Continental gp5000

[paxterg]

i usually use the gp 4000s mk2’s. are these worth the extra cash, they are for my race wheels.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yes, I go 5mph faster with GP 5000's

 

[OnTheRopes]

5 mph? I was hoping for at least 10mph when I get round to putting them on

 

[Biff600]

Continental claim the following:

The Continental GP 5000 at a glance

• 14 years since the GP4000 was first introduced
• GP 5000 available in clincher and tubeless up to 32mm wide
• 12% better rolling resistance
• 20% increased puncture resistance
• Improved grip and comfort and 10g lighter
• LazerGrip lazer engraved textured shoulders to enhance cornering grip
• Active Comfort Technology is a layer of elastomer dampening material inside the tyre designed to dampen vibrations
• GP 5000 Tubeless is 5% lower rolling resistance and 5% improved puncture resistance over its clincher sibling
• GP5000 clincher and tubeless tyres will cost €61 and €75 respectively (£250 and £430 p-b*)

* - Post Brexit

 

[paxterg]

Yeah the bumph sounds like they are a wonder tyre, the answer to all my cycling needs. However I need some real world experiences tho!!

 

[CXRAndy]

Improved tyre, but not as much as the numbers indicate. If they're like the Schwalbe One Pros, they will be fast, grippy and wear very quickly

 

[Yellow Saddle]

• Continental claim the following:

The Continental GP 5000 at a glance

• 14 years since the GP4000 was first introduced
• GP 5000 available in clinchers and tubeless up to 32mm wide
• 12% better rolling resistance
• 20% increased puncture resistance
• Improved grip and comfort and 10g lighter
• LazerGrip lazer engraved textured shoulders to enhance cornering grip
• Active Comfort Technology is a layer of elastomer dampening material inside the tyre designed to dampen vibrations
• GP 5000 Tubeless is 5% lower rolling resistance and 5% improved puncture resistance over its clincher sibling
• GP5000 clincher and tubeless tyres will cost €61 and €75 respectively (£250 and £430 p-b*)

* - Post Brexit

• Bulshitting the public for a decade and a half, and still milking it.
• Put a Grand Prix-sounding prefix in there and people will believe that clinchers and tubeless are two different things.
• Better rolling resistance than a Skidoo on tarmac
• 20% less punctures than a solid wheelbarrow wheel.
• Grips slightly better than fried egg on teflon, but hey, it is so light you can measure the difference.
• Light Amplification by Ztimulated Emission of Radiation.
  
• Thick rubber on the outside (but sill 10 grams lighter than a wheelbarrow tyre).
• Tubeless is very 50% more expensive, but hey, we give back 5% in intangibles.

 

[EltonFrog]

• Bulshitting the public for a decade and a half, and still milking it.
• Put a Grand Prix-sounding prefix in there and people will believe that clinchers and tubeless are two different things.
• Better rolling resistance than a Skidoo on tarmac
• 20% less punctures than a solid wheelbarrow wheel.
• Grips slightly better than fried egg on teflon, but hey, it is so light you can measure the difference.
• Light Amplification by Ztimulated Emission of Radiation.
  
• Thick rubber on the outside (but sill 10 grams lighter than a wheelbarrow tyre).
• Tubeless is very 50% more expensive, but hey, we give back 5% in intangibles.

Hmmm. You’re not selling it to me.

 

[lane]

https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/road-bike-reviews/continental-grand-prix-5000-2018

 

[raleighnut]

Yes, I go 5mph faster with GP 5000's

 

[mustang1]

Going with above website:
Gp4000 has slightly better puncture resistance than Gp5000 which has a tad lower rolling resistance.

So, I guess nothing new here?

Ps: not used 5000 but I'm sure that is a great tyre. Is 5000 replacing 4000 or will be sold alongside it? (I guess the former).

 

[raleighnut]

Conti have form for making 'stupid' tyres, I've got a set of 'Grand Prix Supersonic' in 20mm that have the puncture protection of a wet tissue, will 'pinch flat' unless at 160psi (max is 190) and make even a 531 frame feel harsh but I love em.

This guy talks a bit of twaddle (he doesn't seem to know the difference between a 'flat' and a puncture) but it's entertaining nonetheless

View: https://youtu.be/r8Q9MTIlzd8

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Hmmm. You’re not selling it to me.

I'll try harder next time, by sprinkling some "technology", "dynamic" and just for good measure, "gluten free" in there next time.

 

[EltonFrog]

I'll try harder next time, by sprinkling some "technology", "dynamic" and just for good measure, "gluten free" in there next time.

How about a smidge of “fault tolerance” for good measure?

 

[Ajax Bay]

i usually use the gp 4000s mk2’s. are these [GP 5000 clinchers] worth the extra cash

Bicyclerollingresistance.com have done the comparison for you:
Compare/continental-grand-prix-4000s-ii-2014-vs-continental-grand-prix-5000-2018
You can get 4000s for £30 and 5000s for £38 (+ P&P unless you buy £100+ worth). So for a pair of tyres you'd be paying £16 for a saving of 4.4w. But consider Michelin Power Competition at £31. So for a pair of tyres you'd be paying £2 for a saving of 2.2w. No brainer.