CONTINENTAL TIRES
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2009 Continental Mountain King Supersonic Tire w/Black Chili
- Item: CON048 Actual Weight:"Actual Weight" means we weighed this item ourselves. 520.0g
- $51.99/2/$49.40/4/$46.80
The Mountain King conquers all. He goes up, he goes down, he tracks straight, he takes to sinewy trails like he designed them. He works in the wet, he works in the dry. He is, after all, a Continental. The Continental Mountain King Supersonic tire with Black Chili compound is a fast, all-condition cross-country, marathon, and epic tire.
The Black Chili compound tread rubber is a great, grippy material. The Continental alchemists have milled traditional carbon black rubber down to nano-particles and then built it back into treads. The nano-sized rubber flecks -- think of a soccer ball on the face of the earth -- are able to actually put more rubber down on the trail in the same small area. It means 30% increased adhesion, 26% lower rolling resistance, and 5% improved mileage. Whenever the rubber grips, Black Chili will grip better, and from what we've seen early, it seems to shed dirt better, too. Carbon black rubber isn't boring anymore.
The tread is comprised of short, sharp, widely spaced knobs, which means they can both dig and shed. The side knobs are a bit taller for better gription in turns. Continetal's short knobs are designed as all-rounders with a bias toward wet conditions.
The Supersonic designation means that Continental has optimized the tire for low weight and low rolling resistance. Looking for the highest racing performance tire in Continental's line? Go no further. This is it.
The Continental Mountain King Supersonic tire with Black Chili compound comes in both 2.2" and 2.4" widths with 26" diameter. The casing is made from 60tpi cloth, overlapped twice under the tread, and it has a foldable Kevlar bead. The tread and sidewalls are Black. Maximum inflation pressure is 65psi. 500g (2.2)/ 550g (2.4).
Application: XC/AM
Ground: All Conditions; Mud
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