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Continental Rain King Tire
Product DescriptionContinental Rain King DH 26x2.5 Tire: When the roots are slick, and the muds deep, roll on the wet-weather-friendly Continental Rain King DH Mountain Bike Tire. The rain-specific Black Chili rubber compound hooks up when other tires cause...Continental Rain King Tire Pro Review
We spent a week with this tire on our Jamis XTC 3 test bike and just so happened to time it when the New York trails are at their absolute soupiest (after a snowmelt). Here’s what we discovered. At $75 a pop (no pun intended), the Continental Rain King is one of the most expensive mountain bike tires we’ve ever tested (actually surpassing the cost of the rubber our associate editor just had mounted on his Ford Escort)! Continue reading →
User Reviews
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BLT
a Downhiller
from the 209, USA Date Reviewed: August 21, 2010 Strengths: Easy to mount, corners awesome, grips well in ALL conditions, durable yet wears long, looks good, improves your riding skills because your confidence goes waaay up Weaknesses: expensive (initially but don't need as much replacing), heavy, and the name sounds tacky (like a counting crows song) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whistler's A-line to Nija Cougar to Karate Monkey to Samurai PizzaCat to Heart of Darkness Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $70.00 Purchased At: universalcycles.com Similar Products Used: Maxxis High roller, Minion DHF/DHR, Kenda Nevegal and Blue groove Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Driver 8 with I9 wheels and full Saint
Submitted by
8664
a Downhiller
from switzerland Date Reviewed: April 8, 2010 Strengths: total grip pinch protekt rolls good Weaknesses: not the lightest tire Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: all Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: leiku Similar Products Used: nothing Bike Setup: cove std DH version 
Submitted by
Brandon
a Downhiller
from tring Date Reviewed: May 2, 2009 Strengths: grip, strength, puncture proof Weaknesses: none, only washed out once in torential rain on an of camber rooty corner, and i was going waaaaaaaay to fast Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: aston hill Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: won them Similar Products Used: maxxis lopes bling bling, high roller, nokian gazza, schwalbe tabletop etc Bike Setup: diamondback asault, minted up ;)
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