Wholesale 🎉 Gator Hardshell Bicycle Black 🎉

4 reviews for Wholesale 🎉 Gator Hardshell Bicycle Black 🎉

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Blackcloud_9 – August 24, 2011

   I wrote a review for Continental Ultra Gatorskin 700x28c’s in Feb. 2011. I had bought those tires for my old bike (Steel Performance – 21 speed). I was really pleased with their performance – over 2,500 miles, no flats. Well, I was recently able to upgrade to a new bike (Specialized Roubaix). It seems like there are usually two things that most bike companies do not invest any money in when it comes outfitting new bikes – Tubes/Tires & Seats. I got lucky with the seat, it is fairly comfortable but the tires were another matter. Within the first 200 miles I had already had two flats. I asked the bike shop where I bought the bike for advice. They said to try something called “Caffe Latex” (btw – Caffe is not misspelled, it is an Italian product). I found it to be pretty worthless, as I had another flat within a week. That is when I decided to “Go with What You Know”. Having such good luck with the Ultra Gatorskins, I searched again for the same tire. That is when I happened on these Gator Hardshell tires. These were advertised to be Ultra Gatorskins taken to the next level of protection. I didn’t hesitate, I bought a set of these and puncture resistant tubes (Michelin Airstop). SO glad I did, over 500 miles so far – NO flats! This is not a cheap way to go. But the peace of mind I have, that every time I walk out to get on my bike and knowing that my tires will still have air in them is next to priceless.5/1/2013 – Quick update. Just changed out these tires. Managed to get 2,700 miles out of them with just two flats. First, was a really large nail. It wouldn’t have mattered what the tire was made of, it wouldn’t have stopped this nail. Second was a pinch flat, again not the tire’s fault. I rotated the tires approximately ever 500 miles. They were still holding air but some of the thread was starting to show through. Great tire, still recommend them.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   anton2g – April 29, 2012

   I commute in Seattle about 10 miles a day to work. Going through the city created lots and lots of flat tires. I had about 1 a week with my old tires. It got to the point where they were just destroyed to the point where I needed new tires. After much research I decided to invest in these tires in hopes that it would save me from having to change so many flats. After a few months of riding they work great. I keep them at a good 110 psi and they serve me well. I am not a professional biker, so I cannot attest to their longevity yet. What they do is keep your tubes from popping, and they do it well. There is almost no debris that gets stuck in the rubber, which gives me a lot more piece of mind. I ride through broken down branches, potholes, and most annoyingly lots of broken glass, and I have to say these tires hold up well. They are not flat-proof though, this should be known. Unfortunately I got a flat on my rear wheel the day after putting these on. Turns out luck still plays a big role, and I was unlucky and had a huge piece of glass stuck in the tire. Other than that one unlucky time, I have not had a flat since. So compare 1 flat a week with my old tires to 1 time in about 3 months.Now comes a bit of criticism. These tires are a pain to put on the wheel. The rubber is very tough to manipulate to get them installed. I used to do it weekly and it took me about 30 minutes to get one tire on, and took a bike repair worker about the same amount of time. It is no easy feat and there is high risk of pinching your tube while doing it (though I surprisingly have not had that problem yet). A recommendation to make it a tad easier would be to spray the rim with water or even better soapy water. Make sure to wipe it off afterwards. This makes it a lot easier to seat the tire on the rim, but makes it that much messier. I recommend spending the $5 and having a bike shop worker do it and not worry about it. You won’t have to do it frequently at all so it should not be a deterrent from buying these tires.Overall, I would say these tires are great. I am very happy with my buy and they have basically paid for themselves already with the cost of tubes and have saved me tons of headaches from getting flats. I only give it 4 out of 5 stars because they are very pricey and are a huge pain to put on the bike, but once they are bought and put on they are amazing.

3. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Ben – June 7, 2022

   These tires are nice and tough! No flats since getting them.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Lars Bogard – August 15, 2022

   I have ridden 30-miles four times on these, and they have not been flattened yet. I used to get at least one flat weekly (3x 30-miles / week) with other continental clinchers. These feel like they are steel when they roll over anything. When you hold your finger between the inside of the tire and the outside of the tire, they feel thicker than anything else I’ve used. It’s almost like you could ride over a bed of nails and you wouldn’t get a flat. I put a spare clincher in my bag with a couple inner tubes, but now that’s probably just a waste of extra weight. During installation, it was about 30% more effort to get the bead over the wheel rim due to the stiffness of this tire construction type, but it was totally possible, and I’m convinced I’ll be removing these due to flats a LOT less often.