ContinentalTouring Plus Reflex (700c)(Return to Product Page)

1400 km on the tire so far with no problems or flats. I like the tread pattern and traction is good on wet roads. I just bought a set for my wife's bike.

I have a Cannondale road bike and these tires have really improved the comfort of a variety of road conditions. Haven't logged enough miles yet to really rate performance and quality. So far very pleased. I have always used Conti tires and tubes and feel they are the best out there.

I am a tourer on roads and sometimes on trails, tire size 32 x 700 with slime tubes seem to fit the bill. I rode 1500 miles last year with out a flat ( knock on wood )

I have used the 37's on my commuting bike for the last couple years. I've gone through 3 tires in a little over 3,000 miles, getting twice the mileage out of the front as I do on the back. Keep in mind that I'm a 250 pounder who carries 10-20lbs of loaded panniers year round. Replace the back tire when you start to see the orange liner show! They're very comfortable for such a puncture-proof tire. Only one flat in 3000 miles, which was AFTER the orange liner started to show.

In 2006 I solo toured from San Francisco to Boston 40025mi with Continental Contacts 700x37 on a loaded Surly with four panniers. I had no flats! I did use thick tubes and puncture shields, but this was the first time I have had such good luck. 2008 I did a tour from Vancouver BC to Key West Florida with a set of 700x37 Continental Touring 2000s a discontinued model. I had worn out two sets of these prior to my 2006 tour. I thought they were a better tire, but I had seven flats and replaced the back tire at 3500 mi. They both run well in the rain and have touched 50MPH down mountain passes on both. I have logged 14000 miles on Continental products and paid for them all personally. I trust these tires with my life.

I replaced Marathon XR's after 6000 miles with this Continental. 1500 flat free miles later I'm totally satisfied. It's light, rolls smoothly, mounts easily, and show no signs of thread wear. For the price, what's there not to like?

I have used these tires on four trips to Russia on every kind of road and path you can imagine. I never had a flat, I never had a grip problem in sand or anything else. If you want a tire that will take you thousands of miles without any problems, this is the tire for you. To the reviewer who says otherwise, you just haven't really put the tire to a test and I think your review is phony. These tires are so good that I gave my last set to a friend in Russia after I toured for a month on them and he has used them for three years. Believe me biking in Russia will put tires to the ultimate test. There is no better tire for touring than Continental. Jim Hainen