Conti GP4000 or GP5000?

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

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Bit of a thread resurrect here. I bought one of those GP4000 ten packs and have been steadily working my way through them on various bikes. Finally ran out and 4000's aren't to be had anywhere so I had no choice but to go the 5000.

Wow. All I have here in terms of data is my own perception, but they feel to me like the biggest performance upgrade I've ever done to a bike. They roll absolutely beautifully and feel really smooth and fast. I've a set of 25's on one bike and I've fitted 23's to my S2. They don't look like skinny 23's and they don't ride like I remember 23's to ride. They're really really excellent. Early days yet in terms of wear etc but happy days so far.

Good to know. I'm just coming to the end of my stock of Continental Force and Attack pairs of tyres. Was thinking about trying the GP5000's. I see they are 35.99 in Alltricks - good price?

Its funny how much of a personal choice tyres are. I used to be a GP4000 man, but they kept on getting punctures and rips so I gave up on them. I don't think they are suited to Irish road. However on reflection it may be that they are just not suited to the heavier rider in conjunction with the average (poor) Irish road surfaces. I have since moved on to Specialized tires and have gone tubeless, and having a much happier experience..

Apologies for the slight threadjack, and probably very silly question, but I didn't really think it was worth starting a new thread. For those who bought a 10 pack or a decent supply of tyres, where do you store them ? I've 5 GP 4 Seasons tyres, unopened, still in their little cardboard packages, for about a year now that I've just kept in a little plastic drawer unit in the garden shed. Obviously its dry but would be draughty/cold in winter - presumably there's no issues with tyres being stored like this ? Given tyres actually on a bike would be in the very same shed during the winter ?

Thanks for that !

Very true 😀. Although I hope CSS is a little warmer than my shed 😁😁!!

That's gas. I must have about 15K km or more on my GP4000s (I can't even remember when I put them on) and the rear is only losing its wear indicators now. There's one small 5mm cut on the back, no other damage. Apart from a pinch flat and a few recent punctures caused by the rim hole being exposed by the tape I can't remember when I last punctured on them. And I'm no lightweight. Still a good bit left on the front so I'm going to move the front to the rear and put the GP that just arrived from Mantel (4 days from order to delivery) on the front.

EDIT: just checked my emails and found that I got them in May 2013 😯 I did Vätternrundan the following month so they must have been in use since then!

I've been using GP4000 exclusively since 2015 or so, and have primarily have used them on really poor condition back roads and they have been brilliant.

That's probably circa 40k km or so with typically a puncture a year. Yet in the last two 200 I rode in the last 5 weeks I've had 2 puncture per ride, and I haven't changed a thing. Sometimes your luck is out.

I'll attach some of the surfaces they have dealt with with minimal issues.

I've ridden them in 28mm and when measure on a 17.5mm internal width they measure 31mm. I hear the GP5000 meaure accurate or even small; has anyone experience of 30mm or 32mm Gp5000 clinchers on similar rims?