Conti 4 seasons

guilliano
guilliano Posts: 5,495
edited June 2009 in Road buying advice
Are they any good in the dry? I know they'll grip, but what is rolling resistance like compared to my current Michelin Pro Race 3s? Are they worth it as an all year round tyre?
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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    I have a set of 25s which I used all through last year. They are now on my winter bike. I think they are great tyres.

    Any tyre is a compromise - it all depends on what you personally are happy to compromise on....
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    A bit 'dead' feeling IMO but seem to be fairly durable and OK for all-round use - don't expect the same quality or ride and feel as a race tyre though - thicker tread and sidewalls 'deaden' the ride
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    I thought they were dreadful, even as Winter training tyres - little grip, poor puncture protection, very slow, almost impossible to get onto a wheel.
    I ditched mine...
  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    worst tyres ive ever used- felt like wood-punctured easily and were so loose on rims the tube was always trying to escape and go pop oh and they weigh a ton as well
    'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    fast as fupp wrote:
    worst tyres ive ever used- felt like wood-punctured easily and were so loose on rims the tube was always trying to escape and go pop oh and they weigh a ton as well

    there are lighter tyres out there, I'm sure - but 230g is not exactly heavy is it..?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    As always, Continental tyres are like marmite, you either love them or hate them. :lol:
  • bahzob
    bahzob Posts: 2,195
    andyp wrote:
    As always, Continental tyres are like marmite, you either love them or hate them. :lol:

    Yes. I started using them after getting repeated punctures on previous favourites, Vit Corsa Evo CX and have used them ever since for sportive/racing & TTs, finding them fast and very puncture resistant.

    (Just to add another ingredient into the mix, for competition use with latex tubes)
    Martin S. Newbury RC
  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    softlad wrote:
    fast as fupp wrote:
    worst tyres ive ever used- felt like wood-punctured easily and were so loose on rims the tube was always trying to escape and go pop oh and they weigh a ton as well

    there are lighter tyres out there, I'm sure - but 230g is not exactly heavy is it..?

    maybe they just feel heavy :?:
    'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'
  • Coyote
    Coyote Posts: 212
    Never had a puncture problem with them but they do feel dead and a bit sluggish.

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