nathie wafie Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Hi Guys, can someone who runs the Continental Mountain King tyres, 2.4 'supersonic' and a 2.2 front let me knw what you think??? The weight of them is unbelivably light!!! 2.4=549g!!!!! 2.2=478!!!Ur looking at a pair of tyres a shade over a KILOGRAM!!! Im assuming the 2.4 supersonic would be very thin casing?? Would it hold up as a rear tire?? I thought i would pimp the Yaabaa up for when i can start riding again so please help me out Thanks Nathan Edited January 24, 2009 by nathie wafie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 I'd recommend the Rubber Queen for the rear, the casing is very thin anyway, so to save that extra weight something must have gone!My rubber queen is brilliant, the grip is really good easily as good as the Minion I had before, but the wear rate is daft! I bought it about 3-4 months ago from Ali C second hand, and you can't tell it's worn at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiuSliS Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 More weight but does its freaking job - Diesel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16 years later Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 More weight but does its freaking job - Diesel!I thought my Diesel was shit. Griped well but had no bounce or feel. Went back to a maxxis highroller and it felt much better, but is heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiuSliS Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Got to get used to it. I know quite a few riders who use diesel and are very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Whats a Diesel? I've never heard of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) conti dieselpretty heft, not much lighter than a dual ply maxxis.just put ona single ply 2.35 high roller witha lightwieght 1.5-2.1" tube and for the first time ever didnt manage to puncture in 2 minutes!well it lasted a day, went out for a few hours today and got a very small pinch, still not smooth god damn it! Edited January 25, 2009 by craigjames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Ive got a rubber queen rear and its awesome, just need to run higher pressures to keep it more stable - grip is phenomenal though Ive just put a 2.2 mountain king supersonic on the front and they arent 478g, mine weighed in at 510 so if youre really counting the grams bear that in mind - that said its still a silly light tyre in the same sticky compound These new conti tyres kick ass!edit:Just been out on the bike and tested the mountain king, its rather grippy and super bouncy (like the rubber queen) pigeons seem to float up much easier now I dont think the 2.4 mountain king would be suitable for the back, the carcass comes up narrow - the 2.2 front is actually no wider than my old 2.1 irc mythos, the 2.4 is supposed to be narrower than a 2.35 maxxis; weird really as the 2.4 rubber queen is bigger than a 2.5 high roller Edited January 24, 2009 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 The latest Kaiser tyres (which Ali.C is currently testing) are hopefully due out later this month... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Me and Bigman were talking about the Kaiser's the other week. Looks really good. Might just have to buy one when they're finally out. How is Ali finding them? Edited January 24, 2009 by craigjames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2wtrials Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 put a 2.2 race king on the front of mine today.... and i spend a lot more time with my front wheel on the ground than you guys!! Seems fine, replaces a Larson i had for a week that was so high it hit under the fork! Grips well on the street stuff i played on today and is very lightweight. Obviously it will be more prone to punctures but for 13.99 delivered from chain reaction you can't go wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 i may have the wrong tires here but just been looking through chain reaction cycles with there continental tires and the mountain king seems like a good front and rubber queen rear, just went onto tartybikes and they now stock continental tires well the mountain king and rubber queen only problem is there all nearly 40 pound, chain reaction has the mountain king 2.4 version for 20 quid,not being bitchy about tarty or nothing but never known them to be over priced and if they are certainly not doubledmy bad, theres 2 mountain kings and tarty stocks the mountain king PROTECTION which is nearly 40 quid sorry tarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 i may have the wrong tires here but just been looking through chain reaction cycles with there continental tires and the mountain king seems like a good front and rubber queen rear, just went onto tartybikes and they now stock continental tires well the mountain king and rubber queen only problem is there all nearly 40 pound, chain reaction has the mountain king 2.4 version for 20 quid,not being bitchy about tarty or nothing but never known them to be over priced and if they are certainly not doubledmy bad, theres 2 mountain kings and tarty stocks the mountain king PROTECTION which is nearly 40 quid sorry tartyIts only the supersonics which are lightweight, the protections are pretty heavy in comparison, tarty arent the cheapest on the conti tyres; that said the 20 quid mountain king on CRC is the bog standard one, not the supersonic. Cheapest mountain kings I found were a place called velokit, 30 quid for a supersonic 2.2; could always try tartys price matching http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=21537 <=== thats the mountain king you want almost 150g lighter than the cheaper one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Ive got a rubber queen rear and its awesome, just need to run higher pressures to keep it more stable - grip is phenomenal though Ive just put a 2.2 mountain king supersonic on the front and they arent 478g, mine weighed in at 510 so if youre really counting the grams bear that in mind - that said its still a silly light tyre in the same sticky compound the 2.4 is supposed to be narrower than a 2.35 maxxis; weird really as the 2.4 rubber queen is bigger than a 2.5 high roller Weird, we weighed a few of the 2.2 Supersonics and the heaviest was 478g.The 2.4 Mountain King is a little larger than a 2.35" Maxxis (142mm carcass as opposed to 135mm).tartybikes and they now stock continental tires well the mountain king and rubber queen only problem is there all nearly 40 pound, chain reaction has the mountain king 2.4 version for 20 quid,As said above by Forteh here are a few different compounds, the Black Chilli ones are much more expensive.I stuck the tyres up at RRP initially, but have now checked other stores and brought our prices down a little to compete more closely. Randomly discounting items is something I'm very much against, but I think it's important to compete with other shops too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathie wafie Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 ads if i get the 2.4 mountain king for rear, the supersonic version and the 2.2 for front, am i guna get a puncture every 5seconds?? because im determined to put the yaabaa on a diet hehe nath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Haha, depends how you ride mate... I think I would get away with a 2.4 Mountain King on the rear with a little more pressure, but if you rim out a lot then probably not. The sidewalls are pretty thin to keep the weight down. The fronts are great though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) maxxis for life wiggasi have gone back to a minion tyre over my bontrager tyre and im loving it. So much better stability on all surfaces. Can run lower pressures than the bonty. Im not sure id last too long without getting a puncture on a conti tyre. even with harder pressures Edited January 26, 2009 by ben_travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathie wafie Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Haha, depends how you ride mate... I think I would get away with a 2.4 Mountain King on the rear with a little more pressure, but if you rim out a lot then probably not. The sidewalls are pretty thin to keep the weight down. The fronts are great though!cheers man!! cant believe a pair of mountain kings is lighter than my rear try-all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Weird, we weighed a few of the 2.2 Supersonics and the heaviest was 478g.Perhaps my kitchen scales decided to flid out Normally pretty good though, but if theyre now reading 10% over that means my bike actually weighs 8.1kg Nah maybe not, I probably just got a duff one lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathie wafie Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Perhaps my kitchen scales decided to flid out Normally pretty good though, but if theyre now reading 10% over that means my bike actually weighs 8.1kg Nah maybe not, I probably just got a duff one lol.stop making me jealous of how light ur bike is u tart the yaabaa will be sub-9 hopefly v soooooooon! Edited January 26, 2009 by nathie wafie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 stop making me jealous of how light ur bike is u tart the yaabaa will be sub-9 hopefly v soooooooon! Sorry I cant help it, once I get the ti middlebash on this week it should be down to 8.9kg, going to look at modifying a set of burns to run a splined front sprocket aswell Still no titanium or aluminium screws on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 slags, specialised escars are where it's at i managed to pinch mine last weekend, after 5 months of abuse. it only went cause i was experimenting with pressure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 slags, specialised escars are where it's at i managed to pinch mine last weekend, after 5 months of abuse. it only went cause i was experimenting with pressure...Is that 60a or 70a durometer version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Is that 60a or 70a durometer version? i think it's the softer one, i'll check when i'm home. it's good+grippy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 i think it's the softer one, i'll check when i'm home. it's good+grippy though I had a 60a highroller, once the edges of the knobbles wore down it was possibly one of the slippiest tyres in history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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