Hearing stories about bad wet grip?
Short answer
These are
very good commuting and paved road riding tyres.
A longer answer with explanations why
I've been riding these tyres on my commuter bike daily for over a year, in all kinds of weather (except in the snow and ice when I mount some
studded winter tyres).
Compared to "road racing" tyres (like Continental Grand Prix 5000), Continental Grand Prix Urban tyres don't grip as well. I wouldn't call that a "bad grip" (both in the wet and in the dry). It's just a commuting slick tyre, so a bit more durability and puncture protection compared to road racing tyres, but at the cost of the supreme grip.
Compared to many (most?) other commuting tyres, on the other hand, the Grand Prix Urpan tyres are very fast and gripp pretty well, even (or especially) in the wet.
Likewise, compared to high end knobby tyres (like
Continental Race King - Amazon affiliate link), the Urban's are super grippy in the wet.
Of course, being
slick tyres, they don't grip very well on (wet) grass, in the mud, snow and similar (neither do the road racing GP 5000 tyres though).
P.S.
It is also fair to note that when it is wet
and cold, on paved roads,
Continental Grand Prix 4 Season (Amazon affiliate link) are even better than the "racy" Grand Prix 5000 and similar (which, in turn, are better when it's hot).
Hope this helps - looking forward to hearing about your experience with these.
Relja
