continental travel contacts - how off road?

kalioon
kalioon Posts: 59
edited July 2013 in MTB beginners
just ordered some travel contacts for my commute, got rather fed up with all the broken glass and how many times i needed to fix punctures. Im now going off road, and have no idea how they will cope, if i fit them. Im currently running the ones thatcame on my rockhopper. So can i run these off road with no issues, or should i stick to my stock spesh ones?

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  • coulddobetter
    coulddobetter Posts: 812
    Continental website says they are up to it , depends how extreme.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Depends what off road is. Fire roads, gentle trails, massive rocky downhills?
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  • Long_Time_Lurker
    Long_Time_Lurker Posts: 1,068
    No good on rocks, but my mate (who was too lazy to swap them last year), went through some of the worst mud that Northumbria could throw at him.
    That said, he did have to carry the bike occassionally and fell frequently.

    But fine for woodland trails in the current climate.
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  • Dub L
    Dub L Posts: 62
    I have them on my bike 90% of the time. They are fast rolling on road and handle light off road a lot better than I was expecting. I wouldn't take them to a trail centre, mind you. Cornering on gravel can be a bit hairy too.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Very few tyres work well on gravel though...and those that do are mostly useless elsewhere!
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  • Dub L
    Dub L Posts: 62
    The Beginner wrote:
    Very few tyres work well on gravel though...and those that do are mostly useless elsewhere!
    Very true.

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