Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Road Cycling
Reload this Page >

Continental Gatorskin Vs Hardshell

Search
Notices
Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

Continental Gatorskin Vs Hardshell

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 08-20-18 | 07:55 AM
  #1  
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 158
Likes: 4
Continental Gatorskin Vs Hardshell

What is the difference between these 2 tires?

There is no clear cut difference in the website. Both seem to be oriented towards puncture protection.
dvai is offline  
Reply
Old 08-20-18 | 08:01 AM
  #2  
noodle soup's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Anniversary
 
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 8,946
Likes: 1,901
Originally Posted by dvai
What is the difference between these 2 tires?

There is no clear cut difference in the website. Both seem to be oriented towards puncture protection.
The Gatorskins are as supple as a garden hose, and the Hardshells are like a garden hose that has frozen solid.
noodle soup is offline  
Reply
Old 08-20-18 | 08:22 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,943
Likes: 23
From: Thornton, CO

Bikes: 2003 Orbea Orca, 2003 Bianchi Imola, ? Waterford

The hardshell looks like it adds a mesh under the protective layer (or "PolyX shell").



as comaprd the the regular gatorskin that only has the PolyX:



I've only used the regular gatorskin folding tires and like them so far.
ptempel is offline  
Reply
Old 08-20-18 | 10:23 AM
  #4  
mstateglfr's Avatar
Sunshine
 
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 18,755
Likes: 10,314
From: Des Moines, IA

Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo

Originally Posted by noodle soup
The Gatorskins are as supple as a garden hose, and the Hardshells are like a garden hose that has frozen solid.
You posted my smarmy thought!
mstateglfr is offline  
Reply
Old 08-20-18 | 10:27 AM
  #5  
FlashBazbo's Avatar
Chases Dogs for Sport
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,289
Likes: 147
I have ridden them both as winter training tires. I could never tell a meaningful difference.
FlashBazbo is offline  
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
PhotoJoe
Road Cycling
68
10-20-15 05:54 AM
pavement_nyc
Bicycle Mechanics
1
05-16-14 09:56 AM
therh
Road Cycling
9
04-08-12 05:03 PM
Cujo2811
Road Cycling
23
09-28-11 02:45 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.