Continental Grand Prix 5000 - Road Bike Tire | The Best Allrounder in the Field - BlackChili, Vectran Breaker, LazerGrip, Active Comfort Technology, 2 Pack

Great tires; very good and confidence-inspiring grip. Wear seems to be decent. Have the 28c size and they make for a comfortable, smooth ride. Not inexpensive, but would certainly recommend for a solid tire for road miles.

Among the best road tires I've used, but don't expect them to last more than one season. If I get 2000 miles out of these, then I'm very pleased. They seem to ride well between 80-95psi. I use TPU tubes, which also helps with a smooth, confident ride. Buy Conti's 4 season tires if you want a longer lasting tread.

These are my “go-to” tires for all of my bikes. I recently acquired a bike with wheels that have a 25mm inner width so I decided to install 32c tires. These tires have a well deserved reputation as being difficult to install. This time they slipped right on to the wheels, no need for soap or tire levers. Your results may vary. Once on, these tires have good ride comfort and excellent performance. They have excellent traction, good puncture resistance, and are long lasting.

Great on wear, rolling resistance, and traction. Decent puncture resistance. Often priced less than the competition, which is the group of premium road tires.

Nice quality tires. A little expensive but they are nice. They are lighter which makes them not as puncture resistant but fast rolling

TL;DR In my opinion, this set of tires is the best balance of durability and speed at a moderate price point among the options I evaluated. Get the Ultra Sport II's (or Ultra Sport III's) if you're low on cash. If you have a race day coming up and want all the speed you can get, go with the Vittoria Corsa Speed G+ 2.0 (TLR) or the GP 5000 TL if you want both high performance and durability. What I Was Previously Using: I ride a 2015 Cannondale CAAD10 Ultegra. Before purchasing these tires, I still had the tires that came on the bike (about 600 miles ago), since they seemed like they had some life left in them at time of purchase. The front tire was a Mavic Yksion and the rear was a Forte Pro +. Both were fine, but not outstanding. I decided to replace them since they were starting too look quite worn. My Riding Style: I generally do medium (20 mi) to long (30-50 mi) rides at an intermediate pace (14-17 mph) on rural roads. I will often ride on rougher pavement surfaces, but typically steer clear of anything with a lot of loose gravel. Sometimes my routes will involve potholes, but I try to steer around these or get out of the saddle to absorb the bump if possible. Comparison to other Similar Tire Options: See bottom for graphical comparison This product was compared to several other tires, mostly continentals, but also a few oddball options as well. Amazon doesn’t let you post external URLs in the reviews, but I used a site that provides information on rolling resistance and durability for different tire types. I’m sure this could be easily found and used as a useful shopping tool with a quick google search. Mavic Yksion Elite: I looked up information on this tire as a baseline for comparison. They actually do not provide very good value per dollar, with performance that is similar to Ultra Sport II and Ultra Sport III for over twice the price point. Continental Gatorskin: This seemed like a good option for bikepacking or very long rides where durability is of paramount importance. According to sources I looked at, these tires come with a tradeoff in rolling resistance in order to have such high durability. I preferred something faster and was willing to use a tire with slightly less durability to accomplish this. Continental Grand Prix 4 Season: These appeared to be a slightly faster and more expensive version of the Gatorskin. They look to be only marginally less durable and appear to be intended for winter weather training. Again, these seem to be a decent option for bikepacking or training in really nasty weather, but at this time of year, I’m interested in going with something faster. Continental Ultra Sport II: These tires look like a very good value for money. They perform about as well or slightly better than the Mavic Yksion (could not find information on the Forte Pro +) for a much lower price point. These look to be very good value for the price. I strongly considered these over the GP5000 on the basis of value/$ alone. I may grab some to keep in a bag as a backup for flats on longer rides. Continental Ultra Sport III: Very similar to Ultra Sport II. Only marginally more expensive and marginally faster. Likely a somewhat newer rubber compound. Still very good value. Continental Grand Prix 4000S II: These are the precursor to the GP 5000 (this product). They are more expensive and slightly more durable, but they are somewhat slower. I didn’t see the higher price point being worth the durability increase, but many people online really seem to like this tire. Continental Grand Prix 5000 (this product): These tires are a good balance of price, durability, and performance. They are both faster and cheaper than the Grand Prix 4000S II, but they are lighter and have thinner tread and sidewall. I’ve heard some concern about this online, but I was willing to accept the risk, since they offer similar durability to the Mavic, which I’ve been using for some time. Continental Grand Prix 5000 TL: These appear to be even better than the GP 5000 (this product). They are not only more durable; they are even faster. I preferred these from a performance standpoint, but did not see the $30 price difference as worthwhile. Vittoria Corsa Speed G+ 2.0 (TLR): I looked at these just for fun. They have super low rolling resistance and look great for racing shorter courses, but they have thin tread so the risk of flats is higher. You also have to pay a hefty $116 for this level of performance. Installation: Installation of tires is generally a frustrating process. Though these are no exception, they did not seem to be any more frustrating than the average tire. I strongly recommend having tire spatulas/levers on hand for this process. You’ll need at least 2, and 3 is much easier. I installed these with only gloves and creative use of a hex wrench (because I didn’t have tire levers on hand at the time), but I don’t recommend this since you run the risk of puncturing your tube with a tool that isn’t designed for tire replacement. Like most fresh tires, once these are installed, they are tough to get off until they wear in. I strongly recommend checking direction of rotation before installation to ensure the tread is oriented in the right direction. Comfort, Ride Quality: I’ve put about 100 miles into these since time of purchase, and they feel very good. They are grippy and I run them at a somewhat lower pressure than I ran the Mavic and the Forte. I inflated both of those to around 125 psi on a typical ride, while I run these around 110 psi (they have a maximum inflation pressure of about 124 psi). This feels like it allows for a slightly larger contact patch and correspondingly more grip without feeling sluggish. I can corner at speed with a high level of confidence. I don’t know what black chili compound is, but it seems to do a good job of providing a tire that is both grippy and fast. Durability: Having only run these for about 100 miles, I can provide very limited useful information on durability. My initial impression is that while these are not nearly as tough as something like a Gatorskin, for the type of riding I do, I don’t expect issues. I’ll have to check back after a few hundred miles.

Absolutely wonderful once they are actually on the horse! Worth the effort and time! Great in the rain, and sand, not too bad on soft ice either!!

I'm a Conti fan! I wanted a comfy ride and a sticky tire. My old Gum rubber 1996 25mm Conti Ultras worked so well. So I thought would get the premium Conti GP5000 in 28mm for my road bike. It’s not bad but not the SAME! This tire is good but Stifffff!!! Feels like riding 23mm race tires. So I lower the tire to 90psi for suppleness on bumps and potholes. It worked! The grip is not bad, but it grabs glass, sand and pebbles like a kid wandering the countryside. The photo is glass that it wouldn’t let go until it ground it to dust. I put about 30 miles on the tire and the contour of the surface texture changed a little. So I hope future rides are less grabby :) Fitment: (Photos) I included some measurements of height and width on a single-walled old 1996 Weinmann Rim. I could fit 32mm but it would be tight. The tires slipped on like a glove on the Weinmann rim 🥰😘 Now on my HED deep wall rims, 😩😜 I had to pull out the H-1 grade Amsoil silicone spray. I sprayed the inner tube and the bead and it seated fine. Then I tried some deep wall carbon rims I'm selling off. Forget it!!! I guess all the new carbon components stuff has fallen out of old school traditional specs. I'm happy Continental has not!!! P.S. I was worried if counterfeit but these seem authentic. They are about 230 grams, +/-7 grams between the pair. That is the weight of a pencil. Although they are 100 grams lighter than my favorite Conti Ultra's. Although I can't tell the weight difference when I ride.

I would never buy another brand of Cycling tire. I put new Continental 5000 tires on my Trek Domaine last spring and they are still looking good after over 6000 Kms.

Expensive But good quality

The listing makes it looks like this is for a pair - two tyres in the picture, states in two other places that this is for two tyres (but does say elsewhere it is for one). I ordered two pairs of tyres (one put to fit, one to keep as spares) but two individual tyres arrived. Amazon we’re very good and have a 50% refund, so I have ended up with a pair at an extremely good price so ultimately am happy but other purchasers should be aware.

Ma 1ère commande contenait des pneus usagés, mais après un remboursement le 2e envoie étaient bien des neufs. Très bon pneu à très bon prix.

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