Lightweight GP 5000 Folding Tire by Continental - 700C | Clincher - 25-622

The performance-oriented all-rounder in Continental's range is now also available in the Lightweight version. The 5000 model of the proven Grand Prix road bike tire is faster, more comfortable and more puncture-resistant than its predecessors.

Made to make you better. Handmade in Germany.

The Continental Grand Prix 5000 at a glance

• construction: folding tyre (clincher)
• material: BlackChili Compound
• puncture protection: Vectran™ Breaker
• technologies: Active Comfort Technology (ACT) / LazerGrip
• carcass density: 3x 330 tpi
• weight: approx. 225 g (25-622, manufacturer's specification)

BlackChili Compound – It is the mixture that makes it.

The running characteristics of the rubber compound of a tire are largely determined by 3 interacting factors: Adhesive friction (grip), rolling resistance and mileage. The dilemma: If one of these factors is improved, at least one of the others is worsened.

With the BlackChili Compound, a unique tread compound manufactured exclusively in Germany and based on the latest findings in polymer and raw material research, Continental supplies a compound formulation specifically tailored to the area of application. Its advantages can not only be measured in the laboratory, but can also be felt on the road, as evidenced not least by regular test wins.

Vectran™ Breaker – The reference in puncture protection.

Vectran™ is a synthetically produced high-tech fiber with a natural model. Like spider silk, Vectran™ is a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP). Vectran™ is spun from the molten liquid polymer Vectra and further processed into a multi-fiber yarn.

Spider silk, like Vectran™, has enormous tensile strength at the lowest weight. Exactly the right properties to be processed in a Continental top tire as a puncture protection insert. The Vectran™ breaker is lighter, more flexible and protects more effectively against cuts than comparable nylon breakers. The Vectran™ Breaker does not affect rolling resistance.