Originally Posted by
safariofthemind
What's been your experience with the Continentals? Do you think you'll get more mileage out of them than the Schwalbes?
I only have a few hundred miles on the Continentals.
I have had good luck with the following tires on my commuter bikes: Continental Gatorskins, Bontrager (Racelites? whatever came stock on Trek 520), Pasela TourGuards, Continental Top Contact.
Other tires I've used on these same roads: Continental 4000s, Michelin (forget model number), Vittoria (forget model number)
I agree with a point above. My experience is just an anecdote. I'm not sure it means anything.
The surprising thing to me was when Schwalbe told me that 2,000 miles was well past the half way point of the life expectancy of the tires.
BTW, they did offer me a discount on a future purchase, but all my other bikes have relatively fresh tires so I wasn't able to use it.