Continental GP4Season and GP4000SII
Discussion
I'm about to push the button on a load of upgrades in preparation for the Tour of Cambridgeshire in June (but only 15 weeks away!)
This will include a new set of tyres to go with a new set of wheels, based on comments here and product reviews I've decided that I'm having a set of continental GP4000SIIs for the summer and intend to run the 4Seasons in the winter etc as my bike is also used for the daily commute.
Really with spring springing in the next few weeks I'd rather buy only the 4000SIIs now and save up for the 4Seasons later in the year. What I really want to know is:
What kind of mileage are people seeing from the Conti's?
What is the wet weather performance of the 4000SIIs like?
How capable are the 4Season in the winter? I commute all year round.
For reference, I'm coming from Schwalbe Marathons on a 700x35c to 700x25c on the Conti's. I may do about 750-1000 miles before June depending on available training time etc. My bike is also a little heavy on the road with Paniers etc. (Real world actual weight was 18.5kgs last week!) although part of my upgrades include weight saving parts, I've greatly reduced the unnecessary crap I was carrying and I'm currently losing weight - I started this process at 92.1kgs, I'm down to 80.8 and on track to hit 70kgs in June!
This will include a new set of tyres to go with a new set of wheels, based on comments here and product reviews I've decided that I'm having a set of continental GP4000SIIs for the summer and intend to run the 4Seasons in the winter etc as my bike is also used for the daily commute.
Really with spring springing in the next few weeks I'd rather buy only the 4000SIIs now and save up for the 4Seasons later in the year. What I really want to know is:
What kind of mileage are people seeing from the Conti's?
What is the wet weather performance of the 4000SIIs like?
How capable are the 4Season in the winter? I commute all year round.
For reference, I'm coming from Schwalbe Marathons on a 700x35c to 700x25c on the Conti's. I may do about 750-1000 miles before June depending on available training time etc. My bike is also a little heavy on the road with Paniers etc. (Real world actual weight was 18.5kgs last week!) although part of my upgrades include weight saving parts, I've greatly reduced the unnecessary crap I was carrying and I'm currently losing weight - I started this process at 92.1kgs, I'm down to 80.8 and on track to hit 70kgs in June!
Banana Boy said:
What kind of mileage are people seeing from the Conti's?
What is the wet weather performance of the 4000SIIs like?
How capable are the 4Season in the winter? I commute all year round.
Had my GP4000s for a fair few miles, not sure exact amount but you should easily get 3-4k miles out of them if my wear is anything to go by.What is the wet weather performance of the 4000SIIs like?
How capable are the 4Season in the winter? I commute all year round.
I used them last winter just fine, they're surprisingly grippy!
Absolutely fine, I much prefer having the 4 season under me than some harded gator etc as the comfort and predictably far outweighs the additional weight and puncture protection. Not had any problems with punctures and I would be hpapy to use either tyre all year round. Just keep on top of any little stones etc that may get stuck.
GP4000s - the holy grail of tyres.
I have had one failure, a blow out, which wasn't obvious but took me around 60 seconds to realise so quick enough. That said - mega mileage had been done. Still run them and always will.
If I can get the performance I do then they must be good, as I ain't.
I have had one failure, a blow out, which wasn't obvious but took me around 60 seconds to realise so quick enough. That said - mega mileage had been done. Still run them and always will.
If I can get the performance I do then they must be good, as I ain't.
Banana Boy said:
I'm coming from Schwalbe Marathons on a 700x35c to 700x25c on the Conti's.
Just a thought, but have you thought about getting the Contis in 28mm? Your frame can obviously takes them, and there's a school of thought that they're actually faster than 25mm. Less rolling resistance (according to Conti) and not the weight penalty you'd imagine. Don't know if it's true, just offering it up as food for thought.I've had some 28mm 4000 SIIs on backorder since Christmas, but that's because I ticked the reflex option (thinking why not). The standard sidewall 28s are back in stock now at the usual places.
SixPotBelly said:
Banana Boy said:
I'm coming from Schwalbe Marathons on a 700x35c to 700x25c on the Conti's.
Just a thought, but have you thought about getting the Contis in 28mm? Your frame can obviously takes them, and there's a school of thought that they're actually faster than 25mm. Less rolling resistance (according to Conti) and not the weight penalty you'd imagine. Don't know if it's true, just offering it up as food for thought.I've had some 28mm 4000 SIIs on backorder since Christmas, but that's because I ticked the reflex option (thinking why not). The standard sidewall 28s are back in stock now at the usual places.
There's some good points and experiences here though, I think I'll defo be going the 4000SIIs for now and see how far into the winter I get? Peterborough doesn't really see much in the way of extreme weather so it'll probably be worth a punt!
SixPotBelly said:
Banana Boy said:
I'm coming from Schwalbe Marathons on a 700x35c to 700x25c on the Conti's.
Just a thought, but have you thought about getting the Contis in 28mm? Your frame can obviously takes them, and there's a school of thought that they're actually faster than 25mm. Less rolling resistance (according to Conti) and not the weight penalty you'd imagine. Don't know if it's true, just offering it up as food for thought.I've had some 28mm 4000 SIIs on backorder since Christmas, but that's because I ticked the reflex option (thinking why not). The standard sidewall 28s are back in stock now at the usual places.
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