The Continental Rubber Queen. She's big and bouncy and grippy. She's got a buck-tooth bite that would scare even the largest jackrabbit. The Continental Rubber Queen UST 2.4 with Black Chili compound is a big-hit parks tire. Super for playgrounds, whether it's a short recess or an entire day of hooky. The tire, like all of the Continental lineup, works in all conditions, but it works best in soft and dry habitats.

They call it the Rubber Queen because the fetish-wear crowd can identify with it. Not only is there Black Chili rubber on the tread, but the sidewalls are rubber. And because it's a tubeless-ready tire, the interior is lined with 8mm of rubber as well. The rubber-covered sidewall is what Continental calls their Gravity Arc technology. It helps support the sidewall meaning it's easier to run lower tire pressure. For those who use UST tires with tubes, it further reduces the chance of pinch-flatting. Its Gravity Arc is an interesting technology to use here, as the tire is made from 110tpi cloth, the most supple cloth in the Continental lineup.

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 Continental Rubber Queen UST 2.4 with Black Chili is 2.4" in width and 26" in diameter. It is compatible with tubeless wheel systems, though it can be used with a tube as well. The casing is made from 110tpi cloth, overlapped twice under the tread. The Sidewalls have Gravity Arc technology. It has a foldable Kevlar bead. The max inflation pressure is 58psi. The tread and sidewalls are Black. 1050g.

Application: AM/FR/DH UST