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GP5000: The Gold-Standard For Road Tires
The Continental Grand Prix 5000 is a worthy successor to the beloved Grand Prix 4000 S II road tire, which reigned over the road-clincher bicycle tire market for over ten years. As you can imagine, creating a better version than the GP4000 was not a simple task, but Conti did it.
The new Grand Prix 5000s are high-performing all-rounders featuring even better versions of Black Chili tread compound and tear-resistant Vectran Breaker technology, as well as two new technologies: Lazer Grip and Active Comfort.
The German tire manufacturer focused specifically on the two problematic areas of the GP4000s — cornering grip and puncture protection. With their added tech in both these departments, the GP5000 rises above all other comparable clinchers.
The Vectran Breaker puncture protection is lighter, is more flexible, and protects more effectively against cuts than the comparable nylon breaker used in previous models. Like spider silk, Vectran is an extremely strong and lightweight synthetic material, woven tightly into a multi-strand barrier.
The GP5000's Lazer Grip technology delivers more cornering traction from day one — no break-in time is required thanks to its micro profile structure that reaches over the shoulder of the tire.
Integrated into the 3-ply/330tpi casing of the Grand Prix 5000, Active Comfort technology provides stiffness in the sidewall and flexibility under the tread for greater vibration dampening and excellent ride comfort.
New for 2021 are two additions to the Grand Prix 5000 tire family that will add flair to your tarmac trophy bike or radical racehorse: A cream sidewall modeled after Continental's commemorative Tour de France edition (but without the race's branding) and a throwback brown sidewall that Continental has dubbed "transparent," so-named because the tire's "carcass is visible under a transparent coating."
Features
- An all-arounder with high-performance
- Active Comfort & Lazer Grip technologies
- Black Chili tread compound
- Vectran Breaker puncture protection
- Foldable bead
- 3-ply/330tpi casing
- Available in cream and transparent (aka brown) colored sidewalls
- Weight: 290g (700x32), 235g (x28), 215g (x25), 200g (x23)
- PSI: 85-100 (700x32), 95-115 (x28), 95-120 (x25), 110-120 (x23)
- BAR: 6,0-7,0 (700x32), 6,5-8,0 (x28), 6,5-8,5 (x25), 7,5-8,5 (x23)
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Reviewed 5/23/2023
by Anonymous
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Southern AZ
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Favorite Tire for Over Decade (4000 and 5000).
Maybe slightly biased (since I've only tested two other brands in the last 13 years, counting the 4000 series) but I believe I've had great results with the Continental GP 5000 series tires. Since switching to 28c from 25c (and just changed to 30c), I've been getting 3500 to 4600 miles per tire. These are not "wear-thru" miles but replacements as the tires become heat-hardened and thin enough to start picking up punctures. The tires seem to become more puncture-prone after 14 to 18 months of southern Arizona heat, with traction dropping off a bit around the same time.
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Reviewed 5/15/2023
by Anon
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Texas
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Haven't found anything better than Continentals-no reason to change.
I've been a fan of Continental GP since a couple generations ago. Seems like I remember 3000's, then 4000's before the 5000's? I'm routinely getting 4000 miles out of each set and that's over a lot of rough chip-seal. They have the best grip I've found. I suspect the Black Chili compound is the secret, along with the high thread count. I may be putting them to greater wear because I'm on a recumbent that precludes "bunny-hops" over holes and edges. No negatives I've found.
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Reviewed 5/8/2023
by R Kn
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Chino, CA
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Great tire ever!!
I have no complaints about the tires. I think the new version of GP5000 is very easy to install, and the durability is also very good. I can ride through the potholes on the road with confidence.
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Reviewed 5/12/2023
by Anonymous
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Sacramento
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Overall great tire and very reliable.
I ride several thousand miles a year and this tires has been very reliable. I tend to get more flats, and even side wall punctures when using other tires, so this is the only tire I will use now.
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Seems a bit quicker
I have read so many reviews on these GP 5000 Road Tires stating how hard they are to mount on rims. They are! I had two pinch flats (snake bites) over 4 rides despite using talc powder on the inner tubes. After those flats, everything seems to have worked out well.
The rolling resistance is about 50% less than the tires they are replacing (taken from published source). I do notice a slightly quicker response and I feel I am not exerting so much energy going up hills as with my old tires. Traction on dusty downhill curves is better also.
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Reviewed 2/2/2023
by machnart
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Austin, TX
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10 of 10 customers found this review helpful.
Best ever tires. Ever...
I have been a fan of Continental tires for many years. And to be fair, I have used others, and several expensive Italian brands, and also Schwalbe tires/tubes.
Continental GP 5000 tires are what I consider the best of the best - lightweight, resistant to punctures and flats, well built, and fast rolling, esp. in my preferred 25 mm size (on my Pinarello FP7 road bike) and 30 mm size (on my Cervelo Aspero gravel bike). Mated with Continental Race tubes, I shaved a full 1/2 lbs. (227 gms) switching from 32 mm Continental Gatorskins to Continental 30 mm GP 5000 on my Cervello. And wow! Talk about an far easier solution to saving wheel/tire weight and gaining speed and climbing ability - instead of going to expensive carbon wheels (hey, I might do that next, seeing what a reduction in weight does...).
I can really feel the reduction in rotational mass, with a gain in ave. speed of 1-2 mph all else considered, and more importantly, a VERY noticeable gain in more easily riding up steep grades - which we have plenty of here in Austin, TX. Easily 5 stars!
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Reviewed 5/15/2023
by Anonymous
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Wilmington NC
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Great tire, good road gripping, long lasting
Been riding these tires for a long time. Only thing that is a con, they can be hard to put on (or it could be my 78 yr old hands)
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Great product
These tires are very smooth riding. I find good mileage from the tires as well. Good value overall
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Reviewed 1/18/2023
by Anonymous
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Wasatch mountains, Utah
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6 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
Conti GP 5000 sets the standard other tires aspire to.
Okay, I admit it, I am old school. I still ride a road bike with rim brakes and shod with standard clinchers (butyl tubes). I ride many thousands of miles every year and deal with a lot of pretty rough pavement. I have tried all the usual suspects from Michelin, Vittoria, Schwalbe, Vredestein, Veloflex, etc. All good tires, but I always go back to Conti GPs for a combination of feel, long tread life, puncture protection, and ease of installation. I have a collection of bikes, so I stock up on tires (and tubes) whenever BTD has online specials.
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Roll great and confident in corners
Got the look I wanted with the performance I already knew and the price was right
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Reviewed 1/19/2023
by DaPen
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Brownsburg, IN
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5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
Great Road Tires
I average about 3,500mi yearly on Indiana roads with these tires before replacing them. Some lighter riders have gotten over 5,000mi. The 700x28mm give a cushioned ride at 75psi and grip the road well even in wet weather. I've only had one pinch flat crossing some railroad tracks to fast, the 4 years I've been using these.
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Reviewed 1/23/2023
by Matthew
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Southern California, CA
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Superb Tires: Solid and Dependable.
I have been riding on these Continental GP5000s (25mm) since October 9th, 2022. I have enjoyed every mile, and have felt completely safe when bombing hills and trying to stay close to the fastest guys in our group (or not get dropped). These tires have been dependable and problem free. After 1,625 miles over 3 months, my tires were finally tested by Mother Nature when a Goat's Head (those pesky enemies of the MTB crowd) pierced the area where the sidewall meets the tread. It wasn't all the glass and debris of Pacific Coast Highway that I am amazed I was able to navigate without so much as the smallest problem - it was a Goat's Head on a paved road. I am still amazed by these tires and they will continue to be my "go to" tire until something better comes along.
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Reviewed 1/16/2023
by Victor
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SC
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Overall, a really nice road tire.
A little challenging to mount as the tire diameter is really snug, so get out your tire levers and some muscle, but they will go on. First things noted, the rolling resistance is really excellent. When properly inflated they will coast for along time and even on moderately poor pavement have very low rolling resistance. Also, cornering grip, even on somewhat sandy corners is better than expected. Haven't had them long enough to comment on wear but so far, so good
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Reviewed 5/2/2023
by Anonymous
madison, wisconsin
My first choice for road cycling tires.
Light weight, good grip, and comfortable riding. My favorite road tire.
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Reviewed 12/26/2022
by Desert Rat
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Las Cruces, NM
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Good tire if you have the right rims
I bought a pair of GP5000s 25mm to run on HED Ardennes Pro rims and they were impossible to mount, I gave up and mounted them on Mavic Open Pro rims with no problems. Although they're labeled as 25mm they measured 23mm when mounted. The Mavic rims are narrower than the HED rims and that seems to be the reason I found them impossible to mount. I've been running Michelin 25 and 28s on the HED rims and have not had any mounting problems. The Michelins are also wider than the marked width, approximately 27mm and 30mm. I'm not sure if if I will try upsizing to 28mm Contis for the HED rims or just keep running Michelin since I know that I won't have problems mounting them.
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Reviewed 1/1/2023
by Steve_K
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Sarasota, FL
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Best road tire I have ever used.
I have been using Continental Grand Prix tires for several decades. Each generation from 1000 to 5000 seems to mark an improvement in performance and wear. I use them on my singles and on my tandem too. Tandems are tough on tire mileage, but these last many more miles than anything else I have tried. I'm sure that there are other tires out there that may be as good, but I haven't been able to try everything available. But as long as I have found a winner, I am not going to be looking for one to replace these. Very few flats, good wet or dry traction, comfortable ride. I can't ask for more. One last thing that I noticed - the tire "height" from the rim to the tread is slightly lower profile compared to the GP 4000 mounted on the same rims. Not sure why but I can't detect a difference in performance. However it will affect the rollout calibration on a bike computer.
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0 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
Never buying conti again
Replaced my old tires in October with $130 with i of conti. It's March now, and after 6 flats the 7th destroyed my front tire and the rear tire picked up the 7th (2nd in one week!) on my way home from work. Maybe these are good on like a track or something but Philadelphia streets just mashed then up. Staying away from continental from now on.
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Reviewed 4/27/2023
by Bamicus
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Nashville
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
The best!
IMO still the best tires. I use tubes, both latex, and TPU. Don�t care for the hassle of tubeless. Rugged, fast, great cornering.
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Reviewed 1/22/2021
by OaklandMark
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Oakland, CA
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33 of 39 customers found this review helpful.
Smooth, grippy, not robust
I am a Conti fan, having settled in on the Grand Prix 4 Season tire as my go for many years, after trying several different brands. I got a new road bike a year ago, and thought I wold give the 5000's a try when the OEM tires gave way. Those were Specialized Turbo Pro's, and based on my previous experience with Specs, I thought they would be shot after 500 miles. In fact, I got 3150 out of the rear, and 4000 on the front!
Once I was fully on the 5000's I noticed 2 things right away - they are indeed smooth, fast, and grippy, but the sizing is a little questionable. I moved from being a 700x23 @120psi diehard, to 25's, and with the new bike, 28's running 75 psi F, 85 psi R. (I am 6'2", 180 lbs). If you're an old diehard skinny tire rider, do yourself a favor and try something different - easily just as fast, and waaaay more comfortable. When I mounted the 5000's it was immediately clear that although labelled 28's they were no bigger than 25's. So if you're looking for bigger tires, I would suggest going all the way to 32's - that's what I plan to do if these last long enough to be worth repeating.
The rear tire has 900+ miles on it now, and is showing considerable wear. Lots of cuts and nicks, with one fairly small cut having nicked a cord of the casing. By contrast, the Spec's had many more and deeper cuts, without a single injury to the casing. In fact on removal I saw that the sidewall had been cut along the radial line about 1" all the way to the casing, yet the tire performed flawlessly!
A word about rubber- these 5000's new out of box had noticeably less rubber on the wear surface than my 4000 mile worn Spec did!
If I can get 2000 miles flat free, I will consider another pair. The Specs went their entire life flat free, which is amazing. Plus they were a dream to ride.
Some reviewers commented on sidewall weakness. So far, no problems. Also, others say tires difficult to mount, but mine went on pretty easily, FYI. Lastly, I believe these are an improvement over the 4000's, as my experience with those was that they flatted like crazy.
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Reviewed 4/24/2023
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excellent
Fast, durable, light. Not aware of anything better.
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