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6 flat tires in 3 months, 2 flat tires even after putting in a puncture resistant strip in the tire. Last two flats in the sidewalls. Waste of money to purchase these tires for commuting.

I ride 200 to 400 miles a week. I bike tour and need a tire that will give me good miledge. I'v been using Continal for over 20 years and have been mostly satified with them. I guess once in awhile you get a bad tire. I won't stop buying Continental tires because of this one.

I bought two of these tires for my 406 rims. They were nearly impossible to get on. I have done this at least a dozen times in the last two or three years as far as other times on my various sized rims. These tires look nice but on my rims I could only get them to seat concentrically on a wider alloy rim. On my other slightly narrower rim ( approx. 25 mm. ) the 37 mm. tire would not seat uniformly and had a pronounced hop and I tried three times. It was the tire not me. On the wider rim it was OK. I would not jump at the chance to buy this tire made in INDIA again. Japan or USA or China seem better. (are there any made in USA anymore ? sorry) Thanks Ed and yes I have tire levers and thought I may break the Parks blue plastic levers on these tight mommas.

The 700x37's are a bit narrower than Continental says they are- I measure just under 34 mm on a Mavis A719 rim at maximum PSI 85. The ride and feel of these tires are nice and they don't seem too slow for a touring tire. Quality appears to be very good.

I commute 15-20 miles daily on my bike, year-round and all weather, along the main thoroughfares of Washington DC 2200 - 2700 miles per year. I've been riding the Contacts for five years and for this purpose they are the perfect tire. I literally cannot remember the last time I suffered a puncture flat, and the only reason I don't claim "zero" in 10,000 or so miles is because that just seems implausible. If it is not zero, it's no more than 2. I think I am on my fourth and fifth Contact now - maybe sixth - during that time, so I am getting at least 3,000 miles out of each. The tread is looking a little thin my current tires, still fine for warm weather, but I will probably install the set I've just ordered before winter arrives in two or three months.

These are the only tires I've ever ridden on this particular bike, so I can't offer up any direct comfort or grip comparisons to other brands, but I have no complaint concerning either. They are quite snug on my rims, and I've sometimes had trouble getting them seated to spin perfectly round, but so far I've been able to get past that problem with a bit of patience and a lot of dishwashing soap. And of course that could be a problem specific to these rims.

There may be better tires than this for my city commuting, but I don't know what they'd improve on and in any case until these let me down somehow, I'm not going to look elsewhere.

I replaced the 35mm wide tires on my Kona Dew Plus with these. The stock tires wore fast and rolled slow. The Conti's are showing little sign of wear a few hundred miles. The handle the wet of Seattle without any problems.

These tires are great to ride on a regular ride or a tour. This tire rides well, rolls well and has great traction in all conditions that I have rode in. I had been riding slick tires, but the tread and tread pattern really gives me a much more secure feeling when the road gets wet. As a Clydesdale, I run these tires at 100 psi and they have rolled very fast on regular rides solo or with the group.

I got these tires to ride during the wetter winter months and I was surprised to see how well they roll. I am a Clydesdale-sized rider and tire pressure is important to get a good rolling tire. I have the 700x28 and run these at 100 psi and I feel little to no resistance and they roll very easily. They have great traction and roll easily over rougher sections of pavement. I will buy these tires again.

I use this tire on a single/fixie setup on a Centurion Super-Elite frame. I'm a big guy, 6'4 230 lbs. The tire holds me very well. I recommend this tire for daily street abuse.

Started with Contacts 4 years ago on a Giant TCX1. On my 4th pair now, getting about 2000 miles out of 'em. Not the longest lasting. On the flip side, not one flat in almost 9000 miles over 4 years. I will not buy another model tire until I start getting flats, so far it hasn't happened. I've been on rides where guys have gotten 2 flats on the same ride. Not sure what Conti is putting under the tread, it must be some sort of armored material. I have to intentionally flatten a tire every winter and go through the tire removal and tube replacement process just to keep fresh in my mind how to change the tube, in case i ever need to do it on an actual ride.

Tires arrived earlier than projected, well packaged. No complaints would buy again.

An affordable tire, that gives flat-resistance and visibility. Commuting in Seattle, all three are a must.

The decreased rolling resistance of these tires has knocked minutes off my commute and the added puncture protection provides greater peace of mind.

Good flat resistance. I put on a lot of miles. I'm a repeat buyer of this model, now on my fifth tire. My front tire (rotated from rear after one year of service) is still looking good at 10,000 km.

5 flats in 2 weeks of touring around Southern Denmark with new Conti Contacts - 3 in back, 2 in front, all in different locations on the tire. To be fair, we did hear from some Danish cyclists that they tend to get a decent number of flats, especially when it rains and flint that is for some reason mixed in with other materials tends to flip over and puncture tires with the sharp point.

Love these tires. They came on my stock Surley bike and I got a new set to start fresh on my xc ride from Washintgon to Maine this summer.

I think the contacts feel very secure on the road. BUT, the sidewalls have started to crack all the way around the tires. I keep my bike protected from the elements, and have NEVER had this happen before. This does not make me happy!

after inflation for about one year and little use the sidewalls are cracking. Not much life left I would guess.