ContinentalX-King ProTection 29 Inch MTB Tire(Return to Product Page)

Picked up a set for this spring. I was seeking a light weight tire for varying trail conditions, such as muddy, rocky, snowy, and even hardpan. Eureka! This is it. Get some!

I have really enjoyed using these tires. They're light, run tubeless fine and have great control! Very fast and predictable!

This is a great tire!

They are very fast and the ProTection feature makes these as tuff as nails. The tire is grippy but nothing like my set of Mountain Kings in wet/muddy conditions. I actually went with these because I wanted a faster tire with the same toughness as the Mountain Kings and I think Continental hit the nail on the head. Despite not being the best IN the mud they do SHED mud nicely which is great - after all - you want to be able to get going again quickly after nailing that big sink hole -)

I will get another set of these once they wear out! I predominantly ride in Northeastern MA (The Fells/Willowdale/Georgetown/H. Parker etc) and I have to admit that I am happy with the X-Kings!

I threw these on my bike just a week or so before a three day adventure on the Kokopelli Trail. I knew the Small Block Eights were not going to cut it and decided to give these a try. I have not yet converted to tubeless so I ended up running these with tubes. These tires covered the varied terrain without any issues. They provided traction, durability, as well as some confidence in the more technical sections while a seemingly fast roller in the more wide open terrain. After 20 years of using almost exclusively tires by Ritchey I may have finally found a worthy alternative.

Good grip! So far they look good riding trails with goat head hazzard.

Overall I am happy with this tire. I am running one front and back on my RIP9. It is not sized correctly. On my 28mm rims it measures 2.1cm from casing to casing. That is okay tire width is not everything. I typically run Rampages on this bike but I needed a bit easier rolling for an upcoming ride where I will spend more time on hard pack and some pavement getting from trial head to trail head. This tire rolls really nice. It is fast and seem lighter then its actual measured weight at 650g and 655g. It was a bit tight to mount on my sunringle charger (stan's type) rims but was not impractical to do trial side. It sealed right up with some sealant and was air tight by the end of the day. The side walls are hefty and should give no issues with rocks, other hits and should accommodate running lower pressures just fine. The only thing I am not that happy with is that the tire is not straight. you can actually watch a pronounced wobble in the tire. At first I thought I bent my rim getting it on but the rim is perfectly true but the tire is not. The rear tire is even more pronounced the the front. Doesn't seem to affect the performance but still doesn't make me feel great knowing they are like that. Even trying to reseat the bead hoping it would slide into better place didn't help. the bead is fully engaged. The puncture protection works. I ride on grass areas that are full of thorny bushes and the tire (with sealant in it anyway has not let any air out. I don't see the wet spot typical of the sealant coming out to seal the tire ether so I am not sure it was actually punctured at all.

The grip is good. It holds a good line int he turns. It is not a great all mountain tire but that is not the intended target I don't think. It rolls nice and has not broke free to send me down yet. It grabs rocks and roots fine hard pack it is a dream come true for fast rolling. On pavement there is no hum at all. After about 50-60 miles it still has the little molding nubs on all the way around so I expect the tire to hold up for a while.