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Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25

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Triple-protection technology gives you a bullet-proof, no-worries race/training tire.

High-mileage tire has a super-fine 170 tpi casing, a bead-to-bead layer of DuraSkin™ (polyamide fabric), with a Kevlar® reinforced layer
Lightweight tire provides excellent cornering and minimal rolling resistance

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Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25 Customer Reviews

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Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25

4.3

(based on 31 reviews)

84%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Durable (24)
Puncture resistant (23)
Low rolling resistance (14)
Excellent grip (12)
Good cornering (12)

Cons

Punctures easily (5)

Best Uses

Commuting (19)
Serious racing/training (8)
Rain (5)
Touring (4)
Climbing (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid cyclist (20), Casual/ recreational (5), Commuter (5), Competitive cyclist (3)
- Was this a gift?:
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May

2013

5.0

The Only Tire I Will Use

By JacobA

from Cashmere, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Touring

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

Rode across the US last summer with these tires. 3 flats. 2 if I had been able to see the nail. Hot weather, cold weather, bad roads, good roads these tires are fantastic. Nearing 4000 miles so I'm picking up a new pair whenever the old ones decide to die.

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Feb

2013

5.0

Great tire

By wwright38

from Portland, OR

About Me Commuter

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Pros

Durable
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Rain

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

Gatorskins are my go to tire because of their reliability. This is the tire you want if you don't mind paying for avoided flat fixing time with a little bit of weight.

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Jan

2013

5.0

Great on a 29er rim

By Ollie the Conqueror

from Santa Fe, NM

About Me Competitive Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Trainer

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

I needed a good tire for use on my 29er rim while on a stationary trainer. I bought the 700x32 size and it has worked beautifully. Funny thing, though. I asked an REI employee from the bike dept. if it would work and he said no. "700 and 29er are two totally different sizes." Apparently not.

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Jan

2013

5.0

The best urban tire.

By Bobogado

from Chicago

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Rain

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

I am an Avis road cyclist. I gave my old road bike (a Basso) to my son. He does not own a car and uses the bike as his primary mode of transport, along with mass transportation. I wanted him to have good tires so I asked a techie what the best tire would be. He said these, bar none. While they are expensive, they are well worth it. He road his first set for a year in an urban environment, in all weather. No flats at all, despite cuts, glass, etc. He loves them; so he got a new set for Christmas.

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Dec

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

The Tank of Tyres

By UrbanPrimitive

from Ann Arbor

About Me Commuter

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Pros

Durable
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Corners Poorly

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

This tyre is great for its intended purpose. I've been commuting on them for a couple years without any trouble. These tyres are faultless so long as one keeps rubber composition in mind.

The rubber on these tyres is very hard. That density is what provides much of the flat protection found in these tyres. It is also the reason the tyres are comparatively slick when wet and don't wear or grip well when cold. I wouldn't commute on these tyres in a Michigan winter. The hard rubber will be prone to lose traction.

These tyres are not magic. Riding directly through goat-head puncture vine will result in punctures. There are no unicorns hiding inside the tyres. Run over a nail and it will go through. Glass, however, and steel wire fragments don't phase them at all. If the item the tyre rolls over would rather crush or crack than fight the rubber, it will be crushed rather than puncture.

The wire beads are stiff. They're difficult to mount the first time or two. Like most tires they seem to loosen up with wear. The foldable bead is more forgiving. If mounting ease is a major consideration it may be worth the extra money to get the kevlar bead instead of these. Comments about these tyres being prone to snake bite flats are ridiculous. There's nothing a manufacturer can do to prevent user error.

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Oct

2012

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Wishing I got what I paid for

By tykebe

from Salt Lake City, UT

About Me Commuter

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Pros

Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance

Cons

Punctures Easily
Weak sidewall
Wears Easily

Best Uses

Very Casual Riding

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

Grabbed a set of 700/23 Gatorskins on the recommendation of a fellow commuter/the reviews on this site. First week was flawless. My route took me through a patch of road construction, more or less repairs. I even road over some glass. Then my first flat...my second, third, and fourth. Before I knew it, I was down to my last tube I bought with the tires (6 total). I know there are a few reviews of people buying a problematic set of these tires, and honestly I feel like I was one of them. Perhaps if I went 700/25 some issues could have been avoided. Over all I decided to bag the tires and go with another set.

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Jul

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Love these tires

By PatrickFromSeattle

from Seattle, WA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Excellent Grip
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Climbing
Commuting
Serious Racing/Training

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

I love these tires! Not only are they puncture resistant, I shaved about 5 minutes off of my commute and I'm able to climb hills a lot easier and faster. They are expensive, but it's worth their price, versus going through a new set every few years. Plus you don't have to worry about having a blowout or puncture in the middle of now where in the middle of the night.

I got these two summers ago and my new job started last year, which doesn't allow me to commute by bike, so I can't comment very much on the gripping portion in the rain. I did the chilly hilly this year and it had rained early in the morning, the road was still wet, but I felt I had good control of the bike in the decents, especially on one decent where there is a stop sign at the bottom of the hill. But other than that, that's about all I've been able to test with these in the rain.

Bottom line is these are worth every penny and I'm going to buy these again on my new bike.

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Jun

2012

5.0

durable, solid, dependable

By marks

from oly, wa

About Me Commuter

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Pros

Durable
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

gets me to work and back, in rain, wind, and sometimes the sun.

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May

2012

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Corners like a champ

By Nihon Newbie

from Touring the US

About Me Competitive Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Good Cornering
Low Rolling Resistance
Puncture Resistant
Wide size range

Cons

Not super flat resistant

Best Uses

Commuting
High-mileage training
Touring

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

Been using these tires almost exclusively for the past year, while on a 49 state tour of the US. I've gone through a few already, and continue to be very satisfied. I rarely ride in the rain, but the few times I have been forced to, they performed quite well, much to my surprise, considering their lack of tread.

I've also had these up to 53mph, while towing a 75 pound trailer, and they were rock solid!

I run mine at the max recommended PSI of 120, and have been getting amazing lifespan on my fronts (6000+ miles), and closer to about 5000 miles on the rear. I assume this is due mostly to the tongue weight of my BOB trailer.

Their flat protection level is hard fr me to call: I've had plenty of flats with them, all on the rear tire, but have also found lots of junk stuck in the rubber that didn't go through, and have run over stuff I thought would for sure flat my tires, but didn't. All in all, great tire for commuting or touring.

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Mar

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

No flats (almost)

By Idaho Rick

from Boise, Idaho

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Good Cornering
Puncture Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting

Comments about Continental Ultra Gatorskin Tire - 700 x 23 / 25:

Living in Idaho, riding about 100 miles/week, and dealing with goatheads (nasty little burrs that easily flat most tires), I was getting a flat almost every week, even though I had puncture-resistant liners in my tires. Last summer I bought a pair of gatorskins for my roadbike. One flat all summer, from a goathead thru the sidewall, obviously picked up while cornering. Outstanding result. They don't roll quite as effortlessly as my Michelin Lithion 2 tires did, but the puncture resistance easily makes up for it.