ContinentalGrand Prix 5000 Road Tire(Return to Product Page)

I have been using the GP5000s on three different bikes and I love them. To me, they are such a good, all-around performer. They are fast, durable, and puncture resistant. GP5000s are my go-to tire now.

Top of the line for Continental. I have been using this tire only for several years now, and they are great !

Comfortable ride, roll resistance, and all around smooth and great riding tire.

Strongly recommend. Like their description says..."Lazer grip and Active Comfort". Totally agree !

Buy them !

The Continental Grand Prix 5000 is an excellent road tire.

Comfortable, smooth ride, light weight, wears well.

I am on my second pair, from last year, and I ride a lot. Best tire.

I don't think you can go wrong with this leader in the clincher category !

Buy them !!

Good tire. A little better than the 4000. Handles good and seems to roll easier. Only complaint, they seem to cut easier than the 4000. Mileage seems about the same. 2 rear tires to 1 front. On my second set.

I had these installed at a local bike shop. The tires provide excellent grip to the road, and with more than 250 miles of use so far, I am very satisfied with the tire!

After experiencing poor durablity performance with the prior GP 4000 tire (lots of cuts and too many punctures) I started leaving my GP Four Seasons on all year. I have recently tried the new GP 5000s and so far they are a significant improvement. Rolling resistance and speed are obviously better over the Four Seasons, but durability also seems to be improved. After a couple hundred miles, no cuts or punctures. Cornering grip is stellar and stepping up to the 25mm has improved overall ride comfort. They measure 26.3 at 105 PSI, which just barely fits in my narrow Ridley Noah ISP frame, but the ride quality over 23mm versions of the GP 4000 and Four Seasons is apparent.

I find two things annoying about these tires compared to the older GP4000s. First, there isn't much rubber there to start with, which helps explain the low rolling resistance. But I wonder how long they will last. Second, the tires are narrower than the older GP4000s. This is to compensate for the wider rims in use today. But I liked the width of the GP4000 700x25s. The new GP5000 700x25s are too narrow, but the 700x28s are two wide.

Got this when it was on sale, otherwise I would rate it 4 stars because they are a pricey tire, but you get what you pay for and this is all around a great tire.

I switched to the Grand Prix 5000 tires when Conti stopped making the 4000 tire. I ride 25mm width.

LIFE OF THE TIRE I'm a large cyclist (6'5 & 210lbs), so, I tend to wear out rear tires a lot faster than front tires. I've lost track of how many miles I have on the front tire, probably in excess of 5,000. It still has plenty of wear left on it. The rear tire, as you might expect, is much newer. I'm happy to get 2,000 miles from the rear tire. Again, my size and the occasional road hazard, contributes to its short life.

PERFORMANCE & HANDLING Comfort, even at 100-110psi, is excellent. I don't bomb descents or fly through tire corners like I used to (I'm 50 w a wife and kids), but, on those occasions when I do push the limits of these tires, I am not disappointed. Grip is excellent, even in wet conditions.

PRICE Expensive. I gave 4 stars as I usually wait for BTD to have a sale (usually in the sub$$$ range) and then I buy 3 or 4. Or, use BTD's price match. Are they a steal at $40? Maybe.

I ride about 40 to 50 miles per week, I'm clearly not a hardened workout enthusiast but then I'm 65. I have ridden on multiple tire brands for over 45 plus years of riding and I have to say I'm very, very impressed with these Continental Grand Prix 5000 Road Tires. I have not had a flat yet and I have been riding on them for 18 months through rough roads, dry and wet conditions and they have performed superbly. I would highly recommend this tire!

After years of riding Conti 4000's with infrequent flats, I was excited to upgrade to the 5000's. But after less than 200 miles on the 5000, what started as a small sidewall puncture turned into a 3" long tear in the sidewall, separating the bead from the sidewall and making the tire unrideable, even with a section of old tire placed beneath it. Resulted in a very long walk to a nearby bike shop. Happened on a pretty clean country road, probably caused by a goathead, with the puncture hissing slightly for several revolutions before failing catastrophically before I could come to a stop. A failure like this should never happen with a top of the line $60 tire. Very disappointed.

Just mounted them up on my bike. Been riding the 4000 series for the last two years. The firs thing I noticed is the tire, 28mm version, is skinnier than the previous versions sidewall size. With a calipers, I've measure the 4000 series 28-622 tires at 32mm, and the newer 5000 series is indeed what the sidewall says, 28mm. Time will tell if I get the same mileage, great wear, by the way, as what I used to get, and performance. Stay tuned for updatews!

The Grand Prix are the best all around tires, great rolling resistance, rate flated, and good durability.

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.

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.

My review is short and sweet. I have ridden a bicycle for over 50 years and that includes, road bikes, mountain bikes and hybrid bikes. I have ridden a variety of tires over decades of change and development. My current bicycle is a hybrid (road and mountain). I put on about 7 to 10 miles a day over smooth and rough terrain (sidewalk with some nasty big roots punching through). I have never ridden on a better tire ever!

Easy to mount, good looking, holds up very well, mounts slightly thinner measured the 28mm as 25mm, so far 2,000 miles without any issues

The first time I used the Conti 5000 was the first time I used a tire that I could feel a difference, improvement in my ride. I just do not have puncture problems with Conti's.

I installed these early in the year, and they've done well until now. I live in the mid-south, so no truly cold temps, so I cannot speak to their effectiveness when cold. However, through all of my training (they did not get subjected to a trainer, though I've got a different wheel with an old Gatorskin for that), daily rides, and races, they were great. I've got around 3200 miles (I do ride more than one bike, but my road bike is the only one with these tires) on the pair now, and they are worn out due to chinks and cuts that I really didn't notice until recently. I'm replacing them with new GP5000s I see no need to revert to GP4000s. These have better rolling resistance and traction than the GP4000s, at least to my perception, and ride nicely. These put me on the podium several times this year, including state crits in three different states, but alas, never the top step. Just like my bike, they make up for a lot of my weaknesses, so I'm sticking with them they're worth the price, even with a lower endurance of the GP4000s, based on my experience.

I love these tires, have them on both my road bikes. They are fast and they don't get flats. Perfect combination.