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Ramon
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: April 28, 2013
Strengths: Soft comfortable ride.Weaknesses: Flats, flats, flats.. I got these 4000s as a replacement for my Vittoria Rubino pro3 tech .. thought is give them a try. Well after only 200 km the flats started. Pinch fla in particular. Always the rerear wheel. Rotated the wheels to see if the tier was the problem or the rim. . Conclusion. Tiers are too soft to support my weight 87kg. Every time I ride them I get pinch flats. So replaced them with Vittoria Rubinos .. not a problem.Bottom Line: Soft comfortable ride.
Too many Pinch flats I'm 87kg.
Good grip on road.
Favorite Ride: Adelaide south Australia.
Similar Products Used: Vittoria Rubino pro, techs,
Bike Setup: Astir Titanium frame.
Campy mechanics.
Khamish wheelset.
Total bike weight 7.5kg
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calboy
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: February 15, 2013
Strengths: COMFORTABLE!! Did I mention they are comfortable? They stick in curves and they roll baby roll. Very puncture resistant and light. Did I mention they are comfortable? LOL
Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: I've tried sooo many tires in my life and never found the ONE. Some tires had this and others had that but never.... did one have it all. Until I tried the 4000 s and it was a gamechanger. My uncomfortable ride became a joy to ride! I have a Motobecane (Fuji) alu. frame and tried everything from tires to seats to carbon seatposts and even carbon bars to no avail. When I had just about given up; I found this website and researched all the tires and the 4000 s kept coming up in discussions. So I thought what the heck I'll try them. Glad I did because the way I feel about it it's the only tire I'll ever put on my bike. I just hope that Continental continues to produce them! To those people out there who's not thrilled with the ride quality of their bike.....Try these and see what happens, I think you'll be as suprised as I was.
Favorite Ride: Any
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Vittoria, Michelin, Kenda, etc.....
Bike Setup: 2007 Motobecane Le Champion SL, American Classic sprint 350's, Ritchey WCS seatpost, bars and stem, full ultegra drivetrain and a FSA slk carbon crank. Very light... just a little over 15 pounds.
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ThanosDate Reviewed: February 10, 2013
Strengths: Relatively easy to mount, acceptably fast, upper part is durableWeaknesses: As some other users wrote, the sides got blown up (made a small cut) even if I did not over-inflated them. It happened at two different tires, meaning I can not trust Conti again.Bottom Line: The side issue is quite a pity, because otherwise it is a balanced tire, which could be a favourite. Now I am still on the searching! (trying lately some Michelin Pro 4).
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maoskiz
a CommuterDate Reviewed: January 17, 2013
Strengths: good rolling resistance, good puncture resistanceWeaknesses: expensiveBottom Line: Ive never had a blowout on these tyres. The sidewall issue is making me nervous though but have never experienced failure in the sidewall. Im wondering that they maybe manufactured at different plants like some car tyres are? e.g I purchased car tyres of the same brand which were manufactured in Australia (best) japan (better) Taiwan (piece of sh#T)
All the tyres i have used (in New Zealand) on our harsh roads have held up really well. The cuts in the tyres that you get from road crap have not caused me any problems with punctures and i have found glass embedded sometimes in the tyre but not penetrated straight through.
I cant see any weakness in the sidewall in the tyres i have yet
They were perfect for the 160km Lake Taupo Cycle challenge we had in 2012
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$60.00
Bike Setup: Giant Defy 2 2012
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Ivabign
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: December 21, 2012
Strengths: If you get a tire that's not defective, they're actually quite nice. Low weight, fast tire with surprising grip.Weaknesses: If you get one of the tires that has slipped through the Conty QA process the sidewall will blow out at the most inconvenient time. It's kind of pain to warranty them if you do get a bad tire, Conty / Highway 2 will not deal with the customer, only the store that you purchased them from. Since the retail price on them is so high most people that I know buy them through PBK or an online store. So know that if you do have a warranty issue it turns out to be kind of a hassle...Bottom Line: Installed 2 23c GP 4000's on my Domane 6.2 to replace the Bontrager R3 25c tires that came with the bike. Didn't have any issues with the Bonty's but I had heard so many great things about the Conty's I wanted to give them a try. Even when installing the tires something seemed strange, the front tire went on without issue (even for a new tire) but the rear tire was a bear to put on and almost seemed to be a different size than the front. The wheels are identical so the only difference was the tire. Anyway, got them both on the bike double checked the spacing and brake pads (wasn't expecting any problems since I was going to narrower tires) and on I went for the first ride.
Barely more than 10 miles into my first ride the rear tire flatted with a loud pop. Took off the wheel / tire and carefully checked for anything that still might be in the tread and then put in a new tube and used a CO2 cartridge to refill the tire. Around 5 seconds later the tire once again flatted with a loud pop. Put in a new tube and this time refilled the tire using a hand pump. Was installing the wheel back on my bike when my riding partner spotted the tube jutting out through the sidewall! Not wanting to risk riding on the tire a friend picked me up and when I got home I put the original Bonty tires on the bike and almost 300 miles later they're still going strong.
The Conty tires seem to really be hit or miss. If you get a good one they seem to wear very well and they have a great ride. If you get a bad one (which if you do a google search seems to happen A LOT!) be prepared for the sidewall to blow out on you.
IMO, they're way too expensive and these problems seem to happen way too much to take further chances with these tires, but YMMV...
Purchased At: PBK
Similar Products Used: Bontrager R3 25c, Vredestein Tricomp.
Bike Setup: Trek Domane 6.2
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