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Continental Gatorskin Clincher Folding Road Tyre
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Continental Gatorskin Clincher Folding Road Tyre Customer Reviews
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2 flats in 3 years of riding with Conti Gatorskins
5I'm sure I'm going to jinx myself by boasting that I've only had two flats in 3 seasons of riding on these tires, but its the truth. The majority of my rides are on chip-seal roads and the 25mm tires allow me to run a slightly lower pressure for a more comfortable ride and the durability of the tires has kept me on the bike peddling as opposed to on the side of the road pumping. PBK has the best prices on these tires anywhere that I've seen - I'll continue to purchase them for as long as they are available here.
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Great price, great quality
5
Here in Canada prices on everything bike-related are far too high. PBK's prices are great for things like tires, tubes, and other accessories, even groupsets.
I bought these tires in 25mm for commuting use, and they have performed incredibly well on busy streets, rough roads, and through shards of glass. The tread wears very well (4000km so far and nothing concerning) and the sidewalls are tough. Theyre so tough, in fact, that the ride is a bit harsh compared to more supple tires like the GP4000S due to the sidewall stiffness. Minor problem though.
The fact that its made in Germany as opposed to other manufacturing countries with suspect quality control is even more reason to get these.
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Brilliant
4One of the best products going around. Faultless training tyre. Vectran in tread and sidewall makes them almost impossible to destroy. Rubber compound last well and even tolerates ergo trainer chewing them up and bead is not so tight that you spend all day trying to get them on larger rims
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Stronger the wheel
5
I had the gatorskins for 2 years now and I've been through potholes and cracks galore.
But the kicker is that I was in a car crash and smashed my front wheel. The gatorskin stood out like a champ and I still use it on a new front wheel!
Still just as effective!
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The cold weather tire
5Everyone else has already written about how great this tire is. So I'm going to laud it as the best cold weather tire. The reason is simple, removing your gloves to mend a tire in the cold winter months is a miserable experience. While rolling on these, I have not once had to mend a puncture. No frozen fingers, no discharged CO2s frozen to my hands.
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25mm Gatorskins held up well to potholes and savage pavement
5
I had never tried these before but the LBS recommended them for my East Coat riding in MA. I rode for about 3 weeks on them in Spring in Western MA in US last year. I used the 25mm tires and Michelin Airstop Butyl tubes run up to about 110 psi (am I about 175lb or so).
I have never ridden on worse roads than some of the sections as I hit then, with huge potholes, cracks, gravel after the winter, and general roughness and other road horrors. I also road in Easter NY state and VT, and while the roads were better, there was still a lot of damage from the previous winter. I slammed some pretty harsh potholes where I actually had to stop to check the wheel - but the tires and the wheels held up.
So, my first experience with these on the first hundreds of miles was very favourable. For the fact that they were the 25mm tires, and not race tires, they felt reasonably quick - as quick as anything can feel while jack hammering over cracks and debris anyway...
I have not yet had any problems with sidewall threads coming off, which I have seen on many many of my Contis (4000s, and 4000). I have stopped using Contis and switched over to Michelin for that reason - and will try the Krylion as I wonder if over the long term the Gatorskins will have that same problem.
So, I would give them a 5 star, but because of my experience with the other Contis having the sidewall threads come out on many different tires, I am holding from a 5 at a 4 star rating.
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awesome tires
4I have been riding these tires for about 4 months now and I have not had any punctures, and also what is great about these are the low roll resistance they have.
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Really Great tire may want to think about 25mm size though
4Purchased these for a race that was 50% rough dirt and 50% pavement. They worked really well at preventing punctures; however at mile 31 of 55 I hit a pothole and had a pinch flat. I was using 23mm tires, so hindsight 25mm may have been a better option for this type of race.
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tough like a gator!
5Maybe the most durable tires for bike ever, especially if you ride fixed. I bought a pair four months ago and tires still look good. Great price on this site also!
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Excellent training tyre
5I have used many different training tyres over the past years but I have yet to find a tire that has both the puncture resistance, durability, and overall road feel as the Gatorskin. Truly a great option if you need a puncture resistant tire but do not want to sacrifice a quality ride.
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