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
The Continental Grand Prix 5000 is the best balanced road tire in my opinion. They roll extremely well, especially paired with Vittoria latex tubes (and I use Panaracer tire powder), and pumped to Silca tire pressure calculator pressures (https://silca.cc/pages/sppc-form). The grip is very reassuring, and I get really good wear on them with the wider rims these days, with just a few cuts (I use shoe goo or similar to patch them). The best part is you can get fast tires with tan sidewalls. Life is too short to run simple black tires...
The Continental Grand Prix 5000 Road tire is a light, durable tire. I have bought three (3) sets to shod my fastest wheel sets. The rolling resistance seems very low and the weight puts it as my lightest clincher tire. Well done Continental!
I'm running this tire (700X30) at 60lb psi front and 65psi in the rear on the road with tubes and I have no issues with fit or flats ... great confidence builder on tight twisty descents with excellent ride feel and traction ! These tires did come in 2mm smaller than claimed but is not an issue for me. They measure at 28.5mm after 1/2 dozen rides and are 100 grams lighter per pair than the next size up at 700X32 ... My set up for these wheels is to have the lightest weight for all the steeps in my zone and would not hesitate to roll out on some mild gravel with the flat protection they have. So far ... the best road tire I've put on.
I am conflicted. I think the Conti-5000 is as good a clincher as you can get. It is a good compromise between ride quality, rolling resistance, durability and puncture resistance. It is not the best in any category, but it excel is all of them.
My only trouble with it is mounting it on a wide tubules compatible rim (Hed Jet Black, rim brake). I can literally mount it without a tube (latex tube) with my fingers, however, with a tube it is a much harder task. I end up seating the beed on one side (using tubeless valve and CO2 or compressor) before trying to get a tube in. Keeping everything wet, and having a bag full of swearing can help. It is comparatively harder to mount than the Vitorria Corsa.
With all the hassle of mounting tires with tubes, I am switching to tubeless. For me it is far easier to mount, I can run lower pressure for comfort and grip, and there is better puncture protection.
Recently puchased and mounted a pair of the Continental 5000's. My first go-round with the 5000's as I've ridden on the 4000-S for the past decade. I have just 200 miles on them but can definitely tell there's a difference from what I felt was a pretty awesome tire with the 4000's.
They feel superior in all aspects, sticky, rolling resistance, cornering, ride, etc.. I ride a 10 year old Ridley Noah RS that is in excellent condition. The 5000's along with a very recent tune-up makes the bike feel literally brand new. Good on you Conti!
Oh...and ya - they're not easy to mount but...contrary to what I'd read, they are no more difficult than the 4000's were...meh.
Ride safely people!????
Great road-holding ability, even in wet conditions. I ride typical suburban and rural roads, often in less than perfect condition (read potholes, cracks, etc). Superior conrnering in wet and dry conditions. These tires let me ride without worrying about traction and focus on where I want to go. The final benefit, I think the "5000" in the model name comes from the expected tread life. Over 5000 miles is typical for me. And I usually replace them before the tread life marks are completely gone. I'm a happy customer!
I have used Continental GP 4000s II and GP 5000 tires since they came on the market. They ride well and are better than the competition for wear and performance. The GP 5000 however will not fit on a Mavic Ksyrium Elite rim and will not fit on a DT Swiss RR465. I use the GP 5000 on several wheelsets with Mavic Open Pro rims with no problems and they fit the Roval rims on my Specialized Roubaix as well. Perhaps what is needed is a rim standard for all manufacturers. If the GP 5000 would fit my Mavic Ksyrium Elite rims, I would rate them as a perfect tire. The GP 5000 is true to size and as round as your rim. If cut, they do not distort like some others used for fast riding. I ride the 23 mm and 25 mm sizes with the 28 mm size on the Roubaix.
Best all around road tire, in my opinion!
I'd always read good things about these tires but hadn't tried a pair yet. Once there was a Deal of the Day and they came down to a price that was lower than the tires I'd have bought instead, it was an obvious choice to give them a try. Right away I noticed they gave less rolling resistance than the old tires and felt great on the road. I went up a size from 23mm to 25mm. These actually sit a bit better on the rim than the 23s I had before and don't balloon at the side too much. I can see now why these are so highly regarded and am very grateful for the chance to buy them at a reasonable price.
Maybe slightly biased (since I've only tested two other brands in the last 13 years, counting the 4000 series) but I believe I've had great results with the Continental GP 5000 series tires. Since switching to 28c from 25c (and just changed to 30c), I've been getting 3500 to 4600 miles per tire. These are not "wear-thru" miles but replacements as the tires become heat-hardened and thin enough to start picking up punctures. The tires seem to become more puncture-prone after 14 to 18 months of southern Arizona heat, with traction dropping off a bit around the same time.
I've been a fan of Continental GP since a couple generations ago. Seems like I remember 3000's, then 4000's before the 5000's? I'm routinely getting 4000 miles out of each set and that's over a lot of rough chip-seal. They have the best grip I've found. I suspect the Black Chili compound is the secret, along with the high thread count. I may be putting them to greater wear because I'm on a recumbent that precludes "bunny-hops" over holes and edges. No negatives I've found.
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.
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.
I wanted to move from 25mm to 28mm tires for my road bike, so I stayed with Continentals. The ride is smoother and offers better traction in wet and dry conditions.
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.
I have read so many reviews on these GP 5000 Road Tires stating how hard they are to mount on rims. They are! I had two pinch flats (snake bites) over 4 rides despite using talc powder on the inner tubes. After those flats, everything seems to have worked out well.
The rolling resistance is about 50% less than the tires they are replacing (taken from published source). I do notice a slightly quicker response and I feel I am not exerting so much energy going up hills as with my old tires. Traction on dusty downhill curves is better also.
