The lightly raised outer lugs provide enough grip to maintain good speeds when cornering and the centre area is made up of flat, wedge-shaped lugs which whilst keeping the rolling resistance low, still provide drive when needed. The large 2.2 RaceSport carcass offers reliable puncture protection when racing and can be ridden with lower air pressure. The extreme properties of this tyre have their price: Lower mileage and a limited wet grip, a pedigreed racer. RaceSport The RaceSport carcasses combine logical light construction and noticeably better protection against flat tyres at the very highest level. Together with famous professional mountain bikers, we have created the perfect starting basis for competition tyres. Handmade in Germany, they offer a 30 % better protection against flat tyres than Supersonic tyres. The construction makes the difference particularly the fine and high-grade nylon fabric with an expensive, protective, rubber lining and a universal foot. Together with the legendary Black Chili Compound, the ultimate combination for XC racing and marathon events. BlackChilli Compound For BlackChili Continental refine newly developed synthetic rubbers with natural rubber with the proven high-performance tread compound. We use these rubbers with special nanometric carbon soot particles, which are optimized in shape and surface properties for best uses for the intended tyre. BlackChili Compound reaches an unprecedented of performance. Tyres with BlackChili Compound reach an unprecedented level of performance. Compared to the previous best Activated Silica Compound, BlackChili tyres have 26% less rolling resistance, a 30 % higher friction value (grip) and a 5 % increase in mileage….
– Continental Speed King II RaceSport 29er Folding MTB Tyre MTB Off-Road Tyres – £35.49 (RRP – £)
