continental tyres

[PpPete]

All conti tyres are banned from our family stable.
They are just too hard to get on and off.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

All conti tyres are banned from our family stable.
They are just too hard to get on and off.

Tell me what rims you use that I may ban them from my stable. Wherein Conti's slide on and off as a knife through butter.

 

[theFire]

Not had any problems with my gatorskins in the wet.

Also not had a puncture since getting them (3000 miles / 11 months)

 

[Jdratcliffe]

i use GP4000s find them good stable tyre and have done 3000miles on my set so far only have few cuts and holes on them but only 3 air escapes to date and plenty tread left will prob do me into new year when i will prob buy a new set though at £30 odd each they are a tad pricey!

 

[Rob3rt]

i use GP4000s find them good stable tyre and have done 3000miles on my set so far only have few cuts and holes on them but only 3 air escapes to date and plenty tread left will prob do me into new year when i will prob buy a new set though at £30 odd each they are a tad pricey!

They can be had sub-£30 They are relatively expensive, but not unduly.

 

[PpPete]

Tell me what rims you use that I may ban them from my stable. Wherein Conti's slide on and off as a knife through butter.

Feel free to contribute to the database over here.
TBH it's so long ago that I tried any, i don't recall which rim.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

They can be had sub-£30 They are relatively expensive, but not unduly.

yea if ky ou get lucky with a sale but agree i had stock spesh all condition on my prevs bike did well ( lasted 2k miles) and then made the switch when i totaled it 3 mnths back i swapped the stock tyres on my caad8 instantly as trust gp4000s alot! might swap to seasons for the winter would this make much difference? ( had Schwalbe Lugano, 700X23C anyone used these?)

 

[BSRU]

yea if ky ou get lucky with a sale but agree i had stock spesh all condition on my prevs bike did well ( lasted 2k miles) and then made the switch when i totaled it 3 mnths back i swapped the stock tyres on my caad8 instantly as trust gp4000s alot! might swap to seasons for the winter would this make much difference? ( had Schwalbe Lugano, 700X23C anyone used these?)

The GP4000s and GP4 Seasons are basically the same tyre just the 4 Seasons has extra puncture protection so punctures should in theory be less of a problem.

 

[martint235]

Probikekit have an offer on GP4000s at the mo. (Just deleted the email though!)

 

[billy1561]

Probikekit have an offer on GP4000s at the mo. (Just deleted the email though!)

£27.91 they have them for. 23mm's

 

[billy1561]

Had a sidewall split on a gatorskin which was less than 3 weeks old. Now got a 4 seasons on

 

[PoweredByVeg]

Just moved a pair of 23mm Gatorskins from No.1 to No.2 bike after 2800 miles and 4 flats, caused by bits of flints. The front had hardly worn at all, and both had just a few tiny cuts from flints which close up nicely with a bit of superglue
Now got a folding Gatorskin on front and folding Durano Plus on the back of No.1 bike, I want to see how good the Durano Plus is and whether the extra expense is recouped by not buying any more tubes
Never had trouble in the wet with Gators, but then I wouldn't push my luck in the wet anyway

Anyone been using Durano Pluses?

 

[okeydokey79]

ok just to let you know just had the gatorskin ultra fitted been out for a 40miler this evening and was a bit of a damp ride but so far all seems ok but only time will tell