ContinentalGatorskin 700c Road Tire (Wire Bead)(Return to Product Page)

Daily riding-35 to 50 miles avg.

I bought these tires for the sole reason to race them at El Tour 111 miles in Nov. 2012. With 2 dry river wash crossings, plenty of cactus needles and some sketchy road surface I wanted a tire I could count on. The Coni Gatorskin came through!

I ride intown where the bike paths get a lot of trash from motorists taking stuff

to the local landfill. Before I switched to Gatorskin tires, I was fixing flats

a lot of the time, but know I find that I can ride safely and without flats. Also, I find that they give a smooth comfortable ride.

I have already ridden about 300 hundred miles on these tires, Normally after installing and riding on a new tire, I see some tear because of brocken glasses on the road, but I don't even see any wear on these tires. Great handling, even on wet surfaces.

The gatorskins skins made a noticeable difference in my ride. The traction and feel of ride was a nice improvement.

I purchased these tire for my dad's bike. He's 80 something and rides about 30 miles a week. He's not so good with the maintenance and he tends to run tires longer than most of us would. So that he could have a longer time between tire changes and so less chance of a flat I decided to try the gatorskins. So far so good. I anticipate excellent service with these tires.

I like this tire for training on both my single and my tandem race bike. It seems indestructible. I do however change out my tires regularly not allowing them to get to the point where the wear is suspect. I wish there was a more visible arrow telling the rotating direction. The tread design gives no clue as to the rotation.

i ride at 330am down to 20 degrees. i couldn't fix a flat if i had to. i use slime inner tubes with the gator skins on my fixie. i do 45 miles a morning on back country roads and it's essential that i keep moving. until i discovered this combination and put it through its paces i would have never attempted this kind of riding. fantastic products.

I came back to Continental tires after trying a few other brands. Most brands aren't really round - after enough miles this gets to be annoying. The Gatorskins wear well, handle well, and resist most normal road damage. I haven't gotten a lumpy one yet. They come in a good variety of sizes. They could cost less, but so can everything else in this world.

I have not had a flat as long as I used this tire

I live in an area that produces a fair amount of flat tires. I carry two spare tubes on every ride just in case. Since switching to Continental Gatorskins, I have had few, if any flats. This is good for me, but bad for the people who sell tubes. I ride an average of about 5,000 miles per year. I am tall and weigh about 210 pounds. I run a 22 cm tire in front and a 24 cm on the rear. I find this provides more comfort and stability. In my opinion, you can't go wrong with Continental Gatorskins.

25 makes a comfortable ride. Very few flats

I'm tough on tires. I ride roads with too many potholes and gravelly shoulders with too much glass and other rubble. Plus I'm 250 lbs. Pinch flats and glasssteel shardsthorns have punctured my tires too darn often. These tires are the best I've found. I don't know if they are too heavy or lose road feel, which is what racers might worry about. Me? I just don't want to go through 20 or 25 tubes and a set of tires every summer! These Gatorskins just carried me on two centuries in the past month, about a third of one was in the rain, and I had zero issues. Good grip, never a puncture, and I started forgetting about tires and flats altogether. THAT was the best part.

A great compromise without feeling very compromised. My mechanical breakdown frequency is very low. only 1 f&^t in almost 1500 miles of road work on the last set. I try to never ride with anything else.

PROS

Last forever at 110psi or less

CONS

A bit heavy if you are an elite racer

I prefer to ride the Grand Prix 4000s but due to some flaws in these (see my video review here __________) I have come back to these Gatorskins. Inside these on Charleston, SC back roads, which are pretty dirty, and they are great. There is not more flat-resistant tire on the market - this is the one. That said, if you over inflate them, or get about 120psi, and you are a heavier rider, you will get a flat sooner. Shop around, MSRP for these is a bit high, but you can get a good deal online, right here like I did.

Pricey compared to the competition, but so far on my rubble strewn 22 miles Round Trip commute, not a flat yet. I am running 28C for things that go bump in the night...literally. Riding in the dark this time of year, reliability is critical. I was waiting to get some miles and some wet weather riding. We had a delayed rainy season, but I find these tires do just fine in the rain. I would not high speed corner on wet leaves or frost or ice...but I wouldn't do that on knobbies.

I am just using this on the front so far, running a tire with tougher sidewalls on the rear. I may get brave when the days get longer and run it front and rear. I like the way they roll easy and handle well. I thought it installed without too much effort.

This fold up Gatorskin 25cm is the go to for volume training. Where the roads are uneven (ok they are rough) and the potential for flats are many I use this one to keep rolling and train more with out frustration. I use one set per season and that is around 7K training miles. Most of my training partners use the same except for the occasional insecure rider running 50cm carbon wheels with 23cm light tires.

I also like the 4000 Cont but not for long mile training.

these tires seems to last a long time and good as far as flat resistant. No tire is impervious to glass and and other sharp objects on road, but these do as well or better than any similar tire I've tried. So far I put on about 300 miles and no problems at all.

I use the Conti gatorskin on the rear of my Gold Rush Replica recumbent bike. I have tried other tires but always come back to the gatorskin due to fewer flats and consistent long wear on each one. I am on track for 10,000 miles of cycling this year so I have given the gatorskins a good workout.

I don't particularly like the cosmetic crosshatching threads on the sidewall as some of them tend to peel loose after several miles but this does not affect their performance.

These tires are a good training tire. They don't flat easily and come off and go on the rims easily. You may not even need levers. Yay!