I remember seeing those here Patrick : https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/tour-reviews/continental-sport-contact-2016
No on road commenting, just roller and puncture "tests" and measurements. The site used to give more info without the "pro member" thing. No problem the wayback machine has it all. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710185238/https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/tour-reviews/continental-sport-contact-2016 On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 4:32:01 PM UTC-5 exliontamer wrote: > They're my favorite tire made. The 700x42s pretty much live on my > Atlantis and it's my main go anywhere bike. I've never flatted & they roll > great. I have zero experience with them on sand but I've taken them on > hardpack dirt and they were great. For me they strike the perfect balance > of comfort, durability, versatility, & speed. The affordability is a good > bonus. > They measure a little over 42 on my Cliffhangers. > > On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 3:18:56 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> >> https://www.rivbike.com/products/tire-650b-x-2-continental-basketball?variant=3669081128973 >> >> Apparently these come in 2 sizes that interest me:559 X 1.6/42 mm and >> 622X42. >> >> I Googled (or Duck Duck Go'd) reviews of the BB tire but came up with >> nothing. >> >> Can anyone point me to reasonably intelligent reviews? >> >> Has anyone used these and can say how well they roll and how well they >> track in sand and how well they resist punctures? >> >> And how wide they actually are and on what width of rim? >> >> $40 for a nice-rolling, sand-tracking, reasonably puncture resistant tire >> would be lovely! >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4ba40d77-4af2-4034-a06d-dac1b60693c9n%40googlegroups.com.
