Conti GP's - $39/pair at Excel

[jmoore]

https://www.excelsports.com/main.asp...jor=1&minor=27

[tctyres]

I just bought a four pack for a lot more money, and my eyes bugged out of my head

... then I realized that these aren't the 4 seasons.

Carry on...

[Mark McM]

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...he-wind-tunnel

[zmalwo]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

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...he-wind-tunnel

was always curious about this but, what benifit does mounting the conti tires "the right direction" have?

[fmradio516]

Originally Posted by zmalwo

was always curious about this but, what benifit does mounting the conti tires "the right direction" have?

traction?

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by zmalwo

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?"

Originally Posted by fmradio516

traction?

Probably not. There's little data on tire traction at all, let alone how the direction of the tire affects it.

[merckx]

The GP4S also appears to be on sale. This suggests that an update is expected soon. Great tires for winter and shoulder seasons.