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

Great road bike tires. Very good traction and no flats to report. A great buy.

Before I replaced my tires with the Gatorskin, I was using slime in the tubes to avoid flats.

The problem with the slime was that it would clog the valve and I could not get an accurate air pressure reading.

I still would get flats with the slime in the tube.

Once I replaced the tire with the Gatorskin, no more slime, or flats.

Also I am able to get an accurate reading on the tire pressure.

Tough tire but a nice ride on these training tires. No more flats!

Great tires if you hate flats

On the roads I ride this tire is the best.

Great tire, durable and dependible

5 stars, need nor say another word, buy them! Easy to install.

Great tire, rides smooth

I bought my first set and have about 2000 miles on them. Only one flat in a year and half. Before I would be fixing tires after every ride, Here in New Mexico we have goatheads which are nasty little things. I do mainly road riding but there is a lot of broken glass, wire, nails and trash along the highways. I would highly recommend these tires. To make them ALMOST bullet proof to flats I have considered putting liners in them to help. These are well worth them money. I have no problem mounting them on my rims. Have already put a new set of Gatorskins on my new Kona and removed the tires that came with the bike. This is the only tire I will buy for my bikes.

Have been using these for 7 years. Even manage to reach 12000km on a front tyre and 7000km on a back tyre!

I've used these tires for over 20 years, and it was time for another pair. Last year I bought a new bicycle that came with different tires that I tried for a few months, but this spring it was time to go back to the Gatorskins, and I'm glad that I did.

Frequent long distance recreational riding and everyday city utility use.

Group recreation riding at moderate to fast speeds. General city riding on mostly paved surfaces, hard-pack and occasional gravel.

I recently moved to New Mexico where I soon learned about goatheads and how nasty these things are. Shortly after I moved here I knew the tires I used in Iowa were not going to work down here. After numerous flats I order a set of Gatorskins from BTD. I have over 2000 miles on this set and only had 1 flat and that was due to a piece of wire going into the tire and tube. these tires are great I have run over glass and street debris. there are cuts in the tires but they still hold air. I ride all pavement now but on roads with not a lot of traffic so breakdowns are a concern. With the Gatorskins I don't have to worry about flats like I use to. With tireliners I think these tires would be bullet proof to goatheads. I purchased a set of Hardshell Gatorskins this time for the added protection. I would not buy any other brand of tire. They might be a little pricey but if you have ever had to walk 8 miles in the hot sun and dry heat. they are worth it

I'm training again this year for a Team Sprint Triathlon (Tri-Turtle Triathlon, north of Bremerton, WA) with my adult daughters. I do the bicycle leg using a veryy old aluminum Schwinn road bike. I noticed about a week ago that the front tire had bulged and the cords were beginning to split.

Using the guidance on your website I ordered the Gatorskin 700c tires and tubes. The tires and tubes arrived quickly. My daughter helped me put them on over the weekend, and I took the bike for a 20-mile test ride. Everything fit perfectly. I'm very happy to have used BikeTiresDirect.com.

I am on my second set of gator skin 28's. I did 5500 mi on the first set. and I now have 4800 on the second . Showing a little wear on back. But I think I will get 6000 mi out of them. 110 lbs of air and they roll nice. I ride mostly flat straight roads and bike paths here in Florida, so tired wear mostly in the center.

These tires are great. You will compromise performance and aggressiveness with this tire but the ride quality is much better.

Used for daily training rides.

Needed some tires that could within the occasional blackberry bush thorn, road debrief, or even glass when riding rough bike lanes in rural King County. Other tires got punctured and I lost time changing out tires heaving into work. These are holding up fine after several months of commuting!

I have been riding these tires for 5 years and average between 8K and 14K miles a year. I can count the number of flats I've had on the Gatorskins on one hand. I do pay attention not to ride over visible dangers but still the flat performance has been phenomenal. The ride is not bad at all. I'm not a weight wennie and I do not race but ride country roads with plenty of chip seal and occasional gravel. I'm usually out 3 - 5 hrs ride which gets me far from home and a quick rescue so I need reliability more than race performance. I usually get 3K miles out of the rear before swapping out to a new tire. On the front I get 5 -7 K miles easy. Over the long haul the initial investment pays off.

I used to get flats constantly on my MTB and tried numerous solutions, slime, armor tape etc. I switched to a road bike and save snake bites I've never had a puncture with these. I'll buy these again.