Rip More Gravel, Spend Less Cash
Introducing the Continental Terra Trail Performance 700c Gravel Tire. While Conti sells top-tier, race-ready tires, they also produce a lower-tier performance line for riders who are not relying on their rubber to reach the podium.
Unlike many of its similarly-priced competitors, the Terra Trail comes tubeless-ready, meaning you can run those grippy lower pressures without fear of a pinch flat. The tubeless setup also wards off any small punctures with the clotting sealant that is added to the inside of the tire.
Along with the tubeless puncture protection, the Performance line comes with Conti's proprietary Shieldwall system, which prevents sidewall slashes and other punctures from breaking into the tire casing. For a budget-level puncture protection system, Shieldwall works extremely well, providing confidence and reliability.
One of the main reasons why Conti is one of the leaders in the bicycle tire industry is due to their excellent rubber compounds. They use PureGrip in the Terra Trails, which was developed for high mileage, puncture resistance, and grip. The PureGrip rubber offers outstanding grip and higher-level speed properties than its competitors.
Features
PureGrip Rubber
Shieldwall Protection
Tubeless Ready
All purpose, fast rolling design
Folding Bead
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Decent grip and comfort
Only around 100 miles on these so far, but has been a mix of pavement, dirt, and gravel. Rolls pretty well on all 3, doesn't feel sluggish, and haven't had any grip issues to make me lose confidence. Wasn't the hardest tire to mount tubeless that I've used but also not the easiest, at least not initially. First time, had to use both the soapy water and tire lever trick, since I don't have an air compressor. But after riding a few miles to test them out I noticed there was a direction arrow on the tires and I had mounted the front tire the wrong way. Nothing on the tread makes these look direction specific, but I went ahead and pulled it it off to mount it correctly. I noticed that the tire had stretched out a bit, and remounting was a piece of cake. No soap or other tricks needed, just used my track pump and heard the beads snap on at around 40 psi. These show a max psi of over 70, I've tried them between 30-50 and they've been fine. I weigh around 215 lbs so I prefer a little more pressure but 40-45 feels good for me.
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Reviewed 2/3/2022
by MG in NJ
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New Jersey
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6 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
Nice riding tire on both gravel and asphalt.
I got this tire to use in the winter in New Jersey, kind of like a snow tire for a car.
It's doing great in a combination of wet gravel, wet dirt and wet asphalt.
I use the tire with a tube and it's easy to get on and off the wheel. Off the wheel the tire has a sturdy feel to it and while I only have a couple hundred miles on it and can't yet vouch for its long term puncture resistance, I mentally feel confident that I'm not going to be out in the cold fixing a flat. To paraphrase Yogi Berra Bicycling is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.
This tire is exactly what I want/ need to get through crazy fluctuations in New Jersey weather and at a reasonable price.
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Reviewed 2/3/2022
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Denver CO
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4 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
Sorry, no-go on this tire...
I think these were my first Continental gravel tires. I bought two of these and immediately mounted them tubeless, one is fine, the other has a bulge or "warp" in one spot, about 8" long. No amount of inflating/deflating seems to want to cure this, I tried soapy water, etc, I don't think it's the mount. And I don't think I caused it when I mounted it.
Other than that, the tire is decent, especially for the money. Next time I'll keep the packaging and return it if this happens. Back to Maxxis tires I guess, never had any problems with those. I haven't bothered contacting Bike Tires Direct for any sort of compensation. I really have had GREAT experiences with them and I figure I just got a bad one this time.
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1 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Soft and comfy
Soft comfy and grippy. Curious to see how they last. But they seem to love them some VT gravel.
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Reviewed 10/7/2021
by Joseph
Competitive Racer
Central Oregon
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Great tires
I really like these tires. Easy to install. Grippy and smooth
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Reviewed 9/23/2021
by Anonymous
Kansas City, MO
2 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Great gravel and road tires
Have made several rides on both asphalt and gravel. They handled well on both surfaces and they appear to be a good quality tire at a fair price
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Reviewed 9/13/2021
by bicyclebrendan
Competitive Racer
Boston
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4 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
Where Budget Meets Performance
Rode these pretty hard on technical & gnarly terrain for a few hundred miles. Great on hard pack and not so bad on the loose stuff either!
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Reviewed 11/29/2021
by Bob I
Cycling Enthusiast
Tigard Oregon
5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
Great All Round Tires
This tire rolls well on pavement and still has great off road traction. The tires that came with my bike were wider but did not grip as well as these do. I have used these to commute on pavement as well as dirt roads and single track. This is my second pair and would highly recommend them.
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Reviewed 7/29/2022
by Long time biker
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Ebensburg PA
Great tire
Have used it on crushed limestone trails and it is smooth and feels grippy when the path is soft.
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Great tires
These tires are a good bargain.
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