Continental Trail King
(discontinued)

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Conti Trail King II - a bit rubbish
Rating:
The Good
I'll have to start by saying that generally I think these tyres kinda suck, so finding positives isn't easy.
The wear well I guess?
You can find them online with massive discount
The Bad
Well, as for the bad it's pretty much a tick list of what not to do with a tyre.
Grip is terrible. The Black Chilli compound is harsh and plastic-y. The sidewall isn't particularly thick, but it manages to be really stiff, so you have to run abnormally low pressures to get them to deform over the ground - otherwise they're plain dangerous and hurt your hands.
The carcass is also enormous on the 2.4 version and tiny on the 2.2, so they're either vague and draggy or harsh and puncture prone.
Overall Review:

Overall? Just avoid Conti's for mountain biking. Of all the mtb tyres that Conti make, I've tried quite a few, including the Kaiser DH versions and they're pretty much all terrible.  Their biggest crime is the basic lack of grip, but there aren't even any side-effect positives like being fast rolling - which you would normally expect from a tyre this slippy.  The drag is also terrible.

Puncture resistance is acceptable from the big carcass variants, but nothing special and the thinner ones are so harsh at the pressures required to avoid punctures that they're just unrideable on anything more than canal tow paths.

This is such a shame, because Conti' road tyres are awesome and among the best, plus I don't think Conti's mtb tyres are bad due to lack of caring.  They've clearly made a decent attempt at the design and construction, but sadly they've just got is all wrong

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Great traction for you rear
Rating:
The Good
Awesome traction
The Bad
Swiss cheese for rubber, far too many puncture problems.
Overall Review:

Don't get me wrong, I loved this tire for the rear. Great uphill traction on anything and really good braking . Hooks up well in the corners and all that great stuff. The problem with this tire (for me) was I was always tearing the sidewall and putting holes in the tread. Before I decided to part ways with this tire, I had 7 patches on the inside of the tire, 7. I can't remember the last time I flatted that many times in a season with tubes and I ran this guy tubeless the whole time. The final straw was whenI warped the tire on a ride and I created this weird hopping feeling and hump in the casing. Apparently, this is a common thing with Continental tires from what I've read on various forums. With all that being said, I switched to a German tire company that begins with S and probably won't be on top of another Continental tire again. Depressing, as I really like the traction of this tire. I used the 26x2.2 black chili with protection casing for those curious souls.

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Awesome Grip, Awesome Price (29x2.4)
Rating:
The Good
Predictable always there grip, wide footprint, black chili rubber
The Bad
No UST or Protection casings in 29er sizes
Overall Review:

I am loving this tire right now. A bit on the heavy side but what 2.4" 29er tire with a descent sidewall isn't? The grip is always there, it leans very nicely, and works well in every condition I have tried it in (basically everything but deep mud). Continental's "black chili" rubber compound is great too! Sticky and durable. Can't ask for more than that.  All this in a tire that costs $30-40!!! I will be hard pressed to buy another $80 dollar tire again after riding Trail Kings.  Did I mention, the conventional tire sets up tubeless easily? Win win win for Conti and the new Trail King

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Specifications

Product
Continental Trail King
Riding Type
Trail
Wheel Size
26"
Tire Width
2.4 inches
Tubeless Compatible
Tubeless-Ready
Bead
Folding
Durometer
Sidewall
Weight
1 lb 12.7 oz (815 g)
Miscellaneous
 
Price
$34.75
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Free shipping on orders over $50 (continental U.S. only).
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