View Full Version : Conti GP's - $39/pair at Excel
jmoore
07-31-2019, 11:44 AM
https://www.excelsports.com/main.asp?page=8&description=Grand+Prix+Tire+2%2DPack&vendorCode=CONTI&major=1&minor=27
tctyres
07-31-2019, 11:57 AM
I just bought a four pack for a lot more money, and my eyes bugged out of my head :eek:
... then I realized that these aren't the 4 seasons.
Carry on...
Mark McM
07-31-2019, 12:18 PM
That's a very good price for Continental GP tires. But keep in mind that these tires are step below the GP 4000/5000. The GP tire uses a lower thread count casing and a PolyAx breaker (anti-puncture layer), whereas the higher lever Continental tires have higher thread count casings and Vectran breakers. Consequently, they aren't quite as compliant and have a little higher rolling resistance.
On the other hand, aero wheel maker SwissSide has tested their wheels with a variety of different Continental tires, and found that their wheels have lower aero drag with the GP tires than the GP 4000 or the GP TT - and when mounted backward, the GP tire had even less aero drag than when mounted forward:
https://www.swissside.com/blogs/news/back-to-the-wind-tunnel
zmalwo
07-31-2019, 12:30 PM
That's a very good price for Continental GP tires. But keep in mind that these tires are step below the GP 4000/5000. The GP tire uses a lower thread count casing and a PolyAx breaker (anti-puncture layer), whereas the higher lever Continental tires have higher thread count casings and Vectran breakers. Consequently, they aren't quite as compliant and have a little higher rolling resistance.
On the other hand, aero wheel maker SwissSide has tested their wheels with a variety of different Continental tires, and found that their wheels have lower aero drag with the GP tires than the GP 4000 or the GP TT - and when mounted backward, the GP tire had even less aero drag than when mounted forward:
https://www.swissside.com/blogs/news/back-to-the-wind-tunnel
was always curious about this but, what benifit does mounting the conti tires "the right direction" have?
fmradio516
07-31-2019, 12:50 PM
was always curious about this but, what benifit does mounting the conti tires "the right direction" have?
traction?
Mark McM
07-31-2019, 01:51 PM
was always curious about this but, what benifit does mounting the conti tires "the right direction" have?
On pavement tires, the arrow serves only one purpose: It reduces the number of times customers ask, "what direction do I mount the tires?"
traction?
Probably not. There's little data on tire traction at all, let alone how the direction of the tire affects it.
merckx
07-31-2019, 01:51 PM
The GP4S also appears to be on sale. This suggests that an update is expected soon. Great tires for winter and shoulder seasons.
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