As a rider, wouldn't it be great if one bike could do everything? Unfortunately, if you want great performance in one area, you have to make sacrifices in others. For example to achieve grip off road you need nobbly tyres with deep tread. These are great on the rough stuff but take them on a smooth road and they really slow you down, providing too much resistance and sapping your energy. In steps the continental sport contact. Modeled after a traditional road tyre, they are almost completely slick offering superb traction on smooth surfaces, especially in dry conditions. Able to comfortably take 100psi they offer a rock solid silent ride that ...  Read the complete review

I bought these because my new daily commute by MTB no longer involves off road travel and at 12 miles each way I wanted to get my speed up and the effort that I put in down. I previously had a pair of Schwalbe Land Cruiser's 1.75 which are also a good tyre, they have more grip uphill in the dirt and wet, but I wanted a tyre that was less rolling resistant as they new commute is mostly tarmac bike path and these tyre's where as slick as I could find at the time to fit my rims at 1.6. These Continental's are a lot quicker and my average speed is up about 2mph which I am very happy with. Not the easiest tyre to install because they have a wire bead, ...  Read the complete review