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Continental Tires
ingiemab
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Rating 4.0

For the mix of highway, logging roads, gravel, and winter stuff you’re seeing, something like the Continental TerrainContact A/T hits that sweet spot not as loud or aggressive as full A/Ts, but way tougher than the stock rubber and really solid in rain and light snow.

Pros: solid in rain, light snow
Cons: not full off-road tire
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Most likely a Continental or Prelli or possibly a Michelin. From other tires experience on a variety of vehicles, those three brands we have had the best performance compared to their reviews and pricing points.

Pros: best performance
Cons: pricing points
Vehicle: Audi A5
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I'm on GP 4 seasons and they've been great for 7000km and counting. I really should have bought them again. They're a bit worn but they can still hang on for a few more months.

Pros: great for 7000km
Cons: a bit worn
Mileage: 7000 km
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LiGuangMing1981
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Rating 4.0

No way. They are far too expensive for commuting duties. I commuted 8000km this year which would have required an expensive tire change just over halfway through (I get about 5-6000km out of the GP5000s I run on my road bike). The Contact Urbans I use instead for commuting aren't *that* much slower, but they're *far* more durable (over 11,000km on my current set and still going strong) and *much* cheaper to boot.

Pros: more durable, much cheaper
Cons: GP5000 too expensive
Mileage: 8000 km
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Stayoffwettrails
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Rating 4.0

I ride the GP 4 Season 700x28 in urban Memphis, TN, US with tons of glass, potholes, and debris. I find them to be the "sweet spot" balance of puncture/rolling resistance. They don't feel quite as quick as GP5000s to me but far far better than gatorskins, or armadillos, or other "tough" tires.

Pros: balance of puncture/rolling resistance
Cons: not as quick as GP5000s
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Yeah, no problems, not a single puncture with the GP5000. In contrast, I recently tried Conti RIDE tour and ooh myy good, the traction is garbage compared to the GP5000. Instantly bought other tires.

Pros: no punctures with GP5000
Cons: Conti RIDE tour garbage traction
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I went with Continental UltimateContact Winter. Not too far off X-Ice although a little less good on ice but instead better in wet and dry.

Pros: better in wet, better in dry
Cons: less good on ice
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BlackJackT
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Rating 3.5

I had the PureContact LS before these. The PureContacts were slightly quieter, and also slightly smoother on roads, and because I didn't take the Extremes to the extreme, I can't say if/how much better they are at handling, but on paper they should be.

I would have stuck with the PureContacts, but I had a very unfortunate puncture that was unserviceable, and they don't make them anymore.

Pros: slightly quieter, slightly smoother
Cons: unserviceable puncture, no longer available
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jpeazi
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Rating 1.0

I previously had on the coveted Conti DWS 06+ and they sucked. Here’s what I did not like about them. The continental did not have the extra little bead around the rim to protect it. The front tires always look like they were under inflated, even though they were at the correct pressure and there was always a ring of dirt around the sidewalk where it looked like it was basically running on the side sidewalk half the time through turns with the flexing. The continental tires only lasted about 22,000 miles.

Cons: no rim protection, looked underinflated, poor tread life
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 22000 km
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I have 2 years of experience with Continental all seasons in Poland, and difference is insane. The car drives like shit tbh both in winter, and in summer comparing to winter/summer tires.

Cons: drives poorly in winter, drives poorly in summer
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