Continental Grand Prix 5000 AS TR Road Tire

I bought these Conti's to replace the same tires on my road bike. I'm using 32 mm tires which plump up to 34 mm on the Zipp 303 FC's. I run them at 41psi F/B. After 6k miles with no flats the rear is toast, i.e., wear marks are gone. They mount up tubeless with a track pump.

These are great performing tires, but very hard to get on some rims. I could barely get them on older carbon Enve 3.4s. The Enve wheels cracked after 11 years. Now I have Astral Veil carbon wheels and cannot get the 2022 GP5's on even with special tools. Buying a different brand now to get rolling again. Check about the difficulty before you assume they will go on easily enough to fix a flat on the road. Otherwise they are 5 star.

I installed these tires on the road wheel set I use on my Trek Checkpoint gravel bike. My previous set of tires were Conti GP 5000 with tubes in size 28. Those were great with 0 flats over quite a few miles. When they finally wore out, I wanted to switch over to tubeless and decided to try the wider 32mm width. I only have a couple of rides on these so far, so can't speak to durability, but the ride is extremely smooth without feeling sluggish. I'm typically riding solo, and not racing so I'm not seeking the fastest tire possible - durability is more important to me. That said, these don't feel slow at all, and the ride comfort is superior. I've been running at about 55psi up front and 56 in the rear.

I needed levers for install, and it definitely took a little elbow grease, but nothing terribly difficult. Tires sealed with Orange Seal and only a floor pump. So far, I would definitely recommend.

The 32mm wide tires allow me to ride with TPU tubes at 51 psi front & 54 psi rear, due to firm sidewalls, and provides a soft ride with great traction. I don't yet know the longevity of these tires, but others have commented positively. Although they're more costly, all the benefits seem worthwhile and the reviews are very positive (https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com). My only negative is that they're really hard to install (probably because they're intended to be used as tubeless).

You can't help but notice the quality of these tires when you first unbox them, very tight production tolerances with no discernable irregularities - even the excess rubber in the center of the tread is very

consistent. They do feel, stiff but it doesn't translate to a harsh ride. I think it is just a very dense compound. I just gave them a 40 mile maiden voyage on a typical late-Fall New England day with a mix of good, bad and truly horrendous wet roads and came away extremely impressed, such a great ride quality with loads of grip. The active comfort technology must be legit, these might be the best tubeless tires I've ridden to date as far as road feel goes - it's really like riding on clouds compared to many other race tires I've tried. They also feel very fast, honestly I could not detect the rolling resistance from these tires even on inclines and even though they are heavy-ish I didn't notice the weight. I didn't do any categorized climbs of course but a few steep ones anyway. Hopefully they will last me at least a few thousand miles, judging by all the 5 star reviews here and on other websites there appears to be a good chance they will.

I've been riding Conti GP tires for decades with GP4000 and GP5000 clinchers that typically lasted about a year before getting a sidewall or tread cut that warranted replacement. Switched to GP5000 TR when I went tubeless and while they were great, durability was an issue and had 2 flats within two months vs having zero punctures in years. Read the new GP5000 TR was made a bit thinner for greater speed. So switched to these GP5000 AS TR and so far no flats and hope to get at least a season out of them. Feel just as grippy and fast as the GP5000 TR but maybe slightly less supple. I have them in 32mm and are perfect for the imperfect SF Bay Area roads.

Continental has been my choice of tires for over 20 yrs. Started with the 4000 series 2003/2005 .They are still the best road tires for the type of long distance rides that i enjoy, 60+ mile days on paved roadways. I get between 5000/6000 miles on a set. I rotate them every 1500/2000 miles,depending on how well they are wearing which for me is about every 3 months. Not too much trouble as I have 2 sets of wheels mounted with these tires to swap out between. Running both sets tubeless.Wish the price were not so high,but I will still keep using them as I think they are the best tires for how I use them.

This GP 5000 As-TR with the latest version of Black Chili compound gives a glued-down amount of confidence-inspiring grip. I paired this in 25c as a rear tire with an Aero 111 in 26c on the front on 19mm internal width TL wheels (I weigh 180lbs). With 65psi r and 60psi f on far-less than perfect worn city streets with lost of cracks, debris and old road construction scars. I felt total confidence on this tire on my hilly up and downhill training rides. In terms of road feel/comfort, the change is dramatic. Owed to the 12-15 less psi as well as the lack of inner-tube. The tire construction itself is said to incorporate "Active-Comfort" elastomer which "absorbs road vibrations and smooths the ride"...

It apparently DOES work! I finished my rides feeling less fatigued and less of the usual effects from road buzz and vibrations. Bravo, Continental !!

I was having lots of punctures with city riding on the GP5k S TR in the rain (3 sets in 4 months, all in the wet), picking up lots of grit and causing large, unfixable gashes. Switched to the AS TR in the same size, and after 500miles they're holding up strong.

Wet grip seems on par with the S TR, dry grip slightly worse. They feel slower than the S TR, but it's a worthy compromise for my winter riding.

I bought a 700x35 as a single tire, then several months later bought another 35 as a single tire. They both weigh 430 grams even though they were purchased months apart. Conti is known for this QC and this again confirms it.

In contrast I bought a pair of Schwalbe Pro One 700x38 right here from BTD. One was only 410 grams and the other 470 grams! 60 grams difference between two tires bought as a set!! I decided to put the heavy one on the back and light one on the front and figured it was perfectly fine, possibly advantageous to have the tires weighted differently for puncture protection etc.. I'm just glad I could weigh the tires as I would hate to put a 410 on the rear and a 470 up front. As great as Schwalbe is at making tires, they have been known to have some GC consistency issues and this again confirms it.

Been a frequent flyer on Conti 4 seasons on my tube tire bikes. The 5K ASTR appears to be the tubeless predecessor to that model (got a squishy confirmation of that from the Continental tent at the Sea Otter in April). Without getting all tangled up in the benefits of tubeless I must say that the ASTR performs perfectly to my expectations, have run my first set 2,500 miles now without one incident. The rear is getting to the bottom of the indicators but the performance and reliability are still 100%. Awesome tires.

Continental Grand Prix 5000 AS TR 35mm is simply the best road tires I've ever owned. It is supple, has relatively low rolling resistance that is measurable, hugs the roads like a baby hugging his mother on corners, and so far no puncture. My bike immediately became more agile after tire change. I set it up tubeless with Stan's Original. Tires pumped to 52/55 psi front/rear respectively, and hold pressure no worse than other tires I'd used. Road surface ridden is all dry, and varies from very smooth to very rough, mostly average condition. Terrain is primarily hilly to very hilly.

I've ridden ~300 miles on these tires so far, so this is an early-use review. Durability and long term puncture resistance are still unknown. Drawback? Price, even when bought discounted.

Perform well, mount easy & roll without effort.

Great rear tire, a little more puncture resistance versus the S TR. Get it on sale.

I have put about 1000 mi on these on mostly tarmac, with fair amount of rough roads and some splintery wood plank bridges. Running tubeless and can compare to tubeless Conti GP5000 S (32) and Conti GP5000 (28), on which I put 1000's of mi in similar conditions. These are all fabulous smooth running tires on which I had only 1 flat ' sidewall cut on the 5000 S. One major difference between the AS and those other 5000's: They would all get minor cuts that would seep sealant at very low rates ' not a problem at all, but occurred consistently. This has not happened at all on the AS's, apparently due to the greater reinforcement (ply's). Because of that reinforcement, the AS's are not as kush as the S's, until you run them at 2-3 psi less pressure, which works for me. So these are great tires: smooth, durable, and noticeably a bit more sticky than the other 5000's.

So far, these tires have lived up to the hype. I ride in a metro area and you learn very quickly if a tire punctures easily. These do not. They are not affected by glass and small debris like true race tires are. Puncture protection is very good.

The tread is thick. Obviously. Very comparable to Pirelli P Zero Race.

For me, it's perfect. Won't puncture easily and is still as fast as anything else.

Because the tire is so thick, it doesn't have that 'supple' feeling like a Corsa Pro. However, I ride on crap roads and chip seal. So I actually prefer a thicker tread that dampens the chatter.

I managed to install a pair 700cx35 on my 2022 Specialized Roubaix Comp and it turned into a super comfortable endurance bike.. even more comfortable than it already was. At 215 lbs, i was able to run the rear tires at 58psi and front at 55psi and they absolutely soaked up the small bumps and ruts i would ride over. Did not feel any penalty in the speed department as i regularly approach even beat my PR's from previously ridden routes. Very happy! I will look into buying the cream walled version next time to add some style points.

2023 TREK Emonda SL7 came on tubeless ready carbon rims but had tubes and non-tubeless rated tires. Switched it early to Conti 4 Seasons (25mm) with tubes and 85psi. After 3K miles did the tubeless upgrade with TREK rim strips and Conti 5K ASTR. ASTR seemed to be the closest tubeless compatible product to the 4Seasons I have used for years. 28mm tires with 70 psi (I'm a 200 lb pretender) improved the bike dramatically. Slightly faster, noticeably smoother but mostly the previously chatter prone frame became silent on all but the biggest hits. Have another 2K with the tubeless and am very near the wear indicators on the rear. Maybe a little disappointed in wear rate at this price point but will continue to support this product. My conclusion is that the bike should have shipped with tubeless and without experiencing other brands/models the ASTR is perfect.

Bought these to replace some gravel tires because i really did not ride that much gravel. They track and grip perfectly on the corners.

Gravel tires tend to squeegee/squish when you go through turn which can be a bit tricky.

I ordered these tires a few times. All around the best tires I have ever owned. They last a long time, and I have not had a flat with them yet. They grip well throughout their life span. They can be hard to put on my rims, but it's the nature of the beast for me.