I absolutely love continental tyres, the tread patterns seem to be the perfect balance of grip and rolling resistance, and the construction seems awesome on all the continentals i've ever owned. I'm currently using a Continental Explorer 2.1 on the front of my stock and its less than half the weight of a dual ply maxxis high roller at 598g! also seems to perform better, loads of grip and the way the sidewalls fold is nicer on the continental, seems much more controlled. Never had a puncture in any continental tyre either, but when i used michelin world tours on my roady i had 4 or 5 in a year. this may just be luck but i doubt it. In cnclusion: Continental tyres are friggin' awesome