ContinentalGatorskin 700c Road Tire (Wire Bead)(Return to Product Page)

Excellent tire for long distance touring. Hold up well and give me many miles of cycling. Ride 1000 miles and year with no problems with the tire. I ride with a group of senior men and we all have the same tire.

This is one tough tire. The only failure has been the tube stem, not the tire.

Great puncture resistance and tire life. I use them for training and racing, very good traction when leaned over. Never had an issue in the wet either. I run them at 55psi max on my CX bike on the road and they soak up the bumps. I probably would have gotten more miles out of them if I didn't use them on the trainer ,)

i don't want to be stopped by flats - so i stick with Gatorskins. i can get 5,000 miles on them.

I have been riding these since a transcontinental ride 5 years ago. They greatly reduce the chance of puncture flats and the last nearly forever.

They're tires. They work. We're on a tandem, so flat resistance and decent ride are important to us. Weight doesn't matter.

Ive always been able to trust western for value and quick service. Always beats Amazon.

This is my second set of continental gatorskin tires and they have been very impressive in all conditions. I ride a trek hybrid 7.6 and these tires are dependable and flats are rare. Western bikeworks had the best prices and quick and easy delivery.

These tires are tough! One of the most puncture proof tires I've had.

I had be rolling spicialized espoir elite tires...then I stepped up and payed a few more dollars for these Gatorskins I'm sold....these Gatorskins are awesome .....great all around tire!

I ride in Chicago on streets and lakefront bike trail, good traction and roll. They handle curbs and bumps well. Would buy again...

I ride over 6000 miles per year. Gatorskins have out performed any other tire that I've used by many miles. I can get an entire season, 6000 miles on the rear tire, and probably close to 8000 on the front.

Even when I see that the rear tire gets that telltale flat edge, it still holds up for many miles.

What a change in the ride quality from a value line 23mm to a High quality 25mm. Far superior ride and the roll resistance was not effected. Softer ride feels a bit slower however reality is NOT.... Love these tires!!!

Absolutely a great tire, lasts for seasons, and plenty sticky on dry roads. Just be aware that with the hard durable rubber comes a loss of traction in wet conditions, especially the common metal grate bridges around the Alleghenies. You'll feel like you're on ice skates!

I've spent the last 12 plus years riding in Hawaii and Okinawa where the shoulders are shredded with broken beer bottles. I switched to Gatorskins to help reduce my flats and they worked better than expected. Before each ride I would pick glass particles out of the rubber and then ride my ride. For the most part I swithed the tires out not because of flats but due to wearing out the rubber tread. Do yourself a favor if you live in an area prone to flats, give these tires a try.

Going from value tires to these Continentals were such a big change in smoothness and vibration dampening and the 25's over the 23's was a huge improvement on fast descents and overall ride stability on rutted and suspect road conditions. Nice product and I do deserve the best I can get.

I am very impressed with the Continental Gatorskin. Bought a pair as replacements for worn out Bontrager tires. Thread count is much highter with the Gatorskins which thwarts flat tires. Ride is nice especially when cornering on wet roads.

Love these tires. My wife & I are training for a long charity ride. Part of the training is group rides frequently requiring riding on some pretty rough shoulders. No problems at all. Feel very confidant on these tires.

Put these tires on to ride around on the winter time roads here in the lovely pacific nw. Even with all of the gravel on the roads I have not not had a flat or ever lost traction. I love these tires.

I ride in western Colorado and we have lots of goat heads. I'm hoping these tires will help ward off flats. Goat heads aren't a problem until later in the year. In the mean time I'm enjoying the ride provided by the gatorskins.