Comments on: Top Ten 29″er Products Of ’09: Continental Race King Tire http://twentynineinches.com/2009/12/23/top-ten-29er-products-of-09-continental-race-king-tire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-ten-29er-products-of-09-continental-race-king-tire 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 25 May 2012 12:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: craig http://twentynineinches.com/2009/12/23/top-ten-29er-products-of-09-continental-race-king-tire/#comment-65313 craig Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:19:33 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=4368#comment-65313 Just mounted a pair last night that I purchased in Jan '10. True width is 1.9 on both tires. Absolutely no stretching overnight.No way these tires could ever be considered 2.2". Hard to believe I got old stock a year after they pulled their first production run. Just mounted a pair last night that I purchased in Jan ’10. True width is 1.9 on both tires. Absolutely no stretching overnight.No way these tires could ever be considered 2.2″. Hard to believe I got old stock a year after they pulled their first production run.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2009/12/23/top-ten-29er-products-of-09-continental-race-king-tire/#comment-64710 Guitar Ted Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:47:34 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=4368#comment-64710 @Ben: Well, in a round about way, they have signed off. What they said was (paraphrased- not an exact quote here) that their tires were compatible with all currently available sealants for tires. One can logically surmise that tires need not be compatible with sealant unless you are running the tires tubeless. So, Continental doesn't specifically use the term "tubeless" but patently has allowed that it can be done with their tires. In my experience there has been zero issues in doing so. @Ben: Well, in a round about way, they have signed off. What they said was (paraphrased- not an exact quote here) that their tires were compatible with all currently available sealants for tires.

One can logically surmise that tires need not be compatible with sealant unless you are running the tires tubeless. So, Continental doesn’t specifically use the term “tubeless” but patently has allowed that it can be done with their tires.

In my experience there has been zero issues in doing so.

]]> By: Ben http://twentynineinches.com/2009/12/23/top-ten-29er-products-of-09-continental-race-king-tire/#comment-64709 Ben Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:36:41 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=4368#comment-64709 Mark, I know people run them tubeless, but has Conti signed off on that officially? A TLR sort of thing? Ben Mark,

I know people run them tubeless, but has Conti signed off on that officially? A TLR sort of thing?

Ben

]]> By: c_g http://twentynineinches.com/2009/12/23/top-ten-29er-products-of-09-continental-race-king-tire/#comment-64706 c_g Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:50:28 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=4368#comment-64706 GT, I ca fully back up what you say with my own set of Race Kings. For the rear, they are really versatile, for the front I can run them on a lot of conditions but when things get wewt or rogh I prefer a more aggressive tread. Cornering control is the biggest complaint - more notably up front. My 2 cents. GT, I ca fully back up what you say with my own set of Race Kings. For the rear, they are really versatile, for the front I can run them on a lot of conditions but when things get wewt or rogh I prefer a more aggressive tread. Cornering control is the biggest complaint – more notably up front.

My 2 cents.

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