Conti GP4000s v Schwalbe Ultremo R1s ??

What are the opinions between these tyres please.
I have a pair of the R1's and wondered how they'd compare as I've never had the 4000s Conti's
Thanks!
I have a pair of the R1's and wondered how they'd compare as I've never had the 4000s Conti's
Thanks!

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Conti's are censored in the wet
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They also ride pretty well in the winter too!
40 miles per day. censored roads, all weathers. And they are box perfect still.
So, for my winter bike, I'm running Ultremo DD's.
No way I'd go back to non Schwalbe now. No way at all.
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Currently using Conti 4 seasons as a general training tyre which is a bit tougher than both.
How can something puncture in the wet?
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As always though it's very much down to personal experience, I had a GP4000 sidewall split after 50 miles, it's easy to dismiss it as a censored tyre and never use one again but in reality it was likely just a bit of debris on the road that would have done the same to most/all tyres. It gripped well but I still think the Ultremo had the edge.
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Amen. Twice I've flints go through the sidewall easy. Also had one tyre the somehow wore it self to the carcass after about 100miles.
Cannot fault weight, rolling and grip but boy they are fragile.
Good levels of grip, wear, comfort, weight, etc. as mentioned above.
Also have added advantage that don't need tyre levers to get tyre off when I do have puncture. Saves on cold fingers and pinch punctures from levers.
So if you ride 200miles per week the Ultremo's would last less than a month and the 4000's 7 weeks or so? That cannot be right surely.
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No, I said it was 700 vs 1.5k (as in 1,500), so they last about twice as long. I get about 2-3 weeks on the rear with the Ultremo's and 5-6 with 4000's.
No, I said it was 700 vs 1.5k (as in 1,500), so they last about twice as long. I get about 2-3 weeks on the rear with the Ultremo's and 5-6 with 4000's.[/quote]
You either do a lot of mileage of weigh a bloody lot to get through an Ultremo in 3 weeks :shock:
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He's probably using them on a turbo trainer :roll:
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Changed tyre as it went through to the metallic fibres but in terms of "normal" wear and tear I have had no problems