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Conti Gatorskin vs 4-Seasons
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I'm about to replace a worn rear tyre with a new Continental Ultra Gatorskin. I was surprised that the weight of the Gatorskin is less than the weight of the Continental 4 Seasons tyre I have on the front. Does anyone have an idea of the typical useable life (km) I can expect from the Gatorskin? Cheers, Vince |
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Hi Vince I have Gatorskins and that went on at 10,300km and now at 15,800km with the last few months spent on the trainer, so I donąt know how many additional kms that has been, but I would say quite a few more. The trainer has inflicted some damage to them but until that point, they were looking quite useable for road (commuting/training) and I never once had a flat. I think I could have achieved another 2-3k out of them. I weigh about 67-68kgs - weight could be a factor in overall tyre life. Hope this helps Bronnie On 10/12/06 1:27 AM, in article , "Vincent Patrick" wrote: Hi, I'm about to replace a worn rear tyre with a new Continental Ultra Gatorskin. I was surprised that the weight of the Gatorskin is less than the weight of the Continental 4 Seasons tyre I have on the front. Does anyone have an idea of the typical useable life (km) I can expect from the Gatorskin? Cheers, Vince |
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There are many factors that go into tyre life... your type of riding, pressure you run, your weight, type of roads, etc.. Conti have just updated the Gator in the last few months too. The old ones lasted a while for me (typical roadie), the new ones feel MUCH softer so I'm not expecting such a good run from them. Our of the box the new Gator feels stickier than a GP4000. Gators are bullet proof. Just as long as there are no glass shards being used as bullets. lama -- gplama |
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gplama wrote: Gators are bullet proof. Don't you believe it. Maybe I was unlucky, but I had the sidewall go on three of them. -- Shane Stanley |
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In aus.bicycle on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:46:27 +1100
Shane Stanley wrote: In article , gplama wrote: Gators are bullet proof. Don't you believe it. Maybe I was unlucky, but I had the sidewall go on three of them. So who was shooting at you? Zebee |
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Shane Stanley wrote: In article , gplama wrote: Gators are bullet proof. Don't you believe it. Maybe I was unlucky, but I had the sidewall go on three of them. I had the same problem, 2 gators died within weeks of fitting. I won't buy 'em again |
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In article .com,
"Bleve" wrote: I had the same problem We're similar weight, so maybe that makes a difference. Although I was using 25mm versions anyway. -- Shane Stanley |
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Vincent Patrick wrote:
Hi, I'm about to replace a worn rear tyre with a new Continental Ultra Gatorskin. I was surprised that the weight of the Gatorskin is less than the weight of the Continental 4 Seasons tyre I have on the front. Does anyone have an idea of the typical useable life (km) I can expect from the Gatorskin? I used to use Gatorskins, typically I'd get about 3 months out of them at 300km or so a week. I now use GP4000 which lasts much longer and in my experience is more bullet proof than Gatorskins. -- Cheers Euan |
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Shane Stanley wrote:
In article .com, "Bleve" wrote: I had the same problem We're similar weight, so maybe that makes a difference. Although I was using 25mm versions anyway. Dunno about that, I believe I'm of similar weight (mid eighties) plus I run with panniers loaded up to 15 odd kgs 99% of the time. I haven't had one sidewall blow out so wouldn't say that weight is a factor. Not that I'm interested in lab testing them ;-) -- Cheers Euan |
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In article ,
Euan wrote: Dunno about that, I believe I'm of similar weight (mid eighties) plus I run with panniers loaded up to 15 odd kgs 99% of the time. I haven't had one sidewall blow out so wouldn't say that weight is a factor. Maybe it's riding style. Or bad batches. Not that I'm interested in lab testing them ;-) Tyres seem to be one area where we seem to trust our own very small samples regardless. -- Shane Stanley |
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