Continental GP5000 or 4 Season for all year riding

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    Zermattjohn

    Howdy. I’ve a set of road wheels that I pop on my gravel bike for days when I’ll be 100% (or at least 99%) on tarmac. These will probably stay on for most of the winter time too, as off road around here in winter is a mud-filled nightmare, so while I hear good things about the new GP5000 tyre I’m a little unsure of their durability/grip for the wetter months. I’ve used GP 4 Seasons before and they’re pretty reliable, though a little sluggish. Wonder if anyone has any opinions – anyone used the new 5000’s this winter and found them good and grippy enough? I’ll be using 32mm ones of either.

    My wheels are tubeless compatible but I’m not sold on the road tubeless idea yet – hear the GP5000 TL are a total pig to get on the wheel, and if I needed to pop a tube in following a more-than-the-sealant-can-seal puncture I don’t want to find myself with broken fingers and a long walk home. Any thoughts on that too?

    Thanks.

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    bobbinogs

    Yeah, what he said. The 5000s
    Yeah, what he said. The 5000s are lovely slick/fast/supple tyres with good predictable grip levels but suffer in 2 ways…durability and puncture/cut resistance. The 4 seasons trade off ‘some’ of the 5000 pros whilst covering off the cons.
    5000s for the summer bike, 4 seasons for the winter or ‘do it all’ bike.

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    Rapha Nadal

    Four Seasons all year long! 

    Four Seasons all year long!  Which is kind of the point, I guess.

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