Continental Grand Prix 5000 vs. Gatorskin – who wins?

[Fab Foodie]

GP5000 absolutely, although these are mostly a summer road tyre. Gatorskin's are too slippy in the wet.

A better comparison would be Continental GP 4 Seasons vs. Gatorskin.4 Seasons by a mile.

^^^^This. GP5000s for Summer, GP 4 Seasons for winter or all-year round fit and forgetness.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Lower pressure is faster, proven 13 years ago now.

He’s still trying to catch up…

 

[Gunk]

Someone running the same tyre at 700x28 or 700x32 might think the complete opposite based on their experience.

I run 28c GP5000’s on my Van Nicholas and they’re a great tyre.

 

[Gunk]

They were fine, no issues

 

[PaulSB]

What are they like for getting on and off? Some stories say they are a PIA!!

No problem with tubed versions but the tubeless are very tough to get on. I think this is common though for tubeless tyres.

Back to the thread title. Both are great tyres. I've ridden tubed Gatorskins all year round and loved them. I'm equally pleased with riding the Contis, both tubed and tubeless, during drier periods of the year.

 

[iluvmybike]

I use Conti 5000s 700 x28 (with tubes) all year round on both my road bikes, as does my hubby, with no issues and they are easy to fit as well

 

[vickster]

No problem with tubed versions but the tubeless are very tough to get on. I think this is common though for tubeless tyres.

Back to the thread title. Both are great tyres. I've ridden tubed Gatorskins all year round and loved them. I'm equally pleased with riding the Contis, both tubed and tubeless, during drier periods of the year.

They’re both Conti(nental)s, presumably you meant the 5000s?

 

[PaulSB]

They’re both Conti(nental)s, presumably you meant the 5000s?

Yes. Bizarrely, I now realise, I always think of Gatorskins as Gatorskins and Contis as my GP5000s

That's weird.

 

[T4tomo]

Thank you.
I ditched tubeless some time ago, so hopefully I'll have no problems. I'll call in at Merlin tomorrow and get some.

second that, have been popping mine GP5000 28mm tubed on and off new carbon hoops. Get a black sharpie whilst you are at it if you are at all OCD re labels though. The "Contintenal" logo is nicely centred each side of the tyre, but if you have logo at 180* on your rims the "Grandprix 5000 28mm" logo will not line up as a) its slightly off centre on either side of the tyre, and b) on the 5000 and he german flag bit is visible, which itself is not central to the label. the only solution is to black out the logos

see below for details
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/what-have-you-fettled-today.87079/page-837#post-6678769