ContinentalGrand Prix 5000 Road Tire(Return to Product Page)

I've been using this tire for about 5 years...supple..enough to easily change out a flat on the road...my road flats decreased to about 1per year..and i ride 6000 miles per year..

I've used Continental tires for over 20 years, from their touring tires to the Gatorskin and now the Grand Prix 4000S II, which I've used for about 5 years. I rarely get flats and or slices in my tires from debri. It would take a lot to convince me to use any other brand of tire.

Have been riding conti 4000 s for about six years now. Great handling and performance. Very durable and supple. I have wide rims on my road bike and changing tires can be a challange. These are the easiest ones I have found.

Ive been using this tire for many years. It usually lasts about 12 a season (3000 miles) in front and is lightweight with a good grip on the road.

I am a 67 year old bike rider and I still have the need for speed. GP4000S II, tires are lightweight, fast, and grips the road well. I live in the Seattle Washington area and ride year around in the rain and sunshine with no issues. My 1st set of GP4000S II tires lasted a little over 2500 miles before the rear tire side wall blew out. No flats for 2500 miles, the tire side wall just popped. Pulled out a dollar bill, placed it in the tire where the blowout occurred, replaced the tube and then back on the road again. Purchased 2 more GP4000 tires from BTD and the tires are still going strong at 1500 miles with no flats or blowouts. I will purchase the GP4000S II tires again from Bike Tires Direct.com when needed.

I run tubeless on my main bikes. On my back uptravel bike I run tubes for reliability and because I don't travel with a compressor. These are the best tubetype clinchers I have ever used. Much prefer them to the Michelins.

You won't find a better quality tire that performs as well as the GP4000. Inflation at 105psi smooth rolling and 3500 miles standard.

Great combination of low rolling & puncture resistance, & also wears well. Sometimes not easy to mount, depending on the rim. Price was great, a daily special.

Super for training or racing!

Very durable with excellent rolling resistance. Not to difficult to mount

I've used many brand of tires butbgine the GP4000S ll profile the best (most road condition) tires. I live in Southern California but rode thes tires accross part of Canada, most of California coastline and in rain, snow, road debris, tough pavement, gravel, cattle grates and without issue, flats or other problems. I'm a female and fairly light but I've also had very few flats. I generally change my tires when they've worn down. I've had one side wall tear in 4 years. Needless to say I have great confidence in these tires.

Very dependable tire. Consider it bullet proof (I use it for tri's ... flats are a big deal). I highly recommend it.

I have used other highly rated tires that work well. I just seem to keep going back to the conti's they feel great and last a long time with very few flats. I started using 25's and lower the tire pressure to around 90 to 100psi and it really cushions the ride out.

I have no complaints with the ride or performance of these tires. (And my old bike has tubulars.)

I initially went about 2000 mi before I had a flat. The same tire then had another flat shortly thereafter. I put on a new tire when I changed the last flat. However, the new tire wound up having a sidewall tear after about 200 miles. So I would have to give durability a mixed evaluation.

I've ridden Vredestein Fortezza Tri Comps and Quattro Comps for many years, and really enjoyed the road feel of those tires, even at higher psi. However, Vredesteins were very prone to nicks and cuts and road damage, rarely lasting to the point where the tread was worn. Always had to replace them sooner. These Conti GP 4000 S II's were recommended to me. They're not as tough as the Gatorskins, but, they hold up much better than anything or any other brand I've ridden. They will get the odd nick or cut, but usually only form major road debris. The road feel is smooth on a variety of road surfaces, and the tires are plenty grippy in hard corners or wet. No plans to change back to any other brand. Just buy them in bulk or on sale as they can be pricey. On sale at BTD you can find them for less than $XX.

Had been riding Vittoria for many years with no issues, but I decided to change to a highly regarded tire from the competition. When I mounted it, it checked out fine - no out-of-roundness or wobble. But after less than 1000 miles I started feeling a thumping with each tire rev. I found a serious bulge on the sidewall. I'm not aware of any abrasions or incidents with the tire prior to this, but decided to scrap it. Sadly for me, the tread still had lots of rubber left (and this was a rear).

So add my name to the fairly long list of reviewers who had sidewall issues with these tires.

Ok, so I've ben riding Conti tires for about 10 years... always went back because they were so damn reliable! The last road tire I ran was the GP4000 and performance was flawless in all riding conditions (e.g. training, racing, cobbles, rain, sand, etc.). The grip and feel of the GP4000 was perfect, and I literally NEVER had a flat due to the tire (had some issues with tubes and a pinch flat once, but no puncturesblowouts). The last time I replaced my racing tires though, I decided to give the GP4000s a try - BIG MISTAKE.

Since switching to the GP4000s, I've had 2 puncture flats and a sidewall rupture (fortunately not a complete blowout) on long hilly rides around the SF Bay area - and all within 3 months. The roads around here are generally pretty good, sometimes a bit of debris (from falling rock or wind blown sand) but nothing I would consider hazardous by any means.

I recently switched to the Specialized Armadillo Elite (only thing available at a LBS the night before a race when I noticed the Conti sidewall failure), and have been quite happy so far. I'm generally not a fan of Specialized products, but no problems with these yet. It's still too early to tell if I'll never go back to Conti tires (kind of feels like losing an old friend)... but I'll definitely NEVER use the GP4000s again. Total waste of money! I wish I could recycle this garbage!

Can't really rate these positive or negative giving the circumstance. I hit some rough pavement and skid. The tire was unmountable, about a 4 stretch of it was totally compressed together, never seen this happen before, not the first time I've fell before. Just something to think about if looking for durability.

14 miles into a ride and I was loving this tire, it was just as advertised. Then at a stop sign waiting for traffic, I'm looking straight down to make sure the little rocks were just little rocks because it pays to watch what you roll over. Bam! sidewall is now pregnant, the tube didn't pop the tire did. That would be a first in 30 years of riding. Fortunately I was able to use a $5 bill to hold the tube in and limp slowly home. So much for German quality.

14 miles! I live in 60mph country and I get a tire failure at a stop. Almost funny, huh? Last week I'm talking to a guy says his wife broke her leg. Front tire blew on a bike ride. I asked if it was a Conti, Yep.

4000s 2?.

Yep.

Sidewall failure?

How did you know that?

Because it happen to me, but at least I wasn't moving.

Not funny anymore.

Thank you, BTD, for price matching a low price from another national online seller, on their one-day special...You Rock.

Prior, I've used the 4000S tires, in 23c and 25c variants, with very good results. I bought the 28c 4000s II, swapping out a very competent Vittoria Pave 27c tire, and immediately noticed an increase in average speed. I ride the same loops very often, and it's apparent the the 4000S II 28c is faster than ANY of the other tires I've used. I've NOT noticed any aerodynamic hit, with these wider tires, in comparison to the 23c, 25c, or 27c tires, I've used, all on the same 40mm deep carbon rims. There's nothing up uphills and downhills where I ride, so I've got plenty of data-points to compare.

Anyway, these tires are undeniably fast, and the ride quality is quite fine, though perhaps just a touch less subtle than the Vittoria Pave, at the same PSI. Weight of this pair was 255 and 262 grams.

Overall great tires.