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Continental Twister Pro Tire
Product DescriptionA fast rolling tire designed for cross country competition and all-around performance. The Twister Pro is lighter than semi-slicks and offers improved traction particularly in wet conditions. Included in the "Endless Edge" family, the Twister Pro tread design features five-sided lugs precisely- positioned for a effortless handling, predictable steering and responsive breaking under a full range of conditions. Also available as Twister Pro Dual and Twister Pro Tection.
User Reviews
Submitted by
grantdoug
a Cross Country Rider
from Iloilo, Philippines Date Reviewed: November 11, 2010 Strengths: Unnaturally good climbing and handling ability on a variety of trails, despite the very light weight of the tire. Weaknesses: Wears fast on roads, vulnerable to puncture and sidewall damage. *** Note *** When mounted tubeless, my tire went flat overnight. I found micro leaks in the sidewall by submersing the wheel in a big tub of soapy water. I could see the leaks exclusively where the lettering "Continental" was stamped, and only on one side of the wheel. Strange... but true. Solution: when mounting tubeless, the sidewalls are thin enough to allow nearly microscopic air leaks that may cause the tire to go mysteriously flat overnight, or perhaps on a long ride. You can solve this problem by "putting the tire to bed" at night sideways while pressured up to 40 lbs. Flip them over after a couple of hours. This allows the liquid to plug up those little holes. You will see bead of condensation on the sidewall as the sealant plugs the micropores. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Guimaras Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Gea Bike Shop, Iloil Similar Products Used: Mythos IRC Bike Setup: 2010 Anthem X, Mavic SLR with Tubeless Twister Pro Sonic setup, Shimano XTR 2010 10 Speed 
Submitted by
Lewis
a Cross Country Rider
from Ashford, Kent, UK Date Reviewed: February 3, 2007 Strengths: Good for speed when new Weaknesses: Punctures! Wear, Durability, Strengh Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Bike Setup: 2006 Carrera Fury 18' Hardtail 
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Evgeniy
a Weekend Warrior
from Moscow, Russia Date Reviewed: April 18, 2006 Strengths: Speedy, noisless and great control on any surfaces and ground conditions - dry, rain or forest mud or wet sand. You can run like hell with it, especially after some OEM tires. Weaknesses: Do not much puncture resistance. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bitzevskiy park Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: Sokol'niki Similar Products Used: Something heavy from Cheng Shin Tire (OEM). Bike Setup: Kona Lana'i 2002, totally upgraded.
Submitted by
Nate Byrom
a Racer
from California Date Reviewed: March 30, 2006 Strengths: Great traction in all conditions. I race in allot of sand and mud and never lose traction. They also work great in hard packed dirt and. Weaknesses: Since they are nylon you shouldnt use them just trail riding. I use them only for racing then taked them off when done. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $36.00 Bike Setup: giant anthem 1
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Corstian Devos
a Cross Country Rider
from Philadelphia Date Reviewed: March 13, 2006 Strengths: Low rolling resistance. Good cornering, even in wet and loose conditions in varied terrain. Wears well in normal conditions. As a steering tire I have not met its performance match. Then again, once I found it I stopped looking!! Weaknesses: For lightness all tires give up thickness. Thorns and the occasional metal bit will sometimes cause a puncture. However, if those are your normal riding conditions you aren't going to mount this tire. As a big guy (6' 3" 230-240 Lbs) I have never mounted this as a drive tire because the lack of tread depth would have me spinning out on too many climbs. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any trail is a good trail Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: Re-My Sports, Streetsville, ON, Canada Similar Products Used: Many. Too tired to list. Bike Setup: Giant AC-1 frame. Old original Judy front fork off my old Warp DS-1 (I broke 4 but the fork has survived) with heavy duty springs. (I weigh 230-240 lbs) XT all around the drive train. Sachs 40 chain. Original aluminum Avid Rollamajig. Hayes mechanical MX-2 disc brakes with Avid 5.0 Speed Dial levers. 6" front rotor (warranty is my friend) and 8" rear rotor. Avid Flak Jacket cable system. Oury DH grips which work nice for my big hands. Fizik (Giro) Atlas seat. SH 858 pedals (they work for me). Blackspire Big Ring Protector. Twister Pro on the front and WTB Tyranno Raptor paddled for traction on the back. Bike built for punishment not beauty!!! 
Submitted by
mcnuff
a Weekend Warrior
from Beijing, China Date Reviewed: February 3, 2006 Strengths: Light weight Weaknesses: Price, cornering grip on wet at loose terrain, puncture protection Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Bike Brothers Similar Products Used: Many... Bike Setup: Trek 6500 
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Matt
a Racer
from Midwest Date Reviewed: May 14, 2005 Strengths: Super light! Low rolling resistanse. Weaknesses: The grip on these tires sucks. I find them only usable on hardpack and slightly sticky. These tires fail on any loose soil or sand. SAND is terrible!!!!!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Claustraphobic Singletrack Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $20.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: Continental Atlanta and Double Fighter, Hutchinson Mosquito, Michelin Wildgripper, Ritchey Mudmax (damn good), WTB Primal Raptor (AWESOME!!!) Bike Setup: Neptune al frame, XT/Sun pro wheels, Manitou SX-e fork, Dura-Ace single speed drivetrain, Thompson, Kore. SRAM 7.0 drivetrain (when using gears) and XTR crankset.
Submitted by
Martijn
a Cross Country Rider
from H.I.Ambacht Date Reviewed: January 4, 2005 Strengths: Light, grippy, low rolling restistance Weaknesses: Not the most puncture proof, not to durable when used on the road Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Portes Du Soleil Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $30.00 Purchased At: www.starbike.com Similar Products Used: Conti Explorer Supersonic, Ritchey Z-max HDK, Specialized Groundcontrol/master, Schwalbe Black Shark SX (the best ever) Bike Setup: Cube Airwing Blackline and Storck Adrenalin Race full suspentions; both full of XTR, Chris King, Syntace. Thomson, Race Face and Tune. (and lots of other super stuff)
Submitted by
Peter
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Canada Date Reviewed: August 6, 2004 Strengths: Rolls nicely, grips well. Weaknesses: Manageable in sand and wet conditions probably not the best. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Specialized Rockster Sport (OEM stock tire) Bike Setup: Fully modified Specialized Rockhopper
Submitted by
Pawe³
a Cross Country Rider
from Lodz, Poland Date Reviewed: April 23, 2004 Strengths: Really low rolling resistance. Amazingly good grip for a super-inflated semislick, even on steep uphills and during really low cornering. Weaknesses: A bit too heavy (Twisters Pro with wire). "Tricky" behavior on sand or in mud. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: XC trails in Europe's biggest forest complex within citi limits - £agiewniki Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $11.00 Purchased At: my mechanic's at Kiliñskiego 5 Similar Products Used: IRC Mythos XC 1.95 Bike Setup: Author Vision frame with LX/XT components and a six-year-old Mozo Pro :-)
Submitted by
Mark Lohnes
a Cross Country Rider
from Alaska Date Reviewed: March 7, 2004 Strengths: light weight, grippy, low rolling resistance, narrow width Weaknesses: higher than normal wear Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $35.00 Purchased At: mail order Similar Products Used: All Conti models and several Ritchey Z-Max versions Bike Setup: Trek Fuel, full XTR...
Submitted by
Seth
a Cross Country Rider
from West Haven, Ct, US Date Reviewed: October 24, 2003 Strengths: Fast tire w/ low roll resist. Grips better than it would appear to at first glance. The yellow/orange strip is almost a perfect match with my supercal's fork. Weaknesses: HORRIBLE wear rate. After about a month, the yellow strip which runs down the center of the tire has been worn through in some places(possibly partly b/c of my dumb-arss friends doing skids), but bad nonetheless. Very suseptible to puncture flats, esp. thorns. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything fast and tight Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $30.00 Purchased At: Lbs Similar Products Used: WTB race raptor, veloceraptor Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Supercaliber
Submitted by
Stump
a Racer
from Watertown, MA Date Reviewed: September 4, 2003 Strengths: Light, fast rolling, great grip considering the low profile knobs, looks fast/cool...... Weaknesses: none.....although it will wear fast if you use as a regular tire........but why would you, it's a RACE tire. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $37.00 Purchased At: notubes.com Similar Products Used: wtb, specialized, klimax lite, verts, survivals, etc, etc, etc.....I've used a ton of tires over the years Bike Setup: truth....tires are mounted to 317s using Stan's notube system.
Submitted by
Darren
a Cross Country Rider
from Southampton, UK Date Reviewed: September 4, 2003 Strengths: Very light weight, unfeasibly good grip, low rolling resistance. Corners well on loose gravel despite appearances. Weaknesses: Appalling wear rate, very susceptible to thorn induced slow punctures (even with a thick inner tube). Not the best tyre for deep gravel/shingle/mud, but it works better under these conditions than it has a right to considereing the sparse, low knobs. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Plym Valley, Dartmoor Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Wiggle Similar Products Used: Continental Vertical Pro/Survival; Panaracer Trailblaster/Fire Mud; Bontrager Jones Bike Setup: Marin Attack Trail full sus, test tyre on rear wheel only.
Submitted by
kevin
a Racer
from Chicago Date Reviewed: August 13, 2003 Strengths: Nice 1.8 profile, mud shedding (for those 10 ft mud sections anyway), low rolling resistance when used on the rear and explorer upfront, the protection version weighs 450grams and still resists sidewall cuts and works with Stan's. Climbs in all but the loosest gravel and soil. Grips roots and rocks and cornering and brake traction excellent. Hauls ass in dry hardpack with better grip then a semi-slick. Weaknesses: Get ready to replace it if you ride alot becuase of the soft compound. Real steep climbs that require out of saddle attacks with really loose soil will spin out and you will end up dismounting and running your bike up the climb. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $38.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: everything but find Contis in general to be the best tires for performance and reliability for mixed trail conditions. Bike Setup: xtr disc hubs with 3.1 ust rims and stan's latex.
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