Continental

Perfect size gravel tire for my Canyon Grail. Had been running 38mm (great rolling/speed, but a lot of roughness on rides); tried 45mm and 47mm ( too much rolling resistance offset the comfort on long rides). These Conti 40mm are perfect blend of roll and comfort. Have had several awesome gravel rides 50-100 mi on these tires with great results. They also roll well on tarmac sections. Highly recommend these tires and continental tires in general!

First, I love these tires and I've been using them for several years. I purchased a set last August, 2024 and have approximately 2,500 miles on them, but the side walls are dry rotted... the date code for last year's purchase is ("0622" = week of Feb 6, 2022).

I just received a new set today and see that these tires are date coded ("2822" = week of July 11, 2022)!

Is this set going to dry rot too before they wear out?! They're already 3 years old. Love these tires, but I don't see the value when the side walls dry rot before the tire wear down.

I've been riding the 35mm AS TR for the last two years, with approximately 10,000 miles on two pairs, 90% on road and 10% on gravel. Not one flat that I had to repair. These tires are fast, comfortable, grippy, and durable. The tradeoffs for those qualities are some weight (mostly due to the 35mm size) and cost, neither of which is significant in relation to the benefits. I used to think that flatting once a month was part of the experience of riding a bike, or I could stretch that two months if I rode tires that felt like bricks (28mm Conti 4-Season or Schwalbe Marathon). Riding these tubeless tires is the most significant improvement in cycling equipment I've experienced in the last three decades. I'll go back to downtube friction shifters before I give up these tires. I used some other fast gravel/all-road tires before these, and while they were ok (Schalbe G-one variations and others) they were not as fast and wore out faster. I will switch to some knobbier and fatter tires if I'm going to be mostly off-road, but otherwise this is peak cycling tire for my needs.

Long time GP, GP 4000, and now GP 5000 TR tire user. For the weight, these are the most durable tires, long wearing and great grip. I'm 185 lbs and ride in the PNW, often crummy road surfaces and sometimes wet. I'm running 700x30 on 25mm internal width rims at 58/62 psi. These are still comfortable (I down sized from 32s) but, handle better on high speed turns, as I don't feel the tire flexing between the road and rim. The right tire, rim and PSI is crucial, and these are my numbers. I've ridden Schwalbe G1, Vredestein, Maxxis High Road, and top end Vittoria tires, but always go back to Continental GPs. Great tire, great ride.