The Continental Taffic is a mild tread design for pavement as well as gravel and light trails. Will provide grip and traction under all weather conditions.
Submitted by
Unknown
a Cross Country Rider
from Greece
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2011
Strengths: Strong,strong sidewalls,moderate rolling resistance
Weaknesses: Heavy,and not so fast
Bottom Line:
Its a good tire if u re looking for a cheap one that you can have fun with and be able to know that it wont flat(in comparison with my previus Koyotes it is much more puncture resistant)easily,its the tire for you.
But beare in mind that this tire only works on light trails.I currently have it on the back,and i can feel the difference...its a bit heavy!
Good tire though,good for the price
Submitted by
Adirondacker
a Cross Country Rider
from Queensbury, New York, USA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2011
Strengths: Narrow profile (26 x 1.9), medium-high pressure tire @ 65 max psi, durable, reliable (no flats on road after 2000 miles), smart looking and fast!
Weaknesses: Fast hard angle cornering on blacktop not recommended.
Bottom Line:
Intended for road and light trail use, I wanted more safety and better cross-functionality than with slicks. I found the pair to be exceptionally durable, reliable and fast. Today, I installed my second pair after 2000 miles on first. No flats! I just put the old pair out at curbside for a neighborhood kid to pick up and enjoy the remaining life left on the tires.
Couldn't be happier - highly recommended.
I purchased this tire as a jack-of-all-trades for some occasional gravel/light trails as well as commuting. This tire serves both purposes very well. As the name suggests it is more oriented toward pavement but does just fine on the rough stuff. A versatile little tire to say the least.
Strengths: Versatility, Robustness, Price, Hard pack traction
Weaknesses: Mud and sealed pavement traction, Construction
Bottom Line:
This is a review for the latest model which is not pictured above. It has a much different tread pattern. They come in 1.9 or 2.1, I have the 2.1's.
I like to ride the roads to my favorite local trails and use my bike to run errands in town, so I needed a tire that would do everything for a good price. I considered many tires including the Holy Roller but wanted something that had a bit more side lug. I'm pleased with the Contis. They roll excellently on anything hard and grip surprisingly well on hardpack, loam, and a little loose-over-hard when leaned over as well as climbing or braking. They're a fairly hard compound so I expect them to last a long time although this obviously gives up max grip, but that's a compromise I'm OK with. Over sharp rocks and gravel they show no signs of abuse at all. Lastly I really couldn't pass up the price, under $20 for each on sale.
I'm not thrilled with construction, the casing looks like it was molded poorly with some malformed lugs and not all of the center tread matches up on each side. So far they are holding up fine though. They also have extremely weak cornering grip on anything wet and especially sealed tarmac which is like ice whether it's wet or dry. The tread will also pack up with mud immediately.
For the price and intended jack-of-all-trades use I think these are a good choice.
Similar Products Used: WTB Primal Raptor, Maxxis Ridgeline, Maxxis C1040N
Bike Setup: Diamondback Apex
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Submitted by
abboberg
a Cross Country Rider
from shoreview
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2010
Strengths: Very low rolling resistance
Weaknesses: Going through sand
Bottom Line:
I knew they were fast on the road, but I hung these tires up for a couple of years because of my problems going through soft sand - the bike was all over the place! After struggling on the Hutchinson tires doing training rides with my Cat 2 racer son, I ended up going back to these tires. What a difference! I can almost stay with him now most of the time. Because of the closed center area, these tires roll on hardpack trails about as fast as they roll on asphalt - which is very fast indeed! I have learned to adapt to the soft sand by letting the bike drift sideways and not fighting it. Surprising, these tires carve as well in the corners as my opened-tread Hutchinsons. If I raced, these are the tires I would use!
Similar Products Used: Hutchinson Toro, Specialized
Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Element 50
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Submitted by
chadd
a Cross Country Rider
from reading, pa
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2009
Strengths: fast, tready, looks great
Weaknesses: none, buy the 2.1 instead of 1.9, diesel is better!
Bottom Line:
I was looking for a hybrid tire. I run a lot of free ride both street and trail. This thing is great, when I put them on I could feel the tire roll faster on blacktop and they grip awesome on hardpack and not even so bad on loose. I took them out in the mud today for the first time and they broke loose a little, but I still made all my climbs, and didn't break loose anywhere really. good all around, fast on the road without sacrificing traction on the trail. not to mention they look badass. all black with Traffic in white on the side. If you want a little bit of everything, this is the one for you.
Submitted by
bigfan
a Weekend Warrior
from folsom ca
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2009
Strengths: Nice smooth roll - perfect for the combination of riding I do to get to trails. Great on paved, fire roads, hard pack single track. Have not yet had in anything wet or sloppy. But that is what the Panracer's are now for - mudding.
Weaknesses: heavy and no-folding version available.
Bottom Line:
A really nice tire for on and off road combo use. For such good on road behavior it is surprisingly good on hard pack anything. I'd like to try to Kenda Small Block 8 as it would drop some weight. But these are great everyday tires that will get me through any basic trails. Versatile, handle great, roll fast. I can live without the beadless with all those great things.
Similar Products Used: Scott tubeless micro block.
Bike Setup: RM Blizzard, Mavic 517 on Hope hubs, Marz Marathon Bomber S 100M
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Submitted by
LilShit
a Racer
from Westminster, Co, Jefferson
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2009
Strengths: Lasts retardedly long, and holds up to the local vegetation like a tank to a vs a geo metro.
Weaknesses: None it does its job better than intended and for a cheap commuter tire the weight is fine, for those complaining ditch your crappy hybrid and get a real bike.
Bottom Line:
Good tires; I was a manager at the Westminster perf and believe me I have meet plenty of f-tards like this ones who wrote the crappy review in this post. The tires hold up extreamly well, roll fast, do great on and around Denver trails, they dont hook up to great when wet (but that's a trade off you take with a hard compound)
The person who used wire cutters is a impatient moron I can mount 3ply dh tires on my fr bike by hand with no tools; you need to know how to properly change a tire to do these in a timely fashion- push the bead into the center of the rim then slowly work from one side to the other working the bead over the lip while keeping the rest of the bead in the valley. Don't be a jack ass and post about how you should have let your lbs do the work and not you if you set the bead properly it will be fairly center and round.
Favorite Trail: Mathew Winters, The blvd at trestle
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Perf
Similar Products Used: To many to list
Bike Setup: The xc assault commuter saint cranks, avid ti, xt everything else, 1st gen bb7's, xt hubs, tioga dh rims, exrpro fork, and a old supergo access frame.
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Submitted by
cunnilinux
a Weekend Warrior
from kyiv, ukraine
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2008
Strengths: the best ever all-rounder i know.
very low rolling resistance.
stable on different surfaces
durability
Weaknesses: a bit heavy
NO FOLDING VERSION :(
quite hard to mount (as any conti i used, it requires some special secret knowledge about mounting conti's, but i even have learned how to mount 'em without tools)
Bottom Line:
this tire is not perfect, but very close to.
i'm lazy, and i hate tire swapping procedure, so i was looking for all-rounder to ride either in the city or our local trails and doing dirt jumping. got a pair of traffic 2.1' and love them.
this tire is excellent for any hard surfaces, either dry or wet.
it also behaves confidently on muddy or sandy trails. i've done such things as 118 km of plain mud or 80 km of the sands, nothing too technical, just a lot of mud or sand, — and always kept in line with guys on nobby nic's.
i ride a lot — bike 2 work, local trails after work, 120—200 km virtually every saturday and local trails again on sundays — but it appears to be hard to wear off.
dont't know what to say about price, since i'm not rich enough to afford buying cheap trash.
the only real drawback is weight, it is heavy (850g). no big deal for a tough bike like my voltage (16kg), but now i got a full-suspension all-mountain bike and want to keep it under 13kg, so looking for something similar but lightweight, still with no success :(
Similar Products Used: unfortunately, i don't know anything i could call SIMILAR. other tires i've used are scott voltage 2.1', conti gravity, conti explorer.
Bike Setup: scott voltage YZ0 (2006) with the following upgrades: rock shox argyle 302; sram x-9 derailleurs & shifters; mavic ex729 / atomlab GI / dt swiss champion wheels
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Submitted by
stingray_coach
a Weekend Warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2008
Strengths: Roll super fast, quiet, super sexy look, easy to install.
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
I love these tires and am going to buy another set for my wife. The trails here are not too tech, plus most cross long stretches of road...so these work well for me.
Submitted by
Boston Baked Bean
a Cross Country Rider
from santa barbara, ca
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2008
Strengths: Nice smooth ride and quiet. Swapped them for the old knobbies on my MTB and felt immediate difference. Happy so far.
Weaknesses: Like some of the other posts noted, they are somewhat wobbly/not round but for the riding I do I just don't care about that sort of thing. Price$$
Bottom Line:
I think they were a tad on the pricey side but I think that may be more my local shop than anything. I've seen them all over the web in the low $20s but who wants to wait/pay for shipping when you get instant gratification at the shop.
Bike Setup: 07 db coil ex- avid bb7, Continental Traffic
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Submitted by
Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from Oceanside
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2008
Strengths: nice tread design;quiet; All Terrain
Weaknesses: need more flair on the sidewalls for bling bling
Bottom Line:
Very quiet tire; gained 5mph on the asphalt during my descent to work according to the micrometer; Like the big continental writing on the side; easy to mount and it was my first time taking off a tire! the tread design is close together enough to ride smooth and quiet vs. my knobs that were humming! Great tire for the price!
Submitted by
hclemo
a Weekend Warrior
from Potomac, Md
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2008
Weaknesses: These tires are terrible. They are not round. Already returned one for another and the second is better but still isn't round. I think they are poorly made.
Bottom Line:
These are poorly made tires. they seem to be consistently out of round, which makes for a poor ride.