Continental Grand Prix 4 Season Black Edition Road Bike Tire - Vectran Puncture Protection, DuraSkin Sidewall Protection, Folding Bike Tire (700x23, 700x25, 700x28, 700x32)

Okay, I have 500 miles on these tires so here is my review. This is my first pair of Continental tires. I've ridden Michelin tires for years (Michelin Pro Race and Power Endurance). I was looking at the Grand Prix 5000 and the ones I bought the Grand Prix 4 Season. I've always ridden year around (Idaho), so the additional durability and traction sounded appealing. Although I have 500 miles on these tires, they look just like new out of the box. My Michelin tires by now would show some wear, probably small cuts, these 4 Seasons show nothing. They don't roll like my Michelin tire but I didn't expect them to, with that said, they roll fine, but not like a race tire. They definitely have more grip, which I expected from a 4 Season tire, and I don't worry about a flat with these tires, the rubber is noticeably stronger.Update: I have 1500+ miles on the tires now with minimal wear. I just bought another pair. I'm not taking any chance that the Black Edition might be limited.

These tires are great. I upgraded from the stock tires on my Domane and immediately notice a difference in terms of feel and rolling resistance. I ride on some roads with a decent amount of debris and the tires are holding up perfectly so far. They roll very good (tho the 4000/5000 would probably roll better) and have great puncture resistance (which is why I picked these over the 4000/5000). Super happy with this purchase. Also really love that these are the "black edition" and are all blacked out. Look great on my bike.

I replaced the rear tire on my wife’s Specialized road bike due to side wall damage caused by debris in the tire. So far the rear Continental tire has performed exceptionally well. We ride on city streets and sidewalks. During a recent ride my wife had me check her front tire due to debris noise. Sure enough, the original tire was imbedded with fragments of stone, shell or glass. The Continental tire in the rear was absolutely clean. I then checked my two Continentals on our second bike and both of these Continentals were clean. The motto, pay a little more, ride a little longer on the Continental Grand Prix 4 Season. I am going to replace my wife’s front tire in the near future.

Update: Went for a quick 30mi ride through the rough NYC roads and found that these tires rolled smoothly and quietly. As of now I have no problems with these tires and I am happy w my purchase.Original: I can't speak for the ride yet as I just mounted these on my Wheelset tonight. I do want to say that they are pretty aesthetically pleasing vs the WTB Thickslicks I had on my old wheelset. I also wanted to be able to add a pic of them aside from the worn ones posted by another reviewer. I will be sure to update this post when I have had a chance to ride them.

Installing these tires was awful. It took hose clamps, zip ties, multiple tire irons, and soap to get the tire on. (I have 32x700c wheels, for reference) I've changed plenty of tubes on the side of the road and am not inexperienced at bike maintenance. I'm not expecting to be able to change a tube on the side of the road with these tires... which is fine, since I'm not commuting these days and help is a phone call away.However, once mounted, they ride great. Smooth and so far able to stand up to a far-less-than-perfect roads, sidewalks, and some light dirt.

I use these on the rear of my bike vs. front where I run a S4000 or S5000. These are the best world of tread and grip and giving your durability at the same time. I can get 2,000 in rear on these and I live in an area where I am riding on chip seal roads that eat tires for dinner...S5000 lasts 800-900 on rear max, while they are a little more supple than the 4 Seasons cannot be doing that many tires a year.

I switched from 25C Bontrager tires to these. I road a few days ago in very wet/leafy conditions and these tires performed great. About 200 miles on these bad boys and no flats yet. Slight speed difference but worth it for the piece of mind that comes with the extra protection.

Durable and very smooth and quiet. Looks cool too! Been using Continental Gatorbacks before switching to the Grand Prix 4 Season tires. Both are good but these seem to be more durable and have not yet experienced a puncture (knock on wood!) on the GP 4 tires.