Continental Vapor Tire

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Submitted by 6294andrew a Weekend Warrior from england

Date Reviewed: November 20, 2011

Strengths:    good all round, clears most mud, rolls well, fairly puncher resistant,

Weaknesses:    a bit heavy

Bottom Line:

good tyre, but expensive, i'd buy again!

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Duration Product Used:   More than 3 years

Price Paid:    $50.00

Purchased At:   noah's ark

Bike Setup:   dekerf rigid, 2x9, light xcountry flyer

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Submitted by momomo68 a Cross Country Rider from Austin, TX, US

Date Reviewed: March 19, 2011

Strengths:    Alright on hard pack, as rear tire.

Weaknesses:    Short tread, low grip, low tread life, rocks can cut to wires, horrible wet traction, near impossible to get on/off

Bottom Line:

DON'T BUY THESE TIRES! There are better knobbies for sand/mud/rocks and there are better slicks and hybrids for hardpack - DO NOT BUY! The two products listed above are SO much better!

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Favorite Trail:   Barton Springs Greenbelt

Duration Product Used:   2 Years

Price Paid:    $30.00

Purchased At:   Local Bike Shop

Similar Products Used:   Bontrager knobbies, WTB Velociraptor 2.1s

Bike Setup:   Trek 6000, 4in travel fork

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Submitted by Hugh_J a Cross Country Rider from Romania

Date Reviewed: June 3, 2010

Strengths:    looks Ok-is

Weaknesses:    Destroyed in 2 days and 60 kms - central part utterly doomed :)...
http://haralamb.blogspot.com/2010/05/anvelope-continental-vapor.html

Bottom Line:

will never buy Conti again...hardly wait to get my hands on some money and get rid of'em.

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Favorite Trail:   Academiei - Romniceanu

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $50.00

Purchased At:   xBikers

Similar Products Used:   Schwalbe SmartSam (much better)

Bike Setup:   Cube Analog Disk 2009 w/ dart 2 and SRAM

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Submitted by John Thompson a Cross Country Rider from Plymouth UK

Date Reviewed: January 20, 2008

Strengths:    Fast(ish) tyre. Predictable. Lasts well. Good for what it is. Continental make good tyres - you can't go far wrong.

Weaknesses:    Not the best grip in the wet. Too small for aggressive trail riding. Took them off the full susser in the hunt for more grip and bigger volume.

Bottom Line:

Good tyre for mile munchers who dont want to buy new tyres every year. I use these on my hardtail for commuting instead of slicks, as it enables me to take off road shortcuts (and basically have a bit of fun in the process). Ideal for mixed conditions. This would be a great tyre for someone who predominantly rides fire trails or who is neither aggressive or technical.

Not the lightest or grippiest because of the good amount of hardish compound tread but this means it doesn't wear out fast. The steel versions are excellent value budget tyres. I wouldn't buy the more expensive versions again because I don't think they are worth the extra cash. If I were buying an expensive tyre I wouldn't want a 'jack-of-all-trades' tyre like this one.

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Duration Product Used:   2 Years

Price Paid:    $50.00

Purchased At:   online

Similar Products Used:   conti verticals, specialized resolution

Bike Setup:   works stumpy

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Submitted by jv a Cross Country Rider from philippines

Date Reviewed: October 10, 2007

Strengths:    has a good mileage for the wear and tear, low rolling ressistance, the tire could be used for the rear and in front and thats one thing i like about it.

Weaknesses:    none

Bottom Line:

i use my bike a lot and i do go trail biking almost every week and i do not have any bad experiences about this tire excep for pedalling in lose rocks coz it could damage the tire a lot. i ride around 60+ km per ride and that would be back and fort from my place to the trail and back again to my place.

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Favorite Trail:   anywhere

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $20.00

Purchased At:   newton bike shop

Similar Products Used:   kenda klaw, kharisma, maxxis larsen TT

Bike Setup:   full cross country

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Submitted by eric hawkins a Cross Country Rider from lawrenvceville, GA USA

Date Reviewed: September 24, 2007

Strengths:    Looks cool.

Weaknesses:    Very weak rubber

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Had Vapors on the front and rear. After 50 miles of riding the front tire sidewall ripped parallel to the rim. after another 30 miles of riding the rear tire ripped in the same manner. These were UST tires on Mavic Crossmax rims running about 40lbs air pressure. Not sure how you get a sidewall to rip. These will be the last Continentals I ever waste money on. Prior I had Hutchinson Python's with about 500 miles on them.

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Favorite Trail:   Chicopee

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Price Paid:    $55.00

Purchased At:   REI

Similar Products Used:   Hutchinson Python, Michelin Wildgripper

Bike Setup:   Specialized 2006 Stumpjumper with Mavic Crossmax wheels

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Submitted by Adam Hunter a Weekend Warrior from Liverpool UK

Date Reviewed: September 1, 2007

Strengths:    Grips, low rolling resistance, wears well, fairly cheap (£14 GBP)

Weaknesses:    Not a 2.1" tyre

Bottom Line:

I like this tyre, I use it on the rear with a Conti Vertical up front. Grips well and has never let me down. I found the wear rate to be alot better than specialized tyres and the Conti's have less rolling resistance.

I'll be buying this tyre again...

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Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $14.00

Purchased At:   Wiggle.co.uk

Similar Products Used:   Various Specialized tyres

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Submitted by David Bennett a Cross Country Rider from Highlands Ranch, Co, USA

Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007

Strengths:    None

Weaknesses:    every thing

Bottom Line:

dont buy them tread wears fast

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Favorite Trail:   Mt. Falcon Park

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Price Paid:    $45.00

Purchased At:   Bicycle Pedal'r

Similar Products Used:   just about anything you can think of

Bike Setup:   xc bike

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Submitted by pedal from Christchurch, New Zealand

Date Reviewed: April 22, 2007

Strengths:    Rolls like a slick

Weaknesses:    Grips like a slick

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Got them free as a small race prize (donated by a bike manufacturer who presumably decided not to fit them to any new bike) and mounted them on the back of the singlespeed for a faster roll - replaced 2.35 tires at 25lbs mounted for comfort

1 Roll hell fast on the groomed hard flat trails where I mostly ride the SS
2 Grip is fine in these conditions and breakaway/slide is there but it is predictable (I like this)
3 Have taken them on a couple of trails with wet dirt, looser surfaces and grass - there is very little grip when the trail gets wet or on even slight up/downhills
4 I run them around 30lbs & actually find they soften the back end reasonably well - no flats yet with v lightwt tubes but mostly ridden on the well made trails - no rocks etc
5 Way undersized - mine measured at 51/46 - more like a small 2.0 or 1.9 not a 2.1 and visually looks small
Bottom Line: If you mount these on the front please invite me along for the ride, I will enjoy my day. If you want a fast rear tire for a race or trails with good surface grip then this will work - because I think this is what Continental intended I'll give up some chillies.

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Duration Product Used:   3 months

Similar Products Used:   Slicks

Bike Setup:   This tire is on the back of my DMR singlespeed with old bulletproof rim brake Mavic Crossmaxs

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Submitted by Andy Lo a Cross Country Rider from Penang, Malaysia

Date Reviewed: March 5, 2007

Strengths:    Cheap. Very good price compared to other tires available. Quite light?

Weaknesses:    Wears off quick. Had 3 punctures in 6 months of usage. But once was because of nail and another pinch flat.

Bottom Line:

For the price I paid for it, I have nothing to complain about. I paid RM35, which I think is about US$10 now. Might be a bit soft when trying to grip on soft surfaces(wet grass etc.) I will get this again though on my next replacement.

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Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $10.00

Purchased At:   KT Cycletron

Similar Products Used:   Maxxis wormdrive, Michelin wildgripper.

Bike Setup:   Tank Easton Elite 17" with Deore groupset, hydraulic disc with XT 8" rotor front, Shimano WH565 wheelset, Truvativ stem, bar and seatpost.

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Submitted by Mike S a Cross Country Rider from Switzerland

Date Reviewed: November 13, 2006

Strengths:    perform well on hardpack and roll well at high pressures (so do lots of tyres!)

Weaknesses:    unpredictable and don't grip well (especially front end) on gravel surfaces. traction is better at around half recommended max pressure but watch your av. speed and times drop!! I had to stop and pump them up again :-(

Bottom Line:

If you like a tyre with a lot of feel at the front end (who doesn't) then look elsewhere. Might be good if you only ride areas that are hard pack and have absolutely no loose cover. I'm trying to wear mine out ASAP.

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Duration Product Used:   3 months

Price Paid:    $25.00

Purchased At:   local bike shop

Similar Products Used:   Panaracer, Specialized

Bike Setup:   Cannondale M800. Full XT, hollowtech cranks, Manitou SX Ti, Cane Creek Aeroheat wheels, Raceface evolve seatpost, Control tech stem, Selle Italia signo seat

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Submitted by Mike Bryant a Cross Country Rider from England

Date Reviewed: August 9, 2006

Strengths:    Very grippy on the rear. When on road these are fantastic, really gives me an edge on the on-road sections of my local track, compared to the other riders on mud tyres. "Enough" grip on the rear.

Weaknesses:    Not good on the front. Was wranging my bike around trees when the front tyre gave out, hit my face on the tree at 20mph, ouch! Before you buy visit www.conti-online.com. Continental offer a chart somewhere on their website that details which tyres should be used where. Incidentally, Vapors are NOT recommended for front use! Also I thought I bought a 2.1 tyre. it's closer to 1.9!

Bottom Line:

Use them on the back, get something better for the front! Good value at £14 per tyre ($20). Should be rear specific. The fact conti say they are for front as well, makes me say 4 overall.

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Favorite Trail:   My local woods

Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $20.00

Purchased At:   Wiggle

Similar Products Used:   Halo Knobbler, Vuelta Gecko (rubbish!)

Bike Setup:   Shogun Curfew, Suntour XCR forks, Conti Vapor Rear, Halo Knobbler 2.2 front (SH*T loads of grip!). Nothing else changed.

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Submitted by Ybiker a Cross Country Rider from San Diego, CA

Date Reviewed: July 6, 2006

Strengths:    Excellent traction.

Weaknesses:    Like most Continentals, pricey compared to IRC and WTB.

Bottom Line:

I fall more in love with this tire the more I ride. It climbs well and has excellent traction in sand. If I start to get bogged down in the local sand pit, I can pop up the front and spin my way out.

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Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Purchased At:   Bike Nashbar

Similar Products Used:   Mythos XC.

Bike Setup:   Y-bike with Cloud Nine rear shock, Judy DH front shock, Conti Explorer Protect front tire, Vapor Pro rear tire.

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Submitted by Ezra a Cross Country Rider from Los Angeles

Date Reviewed: April 16, 2006

Strengths:    I didn't have more flats than normal. Fairly lightweight, seemed to roll pretty easy on flat stable terrain and long non-technical ascents. They did get better after I rode on them for a while.

Weaknesses:    Washes out all of a sudden goes from gripping in corners to sliding on elbows and knees with no warning at all.

Bottom Line:

I didn't like them, I had traction trouble even on tacky days

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Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $30.00

Purchased At:   Came with bike

Similar Products Used:   WTB Mutano, Panaracer Fire XC, Intense

Bike Setup:   Blur, disc brakes

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Submitted by Joe a Cross Country Rider from Sydney, Australia

Date Reviewed: February 20, 2006

Strengths:    Tough sidewalls in the Protection version

Weaknesses:    Sketchy, breaks away unpredictably

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These are the first tyres I ever been able to powerslide, meaning I accelerated out of a corner only to have the back end slide out left and then back to the right on dead flat ground! I'd love to say it's because I'm so powerful but...

Climbing they're hopeless and on rock as previously mentioned they're just dangerous.

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Favorite Trail:   Manly Dam

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Purchased At:   30

Similar Products Used:   More than I can remember, looking for the ultimate tyre!

Bike Setup:   On-one Inbred SS

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