Since 22/23mm hooked rims are extremely rare, I was using 21mm wide rims as a reference. which will have the 28s in the 29.5mm range.
New Continental 5000s tires - the CLINCHER (not TL) thread
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Since 22/23mm hooked rims are extremely rare, I was using 21mm wide rims as a reference. which will have the 28s in the 29.5mm range.
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I got a puncture on the side wall of my rear gp5000. It has only done 920km. It happened when I was some 500m away from home so it was not a big deal. But my concern is that I had similar things happening on gp4000 when it blow up while i was pushing my bike on the side of the road. I pretty much only climb and descent so it scared me a bit, if it would have happened some 30 minutes before it would be on a decent at speeds over 50 km/h. I patched it from the inside with some inner tube patches for now. Also on the outer of the tire you can see metal wires angled at 45 degrees. I am not sure if they were there when the tires was brand new. Also I never ran it more than 7bars.
Do you recon it's safe to keep using the tire or should I replace it ASAP?
Btw I did not ran anything sharp over. It just happened while riding along
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Do you recon it's safe to keep using the tire or should I replace it ASAP?
Btw I did not ran anything sharp over. It just happened while riding along
http://i63.tinypic.com/2rr534o.jpg
http://i67.tinypic.com/2w4h8g9.jpg
http://i67.tinypic.com/14ahjz5.jpg
Despite what’s been reported on BRR, I believe the TL and non-TL are sized the same. There’s no reason for Conti to size them differently. If you take a digital caliper and take five width measurements on the same tire they will vary slightly. They could vary close to a single mm based on my experience. BRR also round up and down to the nearest 1mm.
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Metal wires, lol. Those are the nylon threads, and yes they were always visible on your tire.
Pic 1 is quite blurry on my Smartphone. So I can’t say what caused the puncture. By looking at pic 2 I think you’ll be fine with a patch over the hole. Pic 3 appears normal. There’s nothing to be concerned about. Btw there’s no metal in the tire. The white lines are reinforcement fibers that don’t have enough rubber coating on them.IvanZg wrote:I got a puncture on the side wall of my rear gp5000.
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Really happy running 25c’s on my carbon clinchers with 28mm width. 17.25 so id and they measure a true 25mm at my preasures around 65-70psi. Will recheck for stretach as they now have decient miles on them.
For the first time I had a crash due to skidding tires, GP5000, ok I was fast, about 45km/hr in a 180 curve, when I leaned to take the curve the bike flew from under me. Not saying is the gp’s fault only, but I don’t think I was way faster than normal, could also have been dirty road, Dolomites, Sud Tirol. And had two punctures on Tubolito tubes (used them first each of them in this combination), so i’d Say normal, but not “oh my, bomb proof”
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dorin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 12:39 pmFor the first time I had a crash due to skidding tires, GP5000, ok I was fast, about 45km/hr in a 180 curve, when I leaned to take the curve the bike flew from under me. Not saying is the gp’s fault only, but I don’t think I was way faster than normal, could also have been dirty road, Dolomites, Sud Tirol. And had two punctures on Tubolito tubes (used them first each of them in this combination), so i’d Say normal, but not “oh my, bomb proof”
I've been saying all along in the tubeless GP5K thread (why are there even two threads?) that the grip isn't stellar. Average at best, probably slightly worse than Hutchinson Fusion 5s...maybe equal to Schwalbe Pro Ones. If you want a noticeable improvement in grip, go with the Corsa G2.0s.
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Of interest, swisside tested the gp4000s2 vs gp5000 and the 4000 is more aerodynamic. They said that the gp5000 is about equal in performance however given the better crr.
So if you go fast... the 4000 is still the way to go on the front. Just mind your width.
So if you go fast... the 4000 is still the way to go on the front. Just mind your width.
Continental Grand Prix 5000 Endurance Test
https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.co ... rance-test
https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.co ... rance-test
What inner rim width do you have and what tire size? I liked the gp4000 25 and now used gp5000 28, same width as 25 gp4k.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:17 amdorin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 12:39 pmFor the first time I had a crash due to skidding tires, GP5000, ok I was fast, about 45km/hr in a 180 curve, when I leaned to take the curve the bike flew from under me. Not saying is the gp’s fault only, but I don’t think I was way faster than normal, could also have been dirty road, Dolomites, Sud Tirol. And had two punctures on Tubolito tubes (used them first each of them in this combination), so i’d Say normal, but not “oh my, bomb proof”
I've been saying all along in the tubeless GP5K thread (why are there even two threads?) that the grip isn't stellar. Average at best, probably slightly worse than Hutchinson Fusion 5s...maybe equal to Schwalbe Pro Ones. If you want a noticeable improvement in grip, go with the Corsa G2.0s.
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Dorin
nearly 2000 Km on my Conti GP 5000 clinchers (32mm wide) on my commute bike (Mitata 1000 )....
zero punctures, fast tyres, and i ride on shitty potholed roads and through broken beer bottles in Cambridge city .... I've ridden them in dry and in pouring rain
tyres look good after 2000Km and still lots of life left in them .... buy them .... I rate them highly
I also have the tubeless version in 25mm wide on my trek Emonda SL6 and I will buy them again (and again)
zero punctures, fast tyres, and i ride on shitty potholed roads and through broken beer bottles in Cambridge city .... I've ridden them in dry and in pouring rain
tyres look good after 2000Km and still lots of life left in them .... buy them .... I rate them highly
I also have the tubeless version in 25mm wide on my trek Emonda SL6 and I will buy them again (and again)
Trek Emonda SL6
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I agree that tread wear rates were good. My rear didn't even show a hint of squaring off at 1500mi. I also agree that the rubber compound copes with glass pretty well. And of course they are fast too.
However people either love GP4K/5K or hate them and it comes down to sidewall tears.
However people either love GP4K/5K or hate them and it comes down to sidewall tears.
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