Continental GP 5000 700x28 vs Schwalbe Pro One 28

Buy the Continental Grand Prix 5000 two-pack in black, model 0101625, when the card says the box holds two 700 by 28 tires with BlackChili, a Vectran breaker, LazerGrip, and Active Comfort. Buy one Schwalbe Pro One, part 11653975, when you want the single black 700c by 28 tubeless tire the browser title names, with the Addix Race compound in the description and an item-weight cell of 270 grams. One order is a pair. The other order is one tire. Neither listing is a tube, a rim, or a tubeless valve.

Short version. A floor pump is how you learn the pressure. The pedals do not pick the tire. A bar light does not seal a bead. The helmet is what you wear while you find out the new tire is faster than your cornering. Read 700 by 28 on the sidewall before you celebrate the unboxing.

The Continental card is a set of two. The browser title prints Grand Prix 5000, BlackChili, Vectran breaker, LazerGrip, Active Comfort, 2 pack, black, 700 by 28. The included-components line says two Grand Prix 5000 tires, 700 by 28, with those same words. Model number 0101625. Manufacturer part 0101625. That part number is the 28-622 size in Continental's own numbering for this generation of GP 5000, the tube-type clincher with the Vectran breaker, not the later S TR tubeless casing that carries a different part number. The card does not print a gram weight. Weigh the tire if the grams matter. A dealer sheet for 0101625 may say 235 grams or 250 grams depending on who typed it. Those sheets disagree, so the number to match on this order is the part and the quantity: two tires, 700 by 28, 0101625. If the sidewall says a different number, you have a different tire.

The Schwalbe card is one tire. The browser title prints Pro One, tubeless, folding, 700c by 28, black, single tire. Manufacturer part 11653975. A model-number cell prints 1402899077, which does not look like a Schwalbe size code. Trust 11653975 and the 700c by 28 in the title. Item weight prints 270 grams. A package-weight cell on one view of the same family has printed 0.36 kilograms, which is not 270 grams. Weigh the tire. Color is black. A details cell labeled tensile strength prints 95 psi. That is a pressure figure sitting in a strange field, not a lab test of the casing. Use it only as the card's pressure hint, then read the sidewall, which is the number that keeps the tire on the rim. The description names Addix Race compound. A number-of-items cell that says 73 is not a count of tires in the box. The included-components line says one tire. GTIN 04026495862554 is the barcode check.

Continental part 0101625, two tires. Schwalbe part 11653975, one tire. A GP 5000 S TR and a Pro One in 30 mm are different casings.

Who should buy the GP 5000 pair, and who should buy one Pro One?

Buy 0101625 if both of your road tires are done, the rims are hook-bead clinchers you already run with tubes, and you want two black 700 by 28 GP 5000s in one box. BlackChili and the Vectran breaker are the words on this card. That is the all-round road tire people mount for training and for a sport ride, not a gravel knobby and not a winter commuter with a reflective strip unless the sidewall of the tire you unpack says otherwise. Because the card is a pair, you are not leaving one old tire on the back. A new front and a tired rear is how a bike starts to feel vague in the rain. Two new tires of the same model is the point of this listing.

Buy 11653975 if you need one black 700c by 28 Pro One, the rims are tubeless-ready, and you already own valves, sealant, and the patience to seat a bead. The title says tubeless. The description says Addix Race. The item-weight cell says 270 grams. One tire means the other wheel is a separate decision. If the rear is cut and the front is fine, one Pro One is the honest purchase. If both are cooked, order two, or order the Continental pair instead of assuming this listing is a two-pack. It is not.

Do not buy the GP 5000 two-pack and try to run it tubeless because a forum said some people have. Part 0101625 is the tube-type tire. Tubeless wants a casing that says tubeless on the sidewall, which is a different Continental part. Do not buy the Pro One, skip the sealant, and call it tubeless. An empty tubeless tire on a tubeless rim is a tube setup that will burp, or a tire that needs a tube after all. Do not buy either tire in 28 mm if the frame and the rim are already tight on a 25. Read the clearance with the wheel in the bike, not with the wheel in your hands in the kitchen.

What the GP 5000 two-pack is actually for

Continental's card is a quantity story as much as a rubber story. Two folding 700 by 28 tires, black, model 0101625, BlackChili compound, Vectran breaker, LazerGrip, Active Comfort. That stack of names is the GP 5000 generation this part number belongs to. The Vectran breaker is the puncture belt. It is not a guarantee. Glass still wins. The compound name is what you are reordering when a shop asks which GP 5000. If the tire that arrives says S TR, or AllSeason, or a 25 mm width, it is not this card even when the box art looks the same.

There is no gram line on the listing to memorize. That is fine. A pair of tires plus packaging is what the carrier weighed, and this card did not even print that. The number that matters at the bike is 700 by 28 on both sidewalls and 0101625 if it is printed on the label. Mount them with tubes that match 700c and a width that covers 28 mm. A tube labeled 700 by 18-25 will stretch. A tube labeled 700 by 28-32 is the ordinary match. Talc is optional. A pinched tube is not. Use your thumbs or a plastic lever with a light hand, and check that the tube is not trapped under the bead before you inflate.

Do: inflate to the sidewall range, then drop pressure until the ride matches the road, staying inside that range. Don't: start at the maximum because a training partner does. A 28 mm tire at the absolute max feels like a wooden rim on chip seal. Don't: mount one new and one old and call the pair done. You bought two.

What the Pro One 11653975 is actually for

Schwalbe's title is a single tubeless folding tire, 700c by 28, black. Part 11653975. Addix Race is the compound the description names. The 270 gram cell is the weight to write down and then check. The 95 psi cell is mislabeled as tensile strength. Read the molded range on the tire. Tubeless pressures are often lower than a tube-type maximum, and they still have a floor. Too little pressure burps the bead in a corner. Too much pressure makes a harsh tire and stresses a rim that was not built for it.

Setup is the real cost of this card. You need a tubeless-ready rim, tape that already seals, a valve that matches the rim, and sealant. A floor pump sometimes seats the bead. A lot of Pro Ones want a compressor or an air shot. Try it at home, not at a trailhead at dawn. If the bead will not seat, do not keep blasting a tire that is not sitting in the well. Reseat it with your hands, add a little soapy water if you are careful where the soap goes, and try again. Once it seats, spin the wheel and listen. A rhythmic hiss is a spoke-hole or a cut, not a personality.

Do: carry a tube even on a tubeless bike. A slash the sealant cannot close still gets you home with a tube and a boot. Don't: read 73 in the item-count cell as a case of tires. Don't: assume a 25 mm Pro One shares the 270 gram cell. This title is 700c by 28.

How to mount a 28 mm road tire without pinching it

Start with the rim. A hook-bead rim with a tube wants the GP 5000 and a tube. A tubeless-ready rim with tape wants the Pro One, sealant, and a valve, or it wants a tube if you are not ready to set the beads. Confirm the rim's inner width can take a 28. A very narrow old rim and a 28 mm tire is a lightbulb shape. A very wide modern rim makes a 28 measure wider than 28. The molded number is the size you ordered. The measured width is what your frame feels.

Direction matters if the tread has arrows. GP 5000 and Pro One both have a rolling direction on most casings. Match the arrow to the rotation of the wheel, front and rear. A backward tire is not a disaster and it is not what you paid for. Then inflate in steps. At half pressure, check both sides of the bead for a tube trapped underneath. Then go to riding pressure. A floor pump with a gauge beats a frame pump for this step. The frame pump is for the road.

Ride the block before you ride the county. A new tire can feel nervous for ten miles, and a new tubeless tire can lose a little pressure overnight as the sealant finds the pores. Check again in the morning. If it is flat, the bead was never seated or the tape leaks. Fix it in the garage. The helmet and the lights are the rest of the outfit, not a substitute for air.

What actually fails on a new road tire

The width fails first when the tire rubs the brake, the chainstay, or a fender. Spin the wheel by hand before you leave. A rub you can hear is a tire you should not ride. The tube fails next, pinched under the bead, and it punctures within a mile. The tubeless setup fails when there is no sealant or the tape is old. Sealant dries out. A tire that held in May can weep in September.

The part number fails when the box and the sidewall disagree. 0101625 is two GP 5000s at 700 by 28 on this card. 11653975 is one Pro One at 700c by 28. A 30 mm, a tan sidewall, and an S TR casing are different orders. The junk cells fail if you believe them. Seventy-three items is not the box. A tensile-strength field that says 95 psi is a pressure hint in the wrong column. The sidewall is the pressure.

The other failure is a mismatched pair. One new tire and one squared-off tire makes the bike pull and makes a wet corner a surprise. If you bought the two-pack, mount both. If you bought one Pro One, look hard at the other wheel before you call the bike done.

What this comparison is not

It is not a gravel tire, a mountain tire, or a trainer tire. A trainer eats a road tire and leaves dust in the room. It is not a tube, a valve, sealant, or a pump. It is not a promise of a gram weight for the Continental, because this card does not print one. It is not a promise that 270 grams is what your Pro One will weigh after you cut the label off. Weigh it. It is not a bike computer and it is not a pedal.

It is not a reason to exceed the sidewall or to run a tube-type casing without a tube. Match 0101625 if you want the black 700 by 28 pair. Match 11653975 if you want one tubeless 700c by 28. Then put air in them and ride the block.

So which 700 by 28 should you buy?

Buy the Continental Grand Prix 5000 two-pack, model 0101625, when you want two black 700 by 28 tube-type tires with BlackChili and a Vectran breaker in one box. Buy the Schwalbe Pro One, part 11653975, when you want one black tubeless 700c by 28 and the rims are ready for sealant. Read the sidewall for width and pressure. Ignore a details cell that says the box holds 73 tires.