Continental Contact Speed 700x42C

Continental Contact Speed 700x42c Rigid Urban TyreTransform your daily commute and city rides with the Continental Contact Speed 700C x 42 rigid urban tyre, the ultimate choice for cyclists who demand speed, comfort, and reliability. Engineered specifically for the fast-paced environment of Urban Cycling, this tyre is designed to make your journey... moreon asphalt smooth, swift, and secure. It´s the perfect upgrade for commuters, fitness riders, and city explorers who want to get the most out of their bike on paved surfaces.The Contact Speed stands out with its intelligent tread design. It features a fast-rolling slick center profile that dramatically reduces rolling resistance, allowing you to maintain high speeds with less effort. The shoulders of the tyre are finished with a roughened, micro-diamond pattern, providing excellent grip and confident handling when cornering, even on slick city streets. This dual-profile design strikes the perfect balance, ensuring you can fly along the straights and tackle turns with unwavering stability.Peace of mind comes standard thanks to Continental´s renowned puncture protection. This tyre is equipped with the robust Double SafetySystem Breaker, a lightweight yet highly effective protective layer that sits beneath the tread. Rated at Safety Level 4, this system offers outstanding defense against common road hazards like glass, thorns, and sharp debris, significantly reducing the risk of flats and keeping you on the move.Perfectly suited for the modern cyclist, the Contact Speed is also approved for E-bikes up to 25 km/h. Its durable construction is designed to handle the increased torque and weight of electric bikes, ensuring safe and reliable performance. The generous 42mm width of this Clincher tyre provides a fantastic level of comfort, absorbing road vibrations and bumps for a smoother, more enjoyable ride. As a Rigid bead tyre, it ensures a secure fit on the rim and straightforward installation.Choose the Continental Contact Speed tyre for an unparalleled combination of velocity, robust protection, and everyday comfort on your urban adventures.Brand: ContinentalSpecifications:* Product: CONTINENTAL tire ´´Contact Speed´´* TPI: 3/180* Puncture Protection: Double SafetySystem Breaker* E-Bike Compatibility: Approved for E-bikes up to 25km/h* Key Features: A tyre designed for speed and comfort, offering good grip with a roughened and fast slick profile.* Safety Rating: Continental Safety Level 4* Model Code: CONTI TIRE CONT SPEED* ETRTO Size: 42-622 B/B+RT* Tyre Type: Clincher* Bead Type: Rigid* Recommended Use: Urban Cycling* Wheel Size: 28´´- 700* Tyre Width: 42, 44IN

The Continental Contact Speed Tyre Wire Bead is a super fast looking city slicker that turns any bike into a racer. Helping bike messengers meet those tight deadlines or fitness riders who require a faster tyre than the original knobbly tyres that their bike was supplied with.Puncture protection and reliability is taken care of thanks to Continenta... morels renowned hard wearing tread compound and two SafetySystem anti puncture layers beneath the tread.An improved 180 tpi (threads per inch) nylon casing increases speed and comfort. This is because the finer casing material deforms more quickly around imperfections in the road surface compared to a lower tpi casing. This feature also improves puncture resistance.The CONTACT Speed also features a skinwall sidewall. Most city/trekking tyres use a gumwall meaning lots of rubber in the sidewall to improve sidewall puncture resistance. A skinwall sidewall is much faster than a gumwall but just a little forward thinking is needed to avoid scuffing k...