Continental Grand Prix 5000 Clincher Road Bike Tyre

Continental Grand Prix 5000 Folding Tyre The best all-rounder in the field on a completely new performance level. With the Continental Grand Prix 5000 folding tyres you drive faster, more comfortably and even more puncture-proof. Made to make you better.   Features – Grand Prix 5000 Advanced BlackChili compound for lowest rolling resistance, high mileage and maximum wet grip LazerGrip – Lets you become one with the road ActiveComfort – absorbs shocks and provides an outstanding driving experience VectranBreaker – High-tech fibre now offers even better puncture protection Made in Germany   Grand Prix 5000 vs 4000 SII 12% better rolling resistance 20% better puncture protection -10g lighter [25-622] Increased comfort   Product features Use: Road Type: Folding tyres Technique: Vectran Breaker Compound: Black Chili Weight (manufacturer information) 700 x 23C – 200g 700 x 25C – 215g 700 x 28C – 235g 700 x 32C – 290g 650 x 25C – 205g 650 x 28C – 230g   Technologies Vectran Breaker – The benchmark in puncture protection Vectran™ is a synthetically manufactured high-tech fibre from a natural model. Like spider silk, Vectran™ is a liquid-crystalline polymer (LCP). Vectran™ is spun from the melted liquid polymer Vectra and processed further to a multi-strand thread. Spider silk like Vectran™ has an enormous tear resistance at a very low weight: Exactly the right properties to process into a premium Continental bicycle tire as a puncture protection insert. A Vectran™ Breaker is lighter, more flexible and protects more effectively against cuts than the comparable nylon breaker. Vectran™ Breaker does not adversely affect the rolling resistance.   BlackChili Compound – It’s all about how you mix it The crucial balance. The rolling properties of the rubber compound of a tyre are primarily determined by three interacting factors – stiction [grip], rolling resistance and mileage [longevity] . The dilemma: If you improve any of these factors it can have a detrimental effect on at least one of the others. A tyre with maximum grip wears quicker and rolls more slowly. If you then make a tyre roll faster and more durable, grip, in turn, is reduced.