NEW tire - never mounted. This was simply my spare. This is the newer sprinter with the smooth tread like the competition and not the older herringbone tread. Also has the newer, nicer, “Made in Germany” and “Continental” on the sidewall. All black.
No - this is the “newer” Sprinter. Smoother tread than some of the “leftover” herringbone sprinters.
I think Conti split the sprinter (their best selling tubular) into 2 tires: the Gatorskin version (which is kinda’ like their old version) and the new, regular (which is more like the competition).