Nightmare on Continental street ( yet again )

[Racing roadkill]

Let it pass you by, I've noticed that many cc members seem to be in an incredibly bitchy mood today. It's supposed to be a forum to chat about cycling, but I've seen quite a few subjected to a snark fest for doing just that today.

 

[User33236]

I like 4 Seasons. Durano Plus are very puncture resistant, but a bit 'dead' in feel.

I run Durano with Raceguard as opposed to the Plus version on one of my bikes. A rental bike on holiday one time had the Plus and, as you say, they are a bit 'dead'.

 

[StuAff]

I've had one puncture on D+ in well over 10k miles. Fab tyres. Dead? Well, they pretty much kill the PF.....

 

[ianrauk]

I've never been a fan of Continental tyres. But I do think getting a puncture is more down to bad luck rather then the tyre. Myself and @rb58 both run the same Rubino tyres on our bikes. He has had a couple of punctures on his newly fitted tyres, yet I've had none with mine, and I've done a 1000+ miles on them already.

My commute bike runs D+. Good wearing, good puncture proof and dead? I wouldn't say so. Maybe if you have pumped them at silly psi, otherwise they ride pretty good.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

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[CanucksTraveller]

I do think getting a puncture is more down to bad luck rather then the tyre.

I subscribe to this too, you can have a bad run on any tyre, in fact I think we all have done at some point. Whatever make that is, that tyre will forevermore be a "bad" tyre in your own eyes, and you'll come on fora to tell people it's bad. The reverse is also true, do a thousand puncture free miles on brand "Y" and you'll no doubt be a brand ambassador. But your luck largely decides what your experience is going to be.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I subscribe to this too, you can have a bad run on any tyre, in fact I think we all have done at some point. Whatever make that is, that tyre will forevermore be a "bad" tyre in your own eyes, and you'll come on fora to tell people it's bad. The reverse is also true, do a thousand puncture free miles on brand "Y" and you'll no doubt be a brand ambassador. But your luck largely decides what your experience is going to be.

I've had no issues with the D+, and managed 20 times the mileage. I've had to dig a fair few nasty pointy things out of the D+ tyres as well. I've never made it far enough to be able to check the Continentals, having picked up ( far smaller) pointy stuff.

 

[fossyant]

I switched to Durano Plus on my commute as the Fallowfield Loop is a glass strewn mine field - no other tyres lasted long - cut to bits.

 

[keithmac]

CST Xpedium Safe+ on my commuter, accidentally ridden through glass a few times and they've managed to survive unscathed.

 

[r04DiE]

1000 miles, 8 punctures ( some truly tiny bits causing them) 1 fatal bead failure.

POS tyres.

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Now to fit the new Decathlon ones, they cost a fraction as much, and can't be any worse.

Why isn't that tyre alight? BURN IT TO DEATH NOW.

 

[r04DiE]

I like 4 Seasons. Durano Plus are very puncture resistant, but a bit 'dead' in feel.

I don't like them (Duranos), what do you and everybody else here think of Gatorskins, please?

 

[snorri]

My GP4 seasons have almost 4,000 miles on them without issue.

We don't want any good news posts on this thread thank you.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I don't like them (Duranos), what do you and everybody else here think of Gatorskins, please?

My opinion of them is slightly lower than a snakes goolies. I wore one down to the cords inside 500 miles once.

 

[NorthernDave]

I don't like them (Duranos), what do you and everybody else here think of Gatorskins, please?

Gatorskins? Love 'em, got them on both road bikes. Only had one visit in two years and the thorn responsible would have gotten through anything...

 

[steveindenmark]

I bought the Continental 4 Season tyres in the summer and they were dreadful. Both front and back punctured.

I went straight back to Schwalbe. No more problems.