Ive been using this tire for many years. It usually lasts about 12 a season (3000 miles) in front and is lightweight with a good grip on the road.
I ride long distance and large amount of climbing.
I've used Continental tires for over 20 years, from their touring tires to the Gatorskin and now the Grand Prix 4000S II, which I've used for about 5 years. I rarely get flats and or slices in my tires from debri. It would take a lot to convince me to use any other brand of tire.
Have been riding conti 4000 s for about six years now. Great handling and performance. Very durable and supple. I have wide rims on my road bike and changing tires can be a challange. These are the easiest ones I have found.
The Continental GP 4000 S II 700C Road Tire is the best road tire available. It has superb grip, rolling resistance, and puncture resistance. It is also very light. It does everything great and does not sacrifice one attribute (grip, weight, etc.) for another.
I really like the quality of these tires, tried them on the recommendation of a fellow cyclist. I have over 3700 miles and no flats.
I run tubeless on my main bikes. On my back uptravel bike I run tubes for reliability and because I don't travel with a compressor. These are the best tubetype clinchers I have ever used. Much prefer them to the Michelins.
You won't find a better quality tire that performs as well as the GP4000. Inflation at 105psi smooth rolling and 3500 miles standard.
Great combination of low rolling & puncture resistance, & also wears well. Sometimes not easy to mount, depending on the rim. Price was great, a daily special.
Super for training or racing!
As per usual one of the best tires for training or racing lots of grip comfy ride long lasting
Very durable with excellent rolling resistance. Not to difficult to mount
I've used many brand of tires butbgine the GP4000S ll profile the best (most road condition) tires. I live in Southern California but rode thes tires accross part of Canada, most of California coastline and in rain, snow, road debris, tough pavement, gravel, cattle grates and without issue, flats or other problems. I'm a female and fairly light but I've also had very few flats. I generally change my tires when they've worn down. I've had one side wall tear in 4 years. Needless to say I have great confidence in these tires.
Very dependable tire. Consider it bullet proof (I use it for tri's ... flats are a big deal). I highly recommend it.
I have used other highly rated tires that work well. I just seem to keep going back to the conti's they feel great and last a long time with very few flats. I started using 25's and lower the tire pressure to around 90 to 100psi and it really cushions the ride out.
Road Cycling, best tire ever used.
I have no complaints with the ride or performance of these tires. (And my old bike has tubulars.)
I initially went about 2000 mi before I had a flat. The same tire then had another flat shortly thereafter. I put on a new tire when I changed the last flat. However, the new tire wound up having a sidewall tear after about 200 miles. So I would have to give durability a mixed evaluation.
I purchased these tires ignoring the flat tire reviews over the superior performance reviews. No doubt, these are fast tires but with a HIGH cost - FLAT TIRES! 200 miles 4 flats. I inserted liners - still flat tires. I ride on chip seal roads - never had a problem until now. Going back to Gatorskins!
I ride 250 - 300km a week on roads. I spent more time repairing flats than I did riding. Took the tires off after approx. 2 months of use. I was getting flats weekly (sometimes daily). Only once did I find a reason for the puncture (staple). I replaced them with Gatorskins and haven't had an issue with around 2000 km. on them.
Had been riding Vittoria for many years with no issues, but I decided to change to a highly regarded tire from the competition. When I mounted it, it checked out fine - no out-of-roundness or wobble. But after less than 1000 miles I started feeling a thumping with each tire rev. I found a serious bulge on the sidewall. I'm not aware of any abrasions or incidents with the tire prior to this, but decided to scrap it. Sadly for me, the tread still had lots of rubber left (and this was a rear).
So add my name to the fairly long list of reviewers who had sidewall issues with these tires.
