The media could not be loaded. Ok, so anyone reading knows, this is the only review that is going to tell you what you really need to know. I read them myself and there are a few haters posting bad reviews here, so I'll set that straight right now. As a bicycle mechanic, my thoughts while reading these reviews were that every single bad review was done by those who do not, AT ALL, ride even close to daily or that they have absolutely no clue what they are doing and cannot work on bikes.. As for my review, i absolutely love these tires. They were super easy to mount. The reviews saying they are hard to mount don't know what they are talking about. So easy. My race tires are Schwalbe Pro 1's, now those are a pain in the a$$ to mount, but these were much easier and cost half the price. I got a red and blue one to set off the look of my Trek i use for daily riding and training. They are awesome looking with many color choices to match just about any bike, roll very smooth and the compound rubber they are made of is pretty durable for commuting. My race tires get gouged pretty easy since they are not meant for rocks and pebbles, these however, take a beating like a champ. For the price, you can't beat these tires. As for flats and those reviews, again, they don't know what they are buying or what they are talking about. These are not meant to be absolutely puncture resistant and don't claim they are. Do yourself a favor and buy a set of stop flat 2 tire liners on Amazon for less then $15. I have them on all my bikes and haven't had a flat on any of my wheels in over a year now and i ride more and harder then anyone i know. Just ceck out my pics and video, they show how well they also seat on the rim and how awesome they look. Bottom line, you want a great tire for your bike just pick a color to match it and order these. Update: 3 months later i had replaced these with an equivalent, more expensive bontrager set of tires.. yeah, that lasted maybe 3-4 days and only because i at least gave them a shot to win me over.. they failed miserably and these continentals went back on. The bontrager's just weren't as smooth feeling, didn't absorb as much shock from bumps, weren't as balanced (i could especially feel the balance was off while riding without hands on bars) and didn't feel as if they gripped the pavement as well. Basically, these continental tires were superior in every category to which i compared them. These tires don't look like they've worn a whole lot and i imagine I'll be replacing them with a new set of the exact same ones in about 5-6 more months. Now, i ride like a crazy guy who is addicted to speed and the adrenaline that comes with passing cars on a bicycle, i ride 20+ miles almost daily and i ride my bikes harder in 1 day then most do in a year (or more), i service my bikes quite often as it's needed when you ride like i do and 9 months on tires might not seem that great but I'm probably far above 2k miles on these already so that's actually really freaking good. As long as they hold up to any weather damage they see, the average rider should see at least a couple years of decent use with these continentals. Still a 5 star tire from me and highly recommended, 110%
