Continental Top Contact Winter II
10-16-14, 07:07 AM
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Continental Top Contact Winter II
Anyone tried these tires yet?
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...r-ii-700c-tire
They sound like they might be a good tire for winters here in Denver. Ice happens, but isn't very common. Snow is far more common and can stick around for a day or two.
Velonews seemed to like them: Review: Continental TopContact Winter II tires - VeloNews.com
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...r-ii-700c-tire
They sound like they might be a good tire for winters here in Denver. Ice happens, but isn't very common. Snow is far more common and can stick around for a day or two.
Velonews seemed to like them: Review: Continental TopContact Winter II tires - VeloNews.com
10-16-14, 07:48 AM
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They are good on pavement and they take care of reasonably light conditions, just short patches of ice and a thin layer of snow. I now use them routinely, turning to Nokian W240 when it gets tougher, but skipping any lighter studded tires in-between. I would not use them in a deeper snow, though, except to get home.
10-16-14, 11:06 PM
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I have two sets. I like them in the "shoulder" seasons here in Calgary when you can encounter the odd patch of ice, but nothing that would warrant throwing on full studs. They are definitely much grippier on snow and ice than plain old slicks, and the rolling resistance is surprisingly low.
In the cold of winter, if there wasn't too much perpetual snow and ice, I kept the Conti on the rear wheel and put a studded Winter Marathon on the front, and that was a winning combination for streets that are mostly clear in the winter.
I lived in Fort Collins, CO for a couple years, and if Denver winters are similar, then I think this would be a tire you would get a lot of use out of. In a snowier climate with lots of persistent ice, not so much.
In the cold of winter, if there wasn't too much perpetual snow and ice, I kept the Conti on the rear wheel and put a studded Winter Marathon on the front, and that was a winning combination for streets that are mostly clear in the winter.
I lived in Fort Collins, CO for a couple years, and if Denver winters are similar, then I think this would be a tire you would get a lot of use out of. In a snowier climate with lots of persistent ice, not so much.
10-16-14, 11:45 PM
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I used them last winter in IA for the first time. They are fine tires and much better than regular tires for snow/ice. Still there comes a point when there is enough ice and snow when you need studded tires.
10-17-14, 12:29 PM
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I recall seeing a tire Demonstrated, decades ago it had a non metallic stud that stiffened when cold enough..
11-30-14, 07:10 PM
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I have the 37 x 700c, bought them last winter, I'd go wider if I were buying them now. Mine work great on unpacked snow, ice, melting snow, snowpack, but not so great with 15F snow that's been soaked with magnesium chloride, they are a bit squirrely with that.
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