my best. Like most of you out there, I strive to improve my set up for best all around performance and speed, within a realistic budget. After many hours hooked to the trainer and logged miles on the road, my fit to the bike was complete. It was time to reduce the weight, rolling resistance and all around performance of the tires that came on the bike so I did my homework on the internet, and the Conti GP 5000 were a clear choice for me, WOW! WOW!!
These new tires met my expectations and more! Although somewhat skeptical about whether i could tell the difference between the new and the old tires, that was laid to rest on the first hill I use for training..ascending, my speed was about 1mph higher than the usual on this grade and the bike just felt freer going down the pavement. The tires felt like they had a grip on the road, and the small cracks in the asphalt that made this TT bike chatter when passing over with the old tires was GONE! A smoother, more confident experience became the expected norm. SO PLEASED with these tires on that first short outing. I knew I had made the right choice in my mind and gut. But, the story doesn't end there...
My first normal jaunt out on the bike, 19 mile loop on these Tennessee hills netted a personal best (PB)! 19.1 mph average speed for this 70 retiree had me elated! This was a .4 mph trip average faster than my best before the new tires! And one last testimony, in the rain...
On my second 19 mile loop (same course) a few days later, I was caught in a heavy rain, 8.5 miles from home. It has been many, many, years since I have ridden in the rain, so it was like a new experience. The Conti GP 5000 inspired so much confidence, even in the rain, that I threw caution to the wind, and rode on home with wild abandon, faster than my experience dictated, even reaching a top speed of 38 mph on one of the down hills. On one of the last down hill curves , at about 20 mph, on broken pavement, the bike did step out slightly but recovered quickly. Whew! Looking back, a safer speed would have been in order during the rain event...maybe next time. ^)
I have ridden Continental 4000Ss in a 700C x 25mm size for 5 years. I typically ride about 4000 miles per year on asphalt roads & trails in Minnesota and in (2) supported one week tours somewhere in the USA. I am a large guy (250 lbs) and hence hard on tires, but find the 4000S give me a performance edge and durability which approaches Gatorskins. At the beginning of this outdoor riding season I switched to the 5000s, and have found them equal if not better in performance to the 4000s and even slightly better in durability.
The 4000 and 5000 series tires are in my opinion the best tires that very seldom experience a flat since my old Wobler glue ups from the 80's
purchased the 700 x 25 for my road and tri bike. Can't confirm whether or not it is significantly faster as advertising but does have a better feel to it on the road. Been running at 90 psi with the 4000sii and doing the same now. Seems to be a good psi for me (5'10 and 175 lbs). Haven't had any issues, knock on wood, flat protection seems adequate. Road raced and did an ironman and it served well for both.
The Continental GP 4000 is a great tire that Ive ridden for years. The GP 5000 appears to be a definite improvement. The rubber has noticeably more grip right out of the box. After almost 800 miles the surface still appears new. No flats as yet. Its as supple as the 4000 and, although not apparent on the bike, reportedly lighter with significantly less rolling resistance which cant hurt. The profile seems lower which helps getting the wheel on and off my bike without deflating (I have a close tolerance behind the bottom bracket). Bottom line, an improvement over an already great tire.
These tires seem to hold up just as well as gator skins that friends use. Good gripping, and easy to change tubes.
I waited a few months before this tire finally became available in the widest size 32mm. I am glad I did. My bike, a Specialized Roubaix Expert, is designed for the cobble roads and came factory equipped with 28mm tires. Youd think that would be enough - but these Grand Prix 5000 32mm made the ride considerably smoother - and faster! It was really noticeable as I coasted down the same streets I have ridden many times. The speedometer does not lie. I ride at 50 psi max, both the grip and ride quality are excellent. I highly recommend these tires. It oozes German quality.
