Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR - Black/Transparent - Tubeless Road Bike Tire | Fast, Light, Durable - BlackChili, Vectran Breaker, LazerGrip, Active Comfort Technology, 2 Pack

Excellent! Made in Germany, the real deal. Bike shops will charge $$$ per tire, so the money saved by buying these on Amazon can go to the labor to install them! Continental is the absolute best. I asked the company how to tell when each tire was manufactured and they responded with pictures showing two possible types of date codes imprinted on the inside wall of each tire. That’s how I knew these tires were manufactured after the design change in 2023. I received tires manufactured in 2024, perfect! Example date codes are included for your information, so you can check your own tires before installing them. I had gone through stock tires on the trek domane SL5 that received puncture after puncture and required replacing the inner tube, then I went tubeless in 2020, but unfortunately the bike shop did not have continental tires available at the time. So of course they sold me stock tubeless. After again having several punctures, most of which sealed on their own, I finally had a situation during bike ms in 2023 where one of those stock tubeless tires was leaking air. After all of that, even the bike shop recommended continental tires and they assured me that they would have sold them to me had they been available back in 2020. What’s done is done and now I finally have the best tires on the bike! Perfect fit, 32-622 is exactly what has always been on the trek domane SL5. These tires look smooth right off the bat, you may think they are already worn, but no, they are manufactured to provide an excellent balance between resistance/friction and smooth riding. These tires are made to stand up against those annoying tiny pinpoint pieces of metal that just can’t be seen on the bridges and on the side of the roads. It’s easy to avoid things you can see, like glass and visible shards, but that’s not what causes the flats, it’s the things you can’t see that most often causes the headaches out there. Many riders swear by continental tires for a reason, they are longer lasting, they have thicker sidewalls with multiple layers of protection, which help avoid annoying flats because they are simply manufactured better than their competition. It’s really that simple. Go to a gas pump and look at the continental hoses at each pump. That’s right, same company. They know what they are doing. If they can make rubber hoses for gasoline pumps, they certainly can make rubber tires for bicycles and vehicles! They do it all! Buy these tires if they are an appropriate fit and just be glad that you finally have high quality, long lasting, flat resistant tires on your bike! No flats for the 100 miles on bike ms 2024, looking forward to several more years and several more events with similar performance! Thank you continental!

High performance tires. I have used some of the higher tier tires that are touted as having lower rolling resistance, etc. They simply blew up withing a very short amount of time in my (relatively normal) conditions. Perhaps the worst were the Vittoria Corsas. Absolutely delaminated. Not my fault. The company would not stand behind their product. the shop that sold them to me would not either. Nope. Never again. These do not add much of a penalty and they last. I tend to wear these out rather than lose them through punctures or delamination, etc. So much so that these are the standard for my bikes and I know it is so for others as well.

Great ride and will say that I have ridden on many brand of tires and I like Continentals the best. I am not sure if these will have the traction I got on the clincher version of these tires but I have done perhaps 100 miles in the rain with no issues and never felt the least bit of traction during hard turning or even damp roads. I do not ride where there would be very much of a chance of a puncture so cannot attest to that part. I have put more miles on the tires that came with the bike and did not have a puncture with them either. I believe that these are designed for better traction so there might be a bit more rolling resistance with these but since I ride for fitness and do some group rides I am not looking for the best racing tire and suppose that these would not fit the bill for someone who is a high level racier

Excellent tires. I set these up tubeless on my road bike and they work awesome. They also hold air really well tubeless. I still need to periodically reinflate the tires but it takes a week of sitting for them to get low enough for it to be a real problem. I only have time to ride 1x a week so I bet if I rode more this would be less of a problem.

The 28mm Grand Prix 5000 S TR hits the sweet spot. They roll fast, absorb road buzz nicely, and offer incredible grip even in wet conditions. Setup tubeless was smooth, and they’ve held pressure really well. After hundreds of miles, they still look and feel great. A top choice for anyone wanting performance without sacrificing comfort. Highly recommended!

Excellent tire. One of the two most recommended tires out there for good reason. Replaced the new bontrager tires on my new Domane SL6 with these and it rides like a different bike. Sooo much better. Maybe the stock tires are terrible but these made a very noticeable improvement. Not only do they feel better my ride averages have improved. The numbers don’t lie it’s not new tire placebo effect. In addition they were east to mount on my Zipp 303s carbon wheels. I’m running them tubeless and they sealed up without any problems. Holding air very well week to week.

Supple! And fast! Glad I upgraded. Tubeless with sealant is just a better ride IMO for wheel weight and comfort. Easy to set up if you’ve changed tires in the past and have the right rims for it. Ran over a big black snake today and the snake had no complaints. Very compliant tires for the poor guy. Just 73 psi max pressure. And I was over him/her in no time so all good. Checked later and the snake had went off to find a new adventure.

Absolutely fantastic, pro-level tires. Whether you want to race or you’re an amateur chasing some PRs, these tires are probably the fastest you can get. Paired with TPU tubes, my AVS instantly increased by 16% (previously I was using Bontrager R1+ with butyl tubes). No highly recommended!!!!

Best tires even for performance than road puncture protection.

I'm a reasonably serious cyclist, riding between eight and ten thousand kilometers a season, and one or other version of these are the only tires I use - when I can afford them, that is. They're not cheap but they're good value nonetheless. Like the others in the GP 5000 family, they are probably the best all-round racing and training tires you can get. They're supple, comfortable, fast, long-lasting, and surprisingly puncture-resistant. The grip on wet tarmac is good and the only time I've lost traction, other than in snow, was when riding up a steep slope of wet clay. Tubeless tires can be a bear to mount and I did have a very unhappy experience with an older version of this same tire that even bike shop pros were unable to mount so that it sealed properly. However, that was on one particular rim and this set was fairly easy to fit on a friend's carbon clinchers, although I did use a tire jack for the final step. I set them up with TPU tubes but I'm sure they would be good tubeless, as designed, although I haven't used them in that mode.

Continental tires are excellent. Buying them for years without any issues

Fast rolling and good lomg wearing rubber. Flat resistant compared to others.