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kode54

Post subject: Re: Michelin Pro 4's vs Conti 4000S ?

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:41 pm

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russianbear wrote:

That calculator is not to be trusted methinks. Put 90 in the front 100 in the rear, riding tomorrow.

Mounted the PRO4 25 fatties on my scott cr1. Clearance in the rear:

http://i.imgur.com/dgewh.jpg

that's what i pretty much run...although my front comes down a bit to 85 with the rear at 100.

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kode54

Post subject: Re: Michelin Pro 4's vs Conti 4000S ?

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:43 pm

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Toby wrote:

qeaou wrote:

After riding GP4000s for a couple of years, I tried Pro4's, loved the grip on dry surface, excellent descents,
however got too many punctures, 5 in 2 months (always checked inside tyre, rim everything after a tube swap)
had to go back to GP's as my teammates would start hating me for the delays on rides...

Would definitely go to Pro4's again in certain conditions, but they are certainly not an all rounder (which they were not designed to be anyway)

The puncture thing is what has me hesitant to switch away from the GP4K - which version of the Pro4 did you try? Was it the regular Service Course, or one of the lighter ones?

i think the GP4000s is more prone to sidewall casing splits. i.e., catching sharper objects on the road like sharper rocks and slicing the sidewalls.

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NealH

Post subject: Re: Michelin Pro 4's vs Conti 4000S ?

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:07 am

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i think the GP4000s is more prone to sidewall casing splits. i.e., catching sharper objects on the road like sharper rocks and slicing the sidewalls.

Not really. Certainly not when they are inflated properly. I've got many thousands of mile on Conti 4000's and they are robust and reliable. They don't flat, not on the tread or the sidewall.

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