Continental Mountain King Tire 2012

Look somewhere else

I bought one of these for the rear of my SS in April. After less than 2 races and <50 miles, this tire's sidewalls have become destroyed, IMO. During the second race, the tire burped a ghastly sound thru a turn and re-seated in one spot so the side knobs were rubbing my seat stay badly--kind of like what happens when spokes are broken. After losing 5 min figuring out what had actually happened, I wrestled the tire back into place, blasted it w/ my only CO2 and was off. Less than 2 miles later the bead lost seat completely and I was hosed. After airing it up (30 psi) back at the house, I noticed ~6 spots where fiber ends are visible in large swaths at the rim interface. Will be scrapping this immediately and seeking solutions elsewhere.

Pros: Excellent Traction

Cons: Unreliable Sidewalls

Would Buy Again: No
Would Recommend: No

Reviewed on: May 27, 2012
Reviewed by: William, New Orleans

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74.00 Dollars wasted!

I bought a pair about a month ago and now they are rendered useless. The inner wall on this tire is so rough it will eat your inner tubes and make them useless in about two weeks. I was looking for a cheap but dependable tires for the environment that I ride in. I live and work in Iraq and let me tell you, this environment is harsh. Using this tires, I went through three tubes in a matter of three weeks and I finally ditched them and went back to my Kenda Karmas. Every time I changed my tubes I could see the residue from the inner walls of the tire, you know the fine black powder you get when the tires shed inside. I will never buy this product again and neither I recommend it to anybody.

Pros: Good traction

Cons: extremely harsh on tubes.
noticeably noisy
uncomfortable ride.


Would Buy Again: No
Would Recommend: No

Reviewed on: June 22, 2011
Reviewed by: nikodimos m., Armed Forces Europe, Middle East, Africa, Canada

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