Continental Grand Prix 5000 All Season 700x25 AS TR Black Reflex - Tubeless Ready - Pack of 2 Tires

I was a little hesitant to spend this much on a set of tires, but I'm now convinced it was well worth the extra cash. My Trek came with a set of Bontrager tires and they worked pretty good. However, these tires are way better in two ways. - They transfer way less vibrations and bumps through the bike. One of my usual routes takes me along a river levee and the concrete is really rough and there's a lot of big gaps between slabs at certain parts. I was surprised how much smoother it was going over these sections despite pumping the tires up to max PSI. - The grip on these tires is insane. There's a lot of steep mountain roads around where I live and I feel so much more connected when cornering at high speed. And yes, they're a pain to put on the first time, but with hopefully with the additional puncture protection its not something I'll have to do very often.

Thks, have been nice and quality

I've been riding Conti for a long time, but this is my first pair of the 5000 AS TR. This is the first pair of Conti tires I have had an issue with in all that time, but I don't usually buy them off Amazon. One tire had a flaw where the tire was likely seemed and had a significant hop in the tire. I honestly don't know if it was there originally and I didn't see/feel it or it happened after some period of time. I also got less than 800 miles out of the rear tire, which seems low to me. I don't know the exact milage because I share these on one gravel bike but I know that I only have 1200 miles on the bike total and I largely use it with the gravel wheels/tires. Yes the price was a bit cheaper than other online vendors but I'm not going to buy these tires from Amazon anymore as I question if they are not counterfeit now and I have limit return options.

Heavy workout for your hands and arms. Probably need to start taking protein or something, and in a couple months I will manage to put them on. I'll add durability stats then. So far only managed to install 1 out of 2, using all the tricks in the box.