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Continental Speed King Tire
Product DescriptionContinental Speed King CrossTires are fast rolling crossTiresThat are great inThe dirt and onThe pavement.Tire Bead: Folding, Steel ISO Diameter: 622TireType: ClincherTire Diameter: 700c Weight: 450(foldable), 520(steel) g PSI: 80 PSI
User Reviews
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Chris
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: May 18, 2013 Strengths: Light OK in the mud Fast rolling Weaknesses: NO grip on surfaced trails Shoulder knobs fold easily Deadly on rocks Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Twister Trail (red), Kirroughtree 7 Stanes Duration Product Used: 6 weeks Bike Setup: 2010 Boardman HT Sport, Deore crankset, Renthal bar, stem and single ring, X9 rear mech and shifter (9sp), Hope brakes, Rock Shox Recon Gold Solo air front end, Hope seatclamp and barends, Crank Bros split skewers, XT 11-34 cassette, 
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ihaveaquestion
a Cross Country Rider
from British Columbia Date Reviewed: December 4, 2010 Strengths: -Light -Grippy -lots of traction Weaknesses: None. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Abyss, Nanaimo BC Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: PRB Nanaimo Similar Products Used: Kendas that came with my old Norco Scrambler Bike Setup: 2009 Norco Storm 
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mojo
a Cross Country Rider
from indiana USA Date Reviewed: October 12, 2010 Strengths: this tire rolls like loaded dice, fast and consistant Weaknesses: dont do no deep muddin with it it wont hang Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: wynonia Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $24.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: Vittoria randonneur Bike Setup: Cannondale Badboy Disk stock except Contis SPD KNG cross
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Pollution Warrior
a Weekend Warrior
from Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Date Reviewed: October 7, 2010 Strengths: weight; low rolling resistance Weaknesses: Could have better tread on the sides maybe Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything without pollution or garbage Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $22.00 Purchased At: LBS Bike Setup: Kona Four full suspension
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Joel
a Cross Country Rider
from Mexico Date Reviewed: September 29, 2010 Strengths: good in mood weight (foldable) Weaknesses: not durable (the foldable) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: XC Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: biciworld Similar Products Used: continenteal speedking wired Bike Setup: focus (german bike), DEORE, FOX, DOUBOE SUSPENSION,HYDRAULIC BRAKES JULIE MAGURA, 
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Tjay
a Cross Country Rider
from San Franciso, Ca, USA Date Reviewed: September 27, 2010 Strengths: This is for 2.3 SpeedKing SuperSonic non-UST. -very lightweight. I weighed mine at 460 grams! -can run 20 psi front or rear on tubes w/out pinch flats and I was running maxxis and specialized thin tubes! -pretty quiet when use on paved road -zero flats (no punchture or pinch) Weaknesses: -knobs in the rear was coming off after about 20 hours of runtime. -very soft sidewalls -sketchy on loose rocks -rear end just breaks loose real easy even without applying brakes when descending. -these tires just doesn't have the grip on dry/loose trails. -pricey Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: pricepoint.com Bike Setup: carbon XC HT and SCOTT Genius 50 
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smcnair
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, ON, Canada Date Reviewed: August 18, 2010 Strengths: Very Light Weaknesses: -Bad under steer on the front -Side knobs soft as wet noodles -not 2.3, both height and width were within 0.01" of my 2.0 Specialized Captains Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Albion Hills Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Jenson Similar Products Used: Spec. Captain SWorks, WTB Mutano (best), Maxis exception high roller Bike Setup: Stumpjumper Expert 08 just under 26lbs
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bobbob
a Cross Country Rider
from Mt Tamborine Date Reviewed: July 14, 2010 Strengths: Supersonic version used and run tubless. Light, fast and gripy. Great climbers' tire. One must be aware that such a tire is not riden like a heavier tire and as such very rocky areas require careful line choice or unweighting of either end of the bike at the right time. Considering that they make up for that small fraction care the rest of the time. Weaknesses: Some of the users who buy these thinking a light tire will survive a heavy handed or careless riding style. Not as good as the Explorer Supersonic which is no longer available. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: All similar from Maxxis, Schwalbe, Hutchinson, WTB and Nokian Bike Setup: Sub 21lb carbon Giant dualie
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emil
a Racer
from Romania Date Reviewed: May 13, 2010 Strengths: low rolling resistance, good cornering, good grip, very light. Weaknesses: worned out quickly, weak sidewalls Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $22.00 Similar Products Used: maxxis advantage, maxxis ignitor Bike Setup: specialized stumpjumper fsr xc
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Nitrometal
a Cross Country Rider
from Lanham, MD, USA Date Reviewed: April 25, 2010 Strengths: This tire rolls pretty fast and, all told, does grip pretty well. Weaknesses: Casing feels pretty weak and pinch-flats - a - plenty! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ralph Stover Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Came on bike Similar Products Used: Panaracer Fire XC Pro's Bike Setup: EWR with SRAM drive and Avid juicy brakes
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raducanmihai
a Cross Country Rider
from Predeal,Romania Date Reviewed: October 15, 2009 Strengths: light,fast rolling on the trails,grippy when dry Weaknesses: they wear extreamly fast,slippery when wet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $20.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Bontrager ConnectionTrail,Schwalbe Racing Ralph,Ritchey InnoVader Bike Setup: Trek 4300 with FSA bar & stem,RaceFace seatpost,WTB PureV saddle,Shimano SPD pedals
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oldphaty
a Cross Country Rider
from Bozeman Date Reviewed: September 29, 2009 Strengths: Low Rolling Resistance Weaknesses: Flats easily and I don't know about the "black chili compound" gimmick? There's nothing tough about the tire. Tire's should hold air and mountain bike tires are designed to be ridden over rocks without flatting. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Galligator Trail Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $65.00 Purchased At: Summit Bike and Ski Similar Products Used: Mountain King Bike Setup: Strong single speed King hubs 517 rims Paul brakes XT cranks Summit Grips King headset X4 stem carbon bar and post
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alanchan
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Canada Date Reviewed: September 20, 2009 Strengths: These tires are design for endurance ride. I think they are design for marathon. Its great for riding any roots in any direction and you won't get slip off. This is great when you ride for like 10 hours and you are not looking where you are going. Not bad in the wet either Weaknesses: Sand! Its horrible on loose stuff. You have absolutely no control over sand. High rolling resistance comparing to many other tires I have tried. Tends to understeer. I have the Supersonic version which is light with a thin side wall. That might be why. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $45.00 Similar Products Used: Continental Explorer Standard/Pro/Supersonic, Escape Pro, Town & Country, Twister UST, Kenda Small Block 8 1.95, IRC Serac XC, XC Lite, XC UST 1.95, Michelin Comp S 2.0, Michelin Widegripper 2.0, Bontrager Jones AC, Panaracer XC Pro 1.8/2.1/DH 2.3, WTB, Nokian NBX 2.0/2.1/2.3 Bike Setup: Yeti Koko, Chris King Wheelset, Fox F80 RLC, Shimano XT/XTR, Hope Mini
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Sam Wong
a Cross Country Rider
from Hong Kong Date Reviewed: September 19, 2009 Strengths: Strong tires, suitalbe for MTB and size is good for on-road Weaknesses: the price is not cheap Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cross Country Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $12.00 Purchased At: Hong Kong bicycle st Similar Products Used: Maxxis MTB floding tires Bike Setup: Pacific cycle MTB Complete bike
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Turveyd
a Cross Country Rider
from UK Date Reviewed: August 26, 2009 Strengths: None, really none not even light for there real size which the 2.3 Pro was more 2.1 and the 2.3 SuperS was more 2.0. Weaknesses: No grip on anything other than dry ground, bike would just randomly slip out and try to lie down, scarey. Really Slow rolling especially on roads, BUZZZZZZZ!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: CyB Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $60.00 Similar Products Used: All sorts of tyres. Bike Setup: GT I-Drive FSer
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