Continental GP 3000 - yes 3000 -

[Desert Tortoise]

Thanks for the info. I wish the manufacturers made it easier to read this stuff.

My circle with a cross has 3 and 2 dots with a 1 on the outside of the circle. Hmmm.

Yes, I will wait for the final word from Conti. Just wish they would reply and hopefully it will be in English. I sent the email in English and got a German reply of something about thank you we received your email....according to google translation. But even that was limited. Google couldn't translate the first half of the long sentence.

If I hear anything I'll be sure to post in case anyone is interested.

Thanks again!
dt

[OakLeaf]

If I'm guessing right, then your manufacture date would be May of 2011. I'll take that as another data point in support of my guess. But yeah, I wouldn't rely on that.

[Desert Tortoise]

I'm such a goof! When I saw 3 and 2, I thought 32 (huh?). Not 3+2.

Oak, I think you are on to something. The tires look good and are supple. No dryness or cracking.

I just sent Continental another email but to a different department. Obviously I'm not that swift and maybe I sent the first one to the wrong department. Sigh...

Thanks!

dt

[Desert Tortoise]

Finally! I got a reply from Continental about manufacture date. In fairness, the guy said there was a system glitch and my email took a long time to get through. He has been very prompt to reply with my follow ups.


Hmm, I'm trying to copy portions of the email so readers can see the actual response. It won't let me copy or I am doing something wrong.

Ok, well to sum it up, Oak you were right about the circle and number just outside of it.

He said on the sidewall there is a pie chart divided into quarters and a number bottom right of it. The small dots within the quadrants represent the months (Jan through Dec) and the single digit bottom right represents the year.

I've been riding these tires for a couple of weeks now. They are nice!