GP 4000S Tyres

[Smartie]

Very happy with mine. Hardly ever get any punctures. High kms. Will always recommend these tyres.

[Dubber88]

If you are looking for a lighter tire that doesn't wear that bad.

 

Look at the Conti Attack tire. Thin sidewall, but decent protection on the road surface.

 

Would like to put a set of GP's on my Shamals, but it's quite expensive, currently training and riding on a Gatorskin (back) Attack (front) combo.

[walkerr]

I use them on my race wheels, current set have about 1200k's on them, not one puncture so far, and still in fairly good condition.

I check for small cuts after every race and fix with superglue as necessary.

They do wear fairly quick, but they aren't designed to last forever.

No complaints my side.

 

Happy with my GP4000s - 1 puncture in 18 months riding, and that was a snake bite because I hadn't checked the pressure before going out and it was too low. I'm 75kg, and always ride min 8bar on these. To be fair, I didn't have any punctures on Gatorskins - but I never liked how heavy they were, so opted for the lighter tyre and accept I may get the odd flat. I also only had 1 puncture on the Maxxis I used before the Gators.

 

Pick any leading tyre, and I suspect you'll find plenty of fan boys and just as many detractors. I reckon punctures are more about bad luck, tyre pressure too low, not seeing/avoiding the glass, and perhaps very occasionally a manufacture defect. I can't say I've seen any facts or reports suggesting Contis are any worse (or better) on that last part.

 

OT - interested in your super-glu fix for a cut, do I just squirt a blob in the cut or is there some more scientific approach? I did pick up a small cut in one set recently - but I know it was my own fault for being careless and failing to avoid a ton of glass.