Originally Posted by
cyclinfool
There is no data in either data set to suggest the GP400S is better or worse than the Gatorskin.
Neither test had both tires, but they are made of different compounds, and I guarantee you the GP's handle better. Personal experience -does- count, which is one of the reason road tests include personal impressions. Conti knows a thing or two about their own tires, and I'm sure they test them, since Conti has a test facility that is used by bike mag's. Conti sells the 4000 as a racing tire. They sell the Gator as a training tire. And FWIW, the Gator is 180 tpi; the 4000 is 330.