Continental Tyres through their distributor W H Worrall & Co (Worralls) are proud to be a sponsor of The Gorge and have their tyres sold here.
Plenty of people have found their limits at The Gorge and Continental have the tyres to help you grip (not slip) when you’re right there on the rivet!
With 5 Tread patterns, 4 Names and 3 casing levels to choose from there’s literally a Periodic table of options for all gravity oriented riding conditions.
But at The Gorge though we’ve narrowed it down a little to suit the conditions you’ll experience:
- The Kryptotal Front and Kryptotal Rear ‘mixed conditions’ combo is hard to beat for many Gorge conditions.
- But in the cooler/darker months or when the rain comes down you might want the extra supported shoulder knobs and open tread pattern design of the Argotal, the loose & loamy terrain specialist.
- Go for DH casings. With 6 layers under the tread, 4 on the sidewalls + the Apex bead protector. There’s plenty of armour for the sharp rocks that are trying to ruin your day and being a shuttle access park you don’t have to pedal them back up to the top so no worries about a bit of extra weight. Momentum is your friend!
- The Enduro casing is a good option for if you run tyre inserts like Cushcore, want to save a bit of weight and to feel a little more of what’s happening ‘down there’.
- The SuperSoft rubber compound has the best grip and rolls fastest, for 100% focus on traction & control. The Soft rubber has a more balanced approach to grip, rolling resistance and durability. For Gorge riding we recommend a mixed combo of a Supersoft front and a Soft rear compound. These work together well as you’ve got grip and control up front and a little more durability in the rear where the power goes down.
- 29er, 27.5 wheels or a bit of both with a mullet setup?? We’ve got you covered there.
Trail Route #11 “The Jr Dark side by Continental” (Broken Nun, Nigh Nighs, Kurtology, and Gotten Rotten) is one where you can nicely test yourself and the amazingness of Continental’s new Gravity oriented tyre platforms.
So if you arrive and find your old tyres are not up to scruff or they have failed the “death by Gorgeous rock” test, then pick up some Conti’s from the team at the Gorge and feel the difference for yourself.
Or if you are in Nelson and are gearing up for your gravity MTB adventure, you can find Continental gravity tyres at all decent bike stores, but particularly at these Continental stockists:
Check out this short video about Continental MTB Tyres, and get more details about all their tyre offerings here.
BTW… Continental gravity rubber was seen fairly recently up on the top-step (1st place Men’s Open under Wynn Masters) at the finale of the DME Enduro… Yeah Boi!
