mountain king dirction

baba123

I would like to know iv continental mountain king 2.2 in wire bead are directional and if they are which way.

supersonic

If they are it will say on the tyre wall. Not that you can't run them the wrong way round.

Broonster

Yes, they are. There are arrows clearly marked on the tyres themselves dude.

baba123

well in that case theres one more question would running them one way give you more grip and the other way less rolling resistance

supersonic

It can do yes - can be good to experiment.

baba123

well if you say they are marked on the tyre is it the centre part of the tyre(the triangle)

RealMan

It will be on the sidewall, which is the bit where there is writing. Its usually a black arrow on black rubber, so if the tyres a bit muddy you might have to look hard to find it.

asdfhjkl

Mountain Kings are directional, as marked on the sidewall. Can be hard to see, so I just use this method:



See those triangles in the middle of the tread? They should point in the rolling direction on the front wheel, and reverse on the rear wheel.

richg1979

they are like that with the verticals so poss.

Splottboy

There's a Conti - can't think which one, maybe there's more than 1 - which you run opposite to the logical way. That is, point runs towards you rather than away.
Think the Double Fighter semi-slicks have a similar "reverse" tread.
Germans, eh?!