CONTINENTAL GRAND PRIX 5000 BLACK

The best all-rounder in the field on a completely new performance level. With the Continental Grand Prix 5000 folding tyres you drive faster, more comfortably and even more puncture-proof. Made to make you better.

Features - Grand Prix 5000

• Advanced BlackChili compound for lowest rolling resistance, high mileage and maximum wet grip
• LazerGrip - Lets you become one with the road
• ActiveComfort - absorbs shocks and provides an outstanding driving experience
• VectranBreaker - High-tech fibre now offers even better puncture protection

The rolling properties of the rubber compound of a tire are primarily determined by three interacting factors – stiction [grip], rolling resistance and mileage [longevity] . The dilemma: If you improve any of these factors it can have a detrimental effect on at least one of the others. A tire with maximum grip wears quicker and rolls more slowly. If you then make a tire roll faster and more durable, grip, in turn, is reduced.

With our Black Chili compound, a tread compound which is always based on the latest knowledge of polymers and raw material research, we have supplied the cycling industry with an enduring solution. Depending on the application of a tire, we adjust the compound formulation for the specific discipline – for road or mountain biking, time trialling or downhill racing.

How does that work? For Black Chili we refine special synthetic rubbers with proven natural rubber to high-performance tread mixtures. To these mixtures we then add soot particles, which in turn are optimised in shape and surface properties.