Continental Contact Speed 26x2.0

CONTINENTAL Contact Speed 26´´ x 2.00 Rigid Urban TyreTransform your daily commute and city adventures with the CONTINENTAL Contact Speed 26´´ x 2.00 rigid urban tyre. Engineered for the modern urban cyclist, this tire is the perfect fusion of speed, comfort, and unwavering reliability. Designed to make your journey through the urban landscape fast... moreer and safer, the Contact Speed turns every ride into a smooth, efficient, and enjoyable experience. Whether you´re navigating busy streets, cruising along bike paths, or running errands, this tire delivers exceptional performance where it matters most.The primary benefit of the Contact Speed is its incredible velocity, achieved through a finely-tuned slick profile. This design minimizes rolling resistance on pavement, allowing you to maintain higher speeds with less effort. But speed doesn´t come at the expense of safety, the profile is cleverly roughened to provide dependable grip, ensuring confident handling and braking even on damp or imperfect road surfaces. Its generous 2.0-inch width provides a significant air volume, which acts as natural suspension, absorbing road vibrations and bumps for a remarkably comfortable ride. This added cushioning reduces fatigue, making longer commutes or leisurely weekend rides more pleasant.Reliability is paramount in Urban Cycling, and the Contact Speed excels with its robust construction. At its core is the formidable Double SafetySystem Breaker, an advanced dual-layer puncture protection shield that offers outstanding defense against glass, thorns, and other sharp road debris. This feature, rated at Continental´s Safety Level 4, gives you the peace of mind to ride with confidence, significantly reducing the risk of frustrating and time-consuming flats. Furthermore, this tyre is officially approved for E-bikes up to 25 km/h, built to handle the increased weight and torque of electric-assist bicycles without compromising on performance or durability.As a standard Clincher tyre with a Rigid bead, it ensures a secure fit on the rim and offers excellent durability, making it a cost-effective choice for daily riders. The classic 26´´- 650C size (50 - 559 ETRTO) makes it a versatile upgrade for a wide range of city bikes, hybrid bikes, and classic mountain bikes repurposed for urban use.Key Features:* Optimized for Speed: Features a fast-rolling slick profile with a roughened surface for low resistance and excellent grip.* Superior Puncture Protection: Equipped with the Double SafetySystem Breaker, providing robust, Safety Level 4 protection against urban road hazards.* Enhanced Comfort: The high-volume 2.0-inch casing absorbs vibrations and impacts, ensuring a smoother and more comfortable ride.* E-Bike Ready: Certified for use on E-bikes up to 25 km/h, offering the durability needed for electric-assisted cycling.* Durable and Reliable: The rigid bead construction ensures a secure fit and long-lasting performance for daily commuting.* Versatile Fit: Designed

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...