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Continental Speed Ride Tire (Wire Bead)

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Review by Tourpace

Reviewed 11/7/2022
by Tourpace
Cycling Enthusiast
Brenham, TX
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Great Value Conti for Pavement and Gravel

Old school here - give me tubes and a good quality wire bead tire! Easy to mount and maintain too. Good quality from Continental and an amazing price. We use these on our everything bikes (Black Mountain Cycles Monster Cross Disc and Niner RLT e9 RDO) for pavement and gravel. Running 30- 32 PSI on gravel and 40 PSI on pavement. They roll good on the smooth stuff and the outer knobs help give traction on dry gravel.

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Review by Front Range dirt bag

Reviewed 6/20/2019
by Front Range dirt bag
Cycling Enthusiast
Denver, CO
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7 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
Good for Commuting!

I ordered these tires for my Fuji Cross Comp because I didn't feel very confident on the skinny road tires that originally came with the bike (I bought the bike second-hand a few years ago). I'm not much of a long-distance road road cyclist. I often use this bike for local errands and a 10-mile commute to work one day a week, and I wanted some bigger tires to absorb bumps from all the cracks and debris that I ride through along the Platte River in North Denver. I also wanted something a bit more grippy. I've really loved these tires because I feel so much more confident on turns, and they're very helpful with navigating cracks in the road, gravel, and patches of grass. Plus, these tires look bad-ass on a road bike. There is a reflective strip along the entire sidewall, so that helps to alert cars to your presence.

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Review by Michigan Man

Reviewed 8/23/2018
by Michigan Man
Cycling Enthusiast
Michigan USA
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9 of 9 customers found this review helpful.
Fast on tarmac and hardpack with less worry

Most riding on these tires has been on tarmac and dirt road in Michigan. The dirt roads are hard pack with many 15mm-35mm single loose stones scattered around. Even with 32mm tires, pinch flats happen hitting those. The 42mm Speed Rides give me a chance to look around and enjoy the view with less worry for tire saftey.

On tarmac they roll very easy and are quiet with a supple feel. This is a great priceperformance tire. Continental could do even better though if they would make a 42mm version of the Ultra Sport II folding.

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Review by Chris

Reviewed 8/19/2022
by Chris
Bend, OR.
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
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This is a great tire for the money! We do a lot of gravel riding side knobs give just enough bit on loose surface cornering and file tread rolls smooth on asphalt. I have been running these tubeless, sometimes it is a little work to seal but run well once sealed.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 4/23/2015
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Glendale, AZ
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15 of 19 customers found this review helpful.
Good tire for phoenix so far

I ride these tires on a CX bike on gravel, cement, dirt around phoenix and they handle well and absorb a lot of shock. They are quite big and do catch some wind though. The reflective whitewall is more profound than the pic shows which I like for city riding. I've seen several women glance at me and lower their shades will riding on these tires.

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Review by Dave

Reviewed 3/8/2023
by Dave
Casual Cyclist
Dunnellon, FL
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Casual riders that love these tires!

Two retirees who primarily ride pavement. We ride Trek Verve IIs and wanted a smaller / lighter tire. We're easy on them and they deliver. Tire size is 700x42. Price was a bonus.

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Review by JustTheFactsMaam

Reviewed 10/19/2020
by JustTheFactsMaam
Cycling Enthusiast
Virginia
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4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
Great Price Performance - Grip and Roll

Thanks, Michigan Man, for your review. I bought the 42mm tires -- outstanding balance for all around road and mild trail and gravel riding. Tire rolls smoothly and feels very sure on the road and corners.

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Review by krismonroe

Reviewed 5/8/2020
by krismonroe
Cycling Enthusiast
Breckenridge, Colorado
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5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
NOT TUBELESS - Otherwise a great general use tire!

Nice tread, fast on pavement, and confident in the gravel.

It's really a good tire but is NOT TUBELESS COMPATIBLE.

Continental states on their website All mountain bike tires from Continental are Tubeless Ready in the ProTection and Performance formats. although this SpeedRide does not follow that (probably because it's not a mountain bike tire).

It has go puncture protection if you like using tubes anyway, so there's really nothing to worry about, I just prefer tubeless.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 5/23/2019
by Anonymous
Charlotte
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5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
Love them - no complaints

Bought them for long gravel grinders over some tough terrain. So far weve been through two 75-mile plus gravel races, in addition to regular road, gravel, and single track, and theyve performed extremely well.

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Review by Thomas

Reviewed 2/25/2022
by Thomas
lompoc
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1 of 9 customers found this review helpful.
I'm getting the tires they look good but I haven't got to use them I need rims and I'm broke and I'm disabled

I apologize my rims are tore up now I have to get a set for the tires on but they look good just need rims now thank you

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Review by Mac

Reviewed 2/4/2022
by Mac
Cycling Enthusiast
Portland, OR
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1 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Fantastic value tire for CX and all weather bikes

A great replacement tire for the PNW seasons.

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Review by FLYGEE

Reviewed 6/2/2017
by FLYGEE
Pomona, CA
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6 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
Grippy, and wonderful

I purchased the 42 size and was upgrading from a 38. There is a difference between the two and the 42's do weigh a little more (when inflated) but the 42's offer great traction both on dirt and street. The tread pattern is great and they are durable. I've been having these tires for a little over a month and no flats yet. I dont expect getting a flat anytime soon.

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Review by Jsutt

Reviewed 10/12/2020
by Jsutt
Saint Louis
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Very nice ride

I am not an off road biker and found this tire to have a smooth ride on pavement with a good price point

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 9/14/2020
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
New York
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Good all around tire

Smooth rolling tire with a bit of grip on gravel roads and corners nicely.

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Review by Aaronsshort

Reviewed 10/26/2020
by Aaronsshort
Cycling Enthusiast
Portland, OR
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Happily Surprised

I got this tire in a pinch before a bike packing trip. It held up better than expected on my route and continues to receive miles. I didn't think the reflective ring would be a strong point but I've been pleasantly surprised.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 11/4/2022
by Anonymous
Kalamazoo
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Great value, comfortable, durable.

Bought these for riding a

local hard packed gravel trail system as well as around the neighborhood. Performs well in both while maintaining OK performance in mud/wet grasses.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 12/8/2017
by Anonymous
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7 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
Awesome tire for great price

Great tire. Smooth and easy to gain speed. To my surprise tho, I found these tires are flippin Awesome on snow and Ice!!!! I mean 4 of snow and packed icw and snow. Amazing!!! Rode all over the place and my tail end slipped just once, but not much. Ill be buying again!!! Customer for life!! Used to make my own studded snow tires and what a pain in the a that was!! No more!! Thanks, Rob

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Review by jeremygeorge16

Reviewed 4/30/2019
by jeremygeorge16
Cycling Enthusiast
South West Missouri
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Great tire

This has been a great all around tire for the riding I do. Which averages around 15 miles per ride on rural chip and seal roads with some gravel in SW Missouri.

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