Continental Ultra 3000 any good?

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Performance has these on sale for $9.96 for Team P members. I'm looking

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a 700x25 tire for commuting and training (not a racer just putting in
miles). They're wire bead but I'm not a lightweight so the extra grams are
no biggie. Are these a good tire?

If you can get these for $10 get a half dozen. They are great tires.

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Performance has these on sale for $9.96 for Team P members. I'm looking for
a 700x25 tire for commuting and training (not a racer just putting in
miles). They're wire bead but I'm not a lightweight so the extra grams are
no biggie. Are these a good tire?

My experience with Continental tires has been so bad that I would not
use them again if they were being given away. YMMV

[censored] Durbin

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My experience with Continental tires has been so bad that I would not
use them again if they were being given away. YMMV.

My experience with TT2Ks has been very positive, no failures in
thousands of miles of use.

I have no knowledge of Ultra 3000s.

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Performance has these on sale for $9.96 for Team P members. I'm looking

for

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a 700x25 tire for commuting and training (not a racer just putting in
miles). They're wire bead but I'm not a lightweight so the extra grams

are

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no biggie. Are these a good tire?

My experience with Continental tires has been so bad that I would not
use them again if they were being given away. YMMV

Continental GP's, the original version, were racing tires and the sidewalls
weren't protected with any coating. They would easily get slashes and fail
on dirty city streets. The Ultra was always a great tire though it didn't
have as long a wear life as the GP if you didn't get a sidewall failure.

The latest GP's and Ultra's are more alike now and both have sidewall
protections.

Eric S. Sande said:

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My experience with Continental tires has been so bad that I would not
use them again if they were being given away. YMMV.

My experience with TT2Ks has been very positive, no failures in
thousands of miles of use.

I have no knowledge of Ultra 3000s.

I don't know about the Ultra 3000s either, but I concur that the
TTs are a great tire. Used them exclusively for years on my
commuter/tourer.

I have also run Super Sports (??) and wasn't very impressed. They
seemed to produce a lot of flats and looking at them closely one
day, I noted a lot of small sand grain-like irregularities in the
interior tire wall and thought perhaps they contributed to the
flatting.

I've since heard that Continental can be somewhat irregular in
the quality of their tires, with "bad batches" sometimes being
produced. Seems unlikely for a tire-maker with such long time
experience, but who knows. I buy only Conti TTs for my tourer,
and its the only Conti tire I buy. I've been experimenting with
other brands on my other bikes. No real quality conclusions yet.

SMH

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Performance has these on sale for $9.96 for Team P members. I'm looking

for

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a 700x25 tire for commuting and training (not a racer just putting in
miles). They're wire bead but I'm not a lightweight so the extra grams

are

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no biggie. Are these a good tire?

My experience with Continental tires has been so bad that I would not
use them again if they were being given away. YMMV

Continental GP's, the original version, were racing tires and the sidewalls
weren't protected with any coating. They would easily get slashes and fail
on dirty city streets. The Ultra was always a great tire though it didn't
have as long a wear life as the GP if you didn't get a sidewall failure.

The latest GP's and Ultra's are more alike now and both have sidewall
protections.

I used to use the GP's 8 years ago and side wall cuts were my biggest
problem. I tried the 3000's and they didn't wear as well as I'd
like. Now I buy the Sport 1000's (for commuting and reqular club
rides) and I find them to be inexpensive and they where well. Now I
just need to figure out how to keep them from dry rotting (my bike
tends to be in my car when I'm not riding on it). :-)

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I used to use the GP's 8 years ago and side wall cuts were my biggest
problem. I tried the 3000's and they didn't wear as well as I'd
like. Now I buy the Sport 1000's (for commuting and reqular club
rides) and I find them to be inexpensive and they where well. Now I
just need to figure out how to keep them from dry rotting (my bike
tends to be in my car when I'm not riding on it). :-)

That's what I use too.

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Gooserider said:

Performance has these on sale for $9.96 for Team P members. I'm looking
for a 700x25 tire for commuting and training (not a racer just putting
in miles). They're wire bead but I'm not a lightweight so the extra
grams are no biggie. Are these a good tire?
Mike

I saw the same, and pan on getting a few sets. I currently use the Ultra
3000 on my road bike in a 700x23c, and have many miles on them with no
problems at all.

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like. Now I buy the Sport 1000's (for commuting and reqular club
rides) and I find them to be inexpensive and they where well. Now I
just need to figure out how to keep them from dry rotting (my bike
tends to be in my car when I'm not riding on it). :-)

That's what I use too.

My understanding is that Conti are phasing the Sport 1000s out. Their
replacement is the Ultra Gatorskin.

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"David Kerber" <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote

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Now I buy the Sport 1000's (for commuting and reqular club
rides) and I find them to be inexpensive and they where well. Now I
just need to figure out how to keep them from dry rotting (my bike
tends to be in my car when I'm not riding on it). :-)

That's what I use too.

They seem awfully heavy.

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"David Kerber" <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote

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Now I buy the Sport 1000's (for commuting and reqular club
rides) and I find them to be inexpensive and they where well. Now I
just need to figure out how to keep them from dry rotting (my bike
tends to be in my car when I'm not riding on it). :-)

That's what I use too.

They seem awfully heavy.

Since I'm 180+ and the bike is around 35 in its current winter
configuration (around 26 - 27 when stripped down to race config), it
doesn't matter.

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> Now I buy the Sport 1000's (for commuting and reqular club
> rides) and I find them to be inexpensive and they where well. Now I
> just need to figure out how to keep them from dry rotting (my bike
> tends to be in my car when I'm not riding on it). :-)

That's what I use too.

They seem awfully heavy.

Since I'm 180+ and the bike is around 35 in its current winter
configuration (around 26 - 27 when stripped down to race config), it
doesn't matter.

One very tall friend (ie more weight also) loves the IRC Blizzard
tires but I can never seem to find them.

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"David Kerber" <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote

> > Now I buy the Sport 1000's (for commuting and reqular club
> > rides) and I find them to be inexpensive and they where well. Now I
> > just need to figure out how to keep them from dry rotting (my bike
> > tends to be in my car when I'm not riding on it). :-)
>
> That's what I use too.

They seem awfully heavy.

Since I'm 180+ and the bike is around 35 in its current winter
configuration (around 26 - 27 when stripped down to race config), it
doesn't matter.

One very tall friend (ie more weight also) loves the IRC Blizzard
tires but I can never seem to find them.

I'm much taller & heavier (6'10"/235), for winter (Boston) studs I like
Nokians (700c x 35). For other times, I like the IRC & Panaracer tires (like
RoadWinner, Pasela), inexpensive, well made. light & durable.

Peter Cole said:

They seem awfully heavy.

I am kind of a weight conscious rider myself (bike weighs in at 18 lbs),
but am not too worried about a few grams on the tires. Rolling inertia
is less of a concern to me compared to a poorly made, light tire that
blows out after a hundred miles.

Just my 2¢.

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Peter Cole said:

They seem awfully heavy.

I am kind of a weight conscious rider myself (bike weighs in at 18 lbs),
but am not too worried about a few grams on the tires. Rolling inertia
is less of a concern to me compared to a poorly made, light tire that
blows out after a hundred miles.

I agree, but the Continental Sport 1000 is 350 g in the 28 mm size, something
like the Panaracer Pasela is 280 g in the same size. I think of the Paselas as
kind of on the heavy duty side, even for a utility tire, the Conti seems like
a real clunker (I tried one once, but it only lasted a short time before
getting a tread cut). Panaracers/IRCs are cheaper, and just as well (better?)
made. I like Avocets (also made by Panaracer?), but they (when you can find
them) are now 2-3x the cost.

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I like Avocets (also made by Panaracer?), but they (when you can find
them) are now 2-3x the cost.

The older Avocet Fasgrips (black/tan sidewalls) were made in Japan by
IRC. The *new* Carbon 12, all black Avocet Fasgrips are now made in
Korea.

Avocets are available *on-line at places like Sheldon Brown, Licktons,
G to G tandems and World Class Cycles.

I've got 25mm Conti Gatorskins on my latest bike, so far (1200 km) they have been fine no fl*ts and they seem to hold the road well in a variety of conditions. I used Top Touring tyres on my old tourer for 1000's of kms with only one fl*t in about 10 years.

Regards

Steve D