Continental Ultra Sport III 700x25 Black Folding PureGrip Set of 2

Great value, durable tires. These have held up well for the last year, and provide a comfortable ride. I haven’t had any punctures so far, so high marks for durability during normal road use. I am surprised by the quality of the compound- the tires retain good grip/traction during wet conditions.

Good tires for training and rough surfaces. Although they put my tire lever to the test, they installed for a good fit. Good tire for the money.

I try and get 20-40 miles a week at roughly 20 miles per ride. My adv pace is 16-20 mph for about an hour. Pure pavement with 3 miles inclines and 3 mile descents that I adv 30 mph coming down and 12-16mph going up. I’m 6’2 and weight 230. I tell you all this so that my review can be associated with my style etc. I have approximately 40 miles on these tires and they are nice and supple grip very well and roll semi fast. I’ve never had any of the super expensive tires, but based off what Performance I’ve gotten so far out of these tires. I’m happy with the purchase feel their well-made and fit my style perfect. For the price, I think this is a great tire and would recommend it.

This seems like a good light tire; it seemed noticeably faster on a 40 mile ride yesterday. I'm a casual rec rider with a flatbar road bike and was using heavier 28mm tires for my first olympic distance aquabike (20 mile ride after a 1500 meter swim) last fall. I was hoping to go a little faster/lighter on my upcoming second one in May, without putting too much money into it, and was happy with them on my first ride. I'm glad I read the other reviews; the tires are tight enough that I might have wondered if I had somehow ordered the wrong size!!! If you are having trouble getting them on, don't pull out the screwdriver like the one guy said! If you've only changed 4 or 5 tires in your life and aren't particularly strong, they are tight enough that I wouldn't be shocked if you needed take them to the local bike store for help. At the same time, I'm over 60 and actually managed to get the second one on using just my hands. But I have good technique. (Not sure who showed me this trick but sit and hold the wheel flat in your lap, with the first easy part near your belly and then work away from you, so that -- for that last seemingly impossible bit -- you can extend your arms, curl your fingers over the tire and rim, and roll the last little bit of tire over the rim with the heels of both hands at once. Once you get the hang of it, you'll never do it another way, although tire irons are still sometimes needed. If you do need tire irons -- I did for the first one -- it is conceivable that you'd snap a very thin light one.) It seemed to me that -- probably since the tire came folded up in a bo -- the bead stretched out a tiny bit with time, making it easier to get on if you are patient. More thinking, less muscle. Stretch the tire 95% of the way on --- to that point where the bead is stretched incredibly tight and you think there is "no way" it will go--- and leave it that way for a minute or two, stretched very tight. This seemed to loosen up a bit. During that pause, I was considering taking it off, using spit on the rim of the wheel and the tire edge, to see if that would allow the sticky rubber to slip over the edge of the rim more easily, without tearing the rubber a little. But it turned out that that pause to consider that idea seemed to help the tire stretch out a tiny little and I got it on, first time using a tire iron to help, the second tire using bare hands. It's certainly might be the morst most difficult tire that I've ever put on -- or a close tie with one or two others. It was good to know from other reviews that others had trouble getting them on; this let me know that I wasn't crazy, and that it would eventually go on. Normally I can change a tire in a minute or two, and this one definitely took at least another minute or two.

RIMS: Reynolds AR5bx Carbon wheelset, 700c, 58mm with an internal width of 19mm and external width of 28mm. I am reviewing the 25mm Ultra Sport III vs my the Vittoria Zaffiro Pro G2.0 - both of which are used with tubes and inflated 80-85 psi DURABILITY In the first 500km (300 miles) they have fewer chips in the tread from road debris than the Zaffiro normally would at this point and seem to have very little wear on the tread. I usually get over 3000km from a set of training Zaffiro's - which by comparison, look a little more worn at this point than the Ultra Sports PERFORMANCE The Ultra Sports have a good feel for the road and have less rolling resistance than the Zaffiro. The tread pattern appear to give more grip than the Zaffiro's.

Great price for a folding tire. Not the toughest tire out there, but they do the trick!

These are folding tires, but are as hard to mount on my Mavic Elite wheels a wire bead tires if not harder. I had to clamp the wheel to my workbench with 3 tire irons & clamps $ and the use 2 more tire irons to get these tires to mount on the rims! I doubt I'll be able to change a flat out on a bike ride & will have to rely on AAA te rescue me!

Excellent grip and wear characteristics. After several hundred miles, I've found that these grip and wear better than many other higher end tires from some years ago. I don't doubt that they're not as good as the current generation 5000 tires or other current era high end tires, but compared to S-Works and Michelin Pro tires that I've used from 10+ years ago they have been holding up quite favorably, and they're dirt cheap compared to current Conti 5000's and other current higher end tires. If you want decent tubed clinchers for a reasonable price, these fit the bill! Also, I've had no flats, so that's a great sign as well.

Muy buen producto y arribaron un día antes , lo recomiendo a pesar de que es la linea básica de intercontinental en bicicletas pero tiene buen valor agregado , Las he usado en pavimento mojado y tiene buen agarre , espero comprar otro par para tenerlas de repuesto.

See, I've been a professional cyclist for more than 9 years now, So I used to fix my bike by myself with my own tools, when I decided to get these tires, I read almost all the reviews and most of them complained about the tire size and how they struggled to fix it in their rims, and I thought maybe I will not face the same issue because I'm expert :) The other part of the story of course you guessed it already ... I struggled like all of them to fix it up to lose one of my levers and now I thinking again about the lever quality that I should have. However, I bought a pair to keep as a spare because I liked the quality so much, but my advice for you, if you are a beginner and like to get out for a long distance, keep away from this one because the worst case scenario for you it will be if one of these tyers get flat on the way !!!

Great tires. They roll very well, nice smooth feel on my ride, I would buy them again.

Bought a pair of these tires to replace the very old ones. Immediately feel the difference which is more comfortable and better grip, it feels confident even on rough road and gravel! One thing that I noticed is that although it’s 25mm but actual measurement is about 23mm for both tires. Maybe that’s the way it is?

Muy buenas, gran calidad que caracteriza la marca Continental, gran agarre en suelo mojado y gran resistencia a pinchazos en la ciudad