Continental Mountain King ProTection 29 Inch MTB Tire

Single track. Some time loaded up on the great divide trail.

Initially, I thought this tire was overkill, and riding pavement to the trails at low pressure made the bike somewhat squirmy, but the control and confidence I enjoyed while descending off-road gravel and mud on a fully loaded, 85-pound rig at 45 mph and 30 psi made me really happy about my choice in tires. Go get some.

A bit more aggressive the the x-king I had before in the front but more hook up. I sliced my x-king front up in four places all in the same ride so it needed to be replaced. I liked it but I thought I would try a bit more aggressive. It really hooks up well. There is a small bit of loss on the hard fast stuff and a bit more noise on pavement and a little more weight than the x-king but really worth the extra grip on the trail turns. Grips nice on the brakes too. Makes a great front to the x-king rear.

Was hard to seal to the rim. Of the 10 tires I have made tubeless in the last 1 12 years this was by far the hardest to make air tight at the rim interface. That and there was small hole in the sidewall. not a weep or a leak but a small hole you could hear the air coming out. sealant took care of it but thought it was strange. Ended up having to cheat and pop one bead at a time and pour stans sealant right on the bead all the way around with the rim horizontal. then seat the bead and have it squirt everywhere while pumping up to 60psi. Did both sides one at a time and then it was airtight.

This is good stuff. I have used many 29er tires and this is now my favorite front tire. Hooks up great and rolls on. Yeah it is not the lightest tire out there but then what good is a light tire if you can't keep those micro sized nobs hooked up in the dirt? It runs small like all conti tires. on my 28mm rims it measures a 2.1.

Seals up well but the initial bead seating is a bit tough and may take some time to get right.

Love it and will keep getting them. I never get to use a tire until it wears out. The rocks, stumps, and random pieces of barbed wire here are just a bit much for that. But these tires so far have handled great

I use this one up front on my 29'r. I ride in a variety of conditions, including sand, mud, roots, rock and occasional dirt roads. I didn't want a (likely) faster, but more delicate tire, as a flat really slows you down. This ties strikes a nice balance between all of those. I'm running it with a tube now (21 psi, i'm 170) , but plan to switch to tubeless.