Replacing my Conti GP4000s tyres

ashleymp777

Hi there

As per the title I'm looking to replace my well used Contri GP4000s tyres. They've been faultless but its time for a change and am looking for a faster, lighter tyre that (if possible) is still reliable and hard'ish wearing. Is there such a tyre?

Any help gratefully appreciated.

tim_wand

Dont know about lighter, but I ve just swapped out my ultremo R1s (Not impressed) for Schwalbe Ultremo DD'S at only £20 each from Planet X,

500 miles in and I m well impressed, and no real major difference in performance from R1's for a plodder like me.

sungod

a 23mm gp4000s is 205g*, which is among the lightest day-to-day performance tyres

fwiw i think the ultremo dd is about 20g heavier but has a bit more protection maybe

if you really wanted to go light, then there are conti supersonics, at just 140g* in 20mm, 145g* for 23mm, but these are race-only tyres, they'll wear fast and have no puncture protection, imho on a dirty road you'll be lucky to get far on them

conti force/attack are good, you save a smidge of weight vs. gp4000s and they perform/feel better than the gp4000s too, but i wouldn't use them day-to-day as the wear rate on the force (rear) is higher than the gp4000s

* these are all conti's claimed weights, but they seem realistic vs, what i've measured

bobgfish

I'd stick with them. They are a very good reliable choice.

danowat

ashleymp777 wrote:

They've been faultless but its time for a change and am looking for a faster, lighter tyre that (if possible) is still reliable and hard'ish wearing. Is there such a tyre?

They've been faultless?, so why change to a different make / model of tyre?, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

No, there isn't such a tyre, for an all round, fast, day to day tyre, the GP4000S is pretty hard to beat, sure you could go lighter but you'll lose reliability.

Slack

I recently switched from Ultremo ZX to Michelin Krylion Carbon. They're not as light, but they feel faster and more grippier. I'm well impressed. And the bonus, is that absolutely no sign of wear, even after being used on the turbo! They are magic

RonB

I have recently gone the other way so to speak, from Force/ Attack to the GP4000s and I wouldn't switch back. There might be some small gain in terms of rolling resistance and weight but for me this is offset by durability.

antlaff

recently switched from GP4000s to Pro4's. I really noticed the difference in rolling speed and the grip around corners, but then my GP4000s had been well worn (3.5k miles+)!! The GP's felt the same when I moved from Gator's

Hard to compare - will tell you in 3k miles, but only had one p***ture with the GP's.

Gazzaputt

RonB wrote:

I have recently gone the other way so to speak, from Force/ Attack to the GP4000s and I wouldn't switch back. There might be some small gain in terms of rolling resistance and weight but for me this is offset by durability.

+1

Found Contis aren't the most durable tyres.

Had GP Force split and this morning my gatorskin blew it's sidewall.

Michelin for me now.

danowat

I've only ever had one tyre that split its sidewall, and funnily enough, that was a Krylion!

Bozman

I used Conti 4000s which were fine and then i swapped to Vittoria corsa evo cx, the Vittorias felt positively different from the first ride and i can't fault the things, i use them on everything bar my winter bike now, the mileage isn't brilliant but i get around 2500 out of a rear.
P*******s are purely down to luck, the only tyres i gave upon were pro3s because they "seemed" to cut up all of the time.

Omar Little

If i ever had experience of a tyre that is faultless then i'd be sure to be sticking with that!

wasabi_m

Conti gp4000s

+1

Fast. Grips like mad. Puncture free all year for me.

flasher

wasabi_m wrote:

Conti gp4000s

+1

Fast. Grips like mad. Puncture free all year for me.

8)

andy46

If anything this thread has convinced me to get some Conti GP4000s tyres when I get my new wheels, thanks all!

porker33

I need a new set of 4000S for my "best bike wheels", it's nice to have optimism that better weather is coming.

Has anyone recently looked for the best deal on where to buy them online?

I appreciate I am lazy and will faithfully trawl the online sites, but thought it may be worth asking in case someone has just been through it!

Cheers.

bobgfish

Pulls magic wand out.

Ordered two sets last night. (one for me all summer and another for a mate)

http://www.bike-components.de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=grand%20prix%204000%20s%202er-set%20set%20faltreifen

Not sure what delivery is to your part of world.

Dadmo

I've never found anything that does grip+durability+speed better than GP4000s

Gazzaputt

bobgfish wrote:

Pulls magic wand out.

Ordered two sets last night. (one for me all summer and another for a mate)

http://www.bike-components.de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=grand%20prix%204000%20s%202er-set%20set%20faltreifen

Not sure what delivery is to your part of world.

Same price on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?rt=nc& ... 86.c0.m283

bobones

Merlin are doing Schwalbe Ultremo ZX's (195g) for £24.95.

racingcondor

Dadmo wrote:

I've never found anything that does grip+durability+speed better than GP4000s

This although I'd add weight since there isn't anything lighter that has anything like the puncture resistance. ride is awful though compared to some.

The new Michelin Pro4 seems to be less prone to cutting than the Pro3, no idea if it has better puncture resistance though.

Vittoria Evo CXII has a wonderful smooth ride and is faster than anything else I've ridden but the puncture protection is nil and the grip in the wet is worse. The top Veloflex tyres are apparently similar but have better wet grip (although I haven't ridden them to compare).

In short. You could try the Pro4 but it's hard to beat the GP4000S until summer when the roads are less covered in rubbish.

ashleymp777

Well after all that I think I'll be sticking with my 4000s. Just found them on the shinny bike website for £28 + £2 delivery. Pretty good price I thought.

Dadmo

fraction cheaper at Ribble if you're buying a pair - £58 and no postage

rainerhq

German sites are lot cheaper:
http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k373/folding.html