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Continental Grand Prix 5000 Road Tire - 700x25c ($42.95 w/ free ship @ $50)
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Great deal on GP5000's from Planet Cyclery, one of the best reviewed bike tires you can buy - with one of the lowest rolling resistances. I ended up getting a price match from Bike Tires Direct (BTD) [biketiresdirect.com], their instant price matching is super easy to use AND they offer 20% off on innertubes when you buy tires from them. They currently have Conti innertubes on sale for $5.49 [biketiresdirect.com] if you're interested - and shipping is free @ $50, as well. I ended up buying other tubes because the Contis on Daily Special were a bit heavy at around 160 grams. They also have some Michelin A1 Airstop tubes that are approx 106 grams [biketiresdirect.com]that are supposedly made in France at only 106 grams for $7.43 after discount.
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Created 10-15-2021
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And I can't tell the difference... these are Overrated i think
Wrt longevity I got 5k/10k (front/rear) on my gp4000s and only replaced the fronts because they were old, not worn.
On my pzeros I'm on track for 4k/8k fr/r.
As long as I get 3.5/7 on these I'll be happy. But so far they seem to be more resilient than my pzeros.
Riding is all road, with 75% Toronto roads and 25% paved paths.
Tx op!
And I can't tell the difference... these are Overrated i think
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Yeah I saw that review when it first came out... Really appreciate his effort and work too...
Rolling Resistance is important and the 5000s seems to be doing well, but no data from him for wear...
Based on my experience, the 5000 seems to wear out faster, but that shouldn't take away from them being great tires...
You just can't go wrong with either 4000 or 5000 is really want I am Trying to say... At least at my level.
Rolling Resistance is important and the 5000s seems to be doing well, but no data from him for wear...
Based on my experience, the 5000 seems to wear out faster, but that shouldn't take away from them being great tires...
You just can't go wrong with either 4000 or 5000 is really want I am Trying to say... At least at my level.
They're not perfect, for sure, but at $43 per tire, and made in Germany, they're pretty damn hard to beat.
They're not perfect, for sure, but at $43 per tire, and made in Germany, they're pretty damn hard to beat.
As an example. I had a set of bontrager hard case tires a while back. They were impenetrable. Never had a flat with them. They rolled pretty smooth also. After 1000 plus miles they looked like brand new tires. The down side is that if the ground was wet or slick in anyway, you were going down . They had no grip whatsoever. I knew that about the tires so they were find for what I wanted. Other people hated them because riding with any water was almost a guaranteed crash. I also had scwalbe ones on another road bike. They road amazing, super grip, really fast. They wore out in less than 2 months. So, durability was not good and that was the trade off.
Point being, pick the tire for how you want to ride. If you don't want flats, buy a tire for that. If you want grip or speed, there are tires that focus on that. If you want an all around tire this is good. But again, a super pain to mount. Get a tire jack for these and save yourself some pain.
As an example. I had a set of bontrager hard case tires a while back. They were impenetrable. Never had a flat with them. They rolled pretty smooth also. After 1000 plus miles they looked like brand new tires. The down side is that if the ground was wet or slick in anyway, you were going down . They had no grip whatsoever. I knew that about the tires so they were find for what I wanted. Other people hated them because riding with any water was almost a guaranteed crash. I also had scwalbe ones on another road bike. They road amazing, super grip, really fast. They wore out in less than 2 months. So, durability was not good and that was the trade off.
Point being, pick the tire for how you want to ride. If you don't want flats, buy a tire for that. If you want grip or speed, there are tires that focus on that. If you want an all around tire this is good. But again, a super pain to mount. Get a tire jack for these and save yourself some pain.
According to Bicycle Rolling Resistance .com, the GP5000s are pretty much as good as it gets for an all around fast tire. See below. According to BRR, the 5000s have only 0.1 mm thinner tread than the outgoing 4000s. In return, you get 18% less rolling resistance at 120 psi. So, sure, if you're okay taking a hit on rolling resistance, then go out and buy some Continental Gatorskins at 19.3 watts rolling resistance (which is almost double the rolling resistance of the 5000s). Sure, you can do that, but that's a rather massive tradeoff going from 10 watts resistance to over 19 watts resistance.
With a rolling resistance of 10.0 Watts at the highest air pressure of 120 psi / 8.3 bars, the Continental GP 5000 is currently sitting in the 4th position of ALL tested tires. This full list also contains ultra-light and tires solely optimized to provide the lowest rolling resistance. This tells us that for a tire with a tread thickness of 2.8 mm, rolling resistance is extremely low.
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