Continental

Mountain King Tire - 29in - 2013

So you've joined the twenty-niner cult, eh? Well, consider yourself lucky, because the much-anticipated Continental Mountain King Tire also comes in a 29-inch version. Front or rear, the Mountain King's sharp, generously-spaced knobs let your massive wheels do their roll-over-anything trick in conditions ranging from loosey-goosey to bulletproof. The Continental Black Chili rubber sticks to slick rock like a salamander, yet the Mountain King's fast-rolling nature on hardpack and long-wearing durability would suggest a much harder compound. If you ride your twenty-niner all season long and not just when the trails are tacky, you should seriously consider a set of these babies.