Comments on: Sneak Peek: Continental’s New 29″er Tire

By: Jmat

Jmat — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:06:45 +0000

I just mounted up a 2.4 on the front on my Rig – there is no way this is a 2.4 – expect a 2.1 – 2.2. Tire looks great and I’ll let you know how it feels and performs on a rigid 29er..

Paid 39.99 at LBS.

By: wunnspeed

wunnspeed — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:34:18 +0000

Ah… the old U.S. market only BS! Charming.

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:42:13 +0000

I’d call the Vapors I’ve seen rather 1.8″. The 1.9 Kenda Karma is sooooo much bigger than the Vapor. Nice Monstercross tire though, it seems about as offroadable as a Ritchey Z-Max 1.7. Okay, a bit more. I used to like the Z-MAx, but they also gave me a record of pinch flats.

Now a Dutch Conti rep once told me they are a brand of allround tires. No specialists. And they seem to be true to that. The Explorer is universally loved by those that hate tire changes. The Twister Supersonic are loved by weight weenie racers, for nearly all conditions. Those mountain king might be a flashier, faster, better mud shedding allround-knobby than the explorer.

I wish they’d give us Twisters and Speedkings though. Way too often I see folkks on Twisters having a better tire choice than others, even in “different” conditions.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:43:30 +0000

Desert9r: Yeah, you can still pick up the Vapor, if you don’t mind a 1.95 inch 29″er tire.

Cloxxki: My source told me today that the Mountain King has pretty soft sidewalls and has “mad traction” in softer conditions. I wonder about the Mud Queen myself. It’s going to have to be really good to be better than a Michelin XC AT. I think those are the best mud shedders yet.

By: Desert9r

Desert9r — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:16:17 +0000

Those Look cool! Is Conti still making the Vapor? I have wanted to try them for a while now.

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:00:01 +0000

Cool!
At Eurobike I never got ahold of the one guy who was supposed to know about the tires NOT in the catalogue, likely for the US market only.
A buddy rode the 26″ Speed Kings (2.1 then or so) in a recent mud-infested race, and said they cleared fine. A Mud Queen…should be something then!