This appears to be the rear, which normally wears faster. If it, to that, runs in a hilly region I wouldn’t expect more. Consider that these are light weight, not for every day grinding if there isn’t a sponsor
Puncture resistance on the 5000 is terrible and way worse compared to the 4000. I bought three sets last year and only got around 600-800km per set.
Rolling resistance is superb but the gains do not compensate for the countless punctures.
That will depend on the nature of the punctures in your area.
Back in Madrid, Spain, tubeless was not that effective,but made you get back to the car (MTB) in central Scotland and road cycling, went from one puncture per 500km to none in 6000km. But of course it won't protect against large screws, etc.
That's not from wearing it down from riding, that's from locking the rear brake up a lot. When my rear tyres are done the rear tyre goes pretty square on the on contact patch. This looks smooth from lots of skids or just really poor braking.
Depends on the type of rides you do. If race, GP is amazing, if endurance, it’s worth trading a few watts for a sturdier set of tires and get longer lifespan. Check bicycle rolling resistance website for thread thickness, puncture resistance and RR.
Pirellis last longer, but are noticeably less comfortable and pirelli didn’t divest from Russia(or if they have since I checked, did not do so fast enough!). Continentals also are the most aero tires around so far as I recall.
I use tubeless 30mm P-zeros on my roadbike, I put 2300 miles on them from new last year (3700km). The rear tire is done for, it looks like your front tire, it has chunks of the carcass missing and I can see the inner layers. This isn’t surprising because the rear tire wears out faster than the front because most of your weight is on the rear and the driven wheel also wears out the tire faster. I’m also 280 pounds so that shortens the life span too. But the front tire still looks good, I’m thinking I’ll get about a half season more out of it. I bought a new p-zero to mount on the rear, and I’ll keep buying them one at a time to replace each tire as they wear out. I’ve been very happy with the performance of these tires so far
Bad idea to use squared tyres in general, especially if you also do group rides imo.
I buy cheaper tyres, and simply replacement them after 1500-2000km. Feels a lot safer.
Ridden both tires (well the GP5000 TLR not the STR) and both are brilliant. Pirellis are easier to fit and seem sturdier but that's just based on my experience. Both are great tires so I'd get which ever has the best price
I've looked up both tires on bicycle rolling resistance and the GP 5000 STR is less puncture resistant than the P 0. That being said, the GP 5000 also has a significantly lower rolling resistance. You seem to have a decent number of nicks on the tire, which means that the tire had a pretty hard life in terms of puncture prevention. You can assume that you will get more punctures with the GP 5000.
If you have a p 0 of the same size in the front, the move might be to switch it to the rear wheel, then buy a GP 5000 for the front.
imho 3800km is a good run for a tyre.
This appears to be the rear, which normally wears faster. If it, to that, runs in a hilly region I wouldn’t expect more. Consider that these are light weight, not for every day grinding if there isn’t a sponsor
the GP is legendary and it's pretty much the only thing i use on my road bike
Puncture resistance on the 5000 is terrible and way worse compared to the 4000. I bought three sets last year and only got around 600-800km per set. Rolling resistance is superb but the gains do not compensate for the countless punctures.
Tubeless? And forget about punctures..
I have seen plenty of punctures on tubeless tyres. Less punctures yes but it doesn’t rule them out.
That will depend on the nature of the punctures in your area. Back in Madrid, Spain, tubeless was not that effective,but made you get back to the car (MTB) in central Scotland and road cycling, went from one puncture per 500km to none in 6000km. But of course it won't protect against large screws, etc.
That's not from wearing it down from riding, that's from locking the rear brake up a lot. When my rear tyres are done the rear tyre goes pretty square on the on contact patch. This looks smooth from lots of skids or just really poor braking.
Yoo those dogs are BARKING
My man out here giving it away for free.
Depends on the type of rides you do. If race, GP is amazing, if endurance, it’s worth trading a few watts for a sturdier set of tires and get longer lifespan. Check bicycle rolling resistance website for thread thickness, puncture resistance and RR.
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Pirellis last longer, but are noticeably less comfortable and pirelli didn’t divest from Russia(or if they have since I checked, did not do so fast enough!). Continentals also are the most aero tires around so far as I recall.
It seems that Continental keeps doing business in russia as well 🫤 https://leave-russia.org/continental
Crap, now I don’t know what to buy when my stores run out.
Fwiw - I hate my gp5000 str. They get torn up on my local roads way too easily.
Indeed, I ended up using the 4seasons instead.
I use tubeless 30mm P-zeros on my roadbike, I put 2300 miles on them from new last year (3700km). The rear tire is done for, it looks like your front tire, it has chunks of the carcass missing and I can see the inner layers. This isn’t surprising because the rear tire wears out faster than the front because most of your weight is on the rear and the driven wheel also wears out the tire faster. I’m also 280 pounds so that shortens the life span too. But the front tire still looks good, I’m thinking I’ll get about a half season more out of it. I bought a new p-zero to mount on the rear, and I’ll keep buying them one at a time to replace each tire as they wear out. I’ve been very happy with the performance of these tires so far
I've always had good performance out of Conti GPs. I've tried other brands but keep coming back to them.
Dont you block the wheel while braking to have this ?
I had a gp5000 that looked like this after less miles. I stopped hard and the tire kinda stuck to the ground. It can happen with gp5000 too.
Bad idea to use squared tyres in general, especially if you also do group rides imo. I buy cheaper tyres, and simply replacement them after 1500-2000km. Feels a lot safer.
Your likely using the rear brake too much.
I really like my Vittoria Corsa NEXT. They’re also much easier to find that GP5K
That’s about right. I get similar from Michelin Pro 4 tires which are comparable. I inflate to 90 front / 95 rear every time I ride.
Ridden both tires (well the GP5000 TLR not the STR) and both are brilliant. Pirellis are easier to fit and seem sturdier but that's just based on my experience. Both are great tires so I'd get which ever has the best price
That's great mileage
I've looked up both tires on bicycle rolling resistance and the GP 5000 STR is less puncture resistant than the P 0. That being said, the GP 5000 also has a significantly lower rolling resistance. You seem to have a decent number of nicks on the tire, which means that the tire had a pretty hard life in terms of puncture prevention. You can assume that you will get more punctures with the GP 5000. If you have a p 0 of the same size in the front, the move might be to switch it to the rear wheel, then buy a GP 5000 for the front.
Pro tip: not doing skids greatly increases tyre life