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Continental Ultra Sport Hometrainer Race Tire
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Product Description:
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The Continental Ultra Sport Hometrainer Race Tire uses a special compound designed for use on rollers during your off-season cardio training. Switch to these Continental tires when the snow starts to fly and you have to stick to your living room instead of getting out on the road.
Product Features- Material: Rubber
- Size: 700c
- Bead: Rubber
- Foldable: Yes
- Weight: 280g
- Recommended Use: Winter training
- Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year
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Customer Reviews:
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 Great for a home trainer, that is once you get it on the rim and inflated!!, January 28, 2010
By Doug Milligan (Colorado)
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I did some research into tires to use on my home trainer. This one had good reviews, but I saw some comments online about the difficulty to mount this tire to a rim. I've been mounting tires, both clincher & tubular, for over 20 years, and this was the most difficult tire to mount ever!!! Even getting the set side on was a chore, the next side was next to impossible. I broke one tire lever trying to mount it the first time. I reverted to the one thing I've never, ever, had to use, a long handled screwdriver. Yep, you guessed it, I punctured the tube!! So, I put another tube on, but only after five minutes to get even one side loose to change the tube. I was able to remount easier the second time, using three levers. No screwdriver needed.
My suggestion is if you are going to mount these tires, do a dry run with a screw driver first (that is if you don't mind a small ding in your rim possibly) After that, the bead should be stretched enough to then mount with a tube in it.
Once it's on, it's a great tire for the home trainer. I guess it's hard to put on so that it stays on under the stresses of a trainer roller. The compound doesn't heat up at all, and is less noisy then a road tire. The grip is great, no slipping when doing a sprint. I recommend that if you use a trainer (vs rollers), to take the load off the tire in between uses. Otherwise I'm sure you'll get flat spot. And don't be afraid to go to the 120 psi recommended. I took it to 115psi, could have gone to 120.
7 of 8 people found the above review helpful.
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 Great hometrainer tire-save your good tires, January 7, 2010
By pbblair (Boston)
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I live in the Boston area and once the snow falls, we really can't ride outside for weeks at a time. By swapping out your regular tire and using this hometrainer tire, you save your good rubber for the road, and also get much better traction on your roller and indoor trainer.
It seems quieter and smoother on the trainer. So far so good.
5 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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 Not that hard to mount with proper tools, December 6, 2010
By J. Benjamin
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I didn't buy this exact tire, but a black Continental Hometrainer tire, but I am assuming the color is the only thing different. After reading the reviews on how hard it was mounting I figured I would buy a tire bead jack, around $11 on Amazon and save a few tubes and my thumbs. I have never had a foldable tire and I have to say that was the hardest thing about this tire. It took most of the time trying to get the first bead on the rim fighting with the floppy tire. Once I got the first side on, no tools needed, the other side went on in a couple minutes. Just make sure the tube stays up inside the tire and does not get pinched. For the last 8-10 inches of the tire I used the bead jack in one hand to stretch the tire and just pushed the tire on behind with other hand like normal. I have rollers so I had to mount two tires and the second one was under 15 minutes to get old tire off and trainer tire on. A couple days later and both tires are still holding so neither tube got punctured or pinched. I tried just pushing the tire on with my thumbs and I admit it would have been painfull and hard without the bead jack, $11 well spent.
I'm not so convinced about the claims of being quieter and not heating up. Like I said I have rollers and I never noticed my tires getting hot even after a solid hour of pedaling and these sound just as loud as my other tires. I did have Bontrager hard cases which are pretty stiff so that is probably part of it.
I am not disappointed with these tires but I doubt I would buy them again. They cost as much as a decent road bike tire and don't offer any major advantages in my opinion. Unless you notice your tires getting hot and breaking down on your trainer or have really expensive tires you don't want to put the miles on I would recommend sticking with the tires you have on your bike.
2 of 3 people found the above review helpful.
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 most difficult tyre to fit in the world!, April 3, 2010
By Rich
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I concur with various reviewers of this tyre... It is the most difficult tyre to mount that I have ever come across. So far I have broken 3x tyre levers and 4x inner tubes trying to fit it! AND i still haven't managed to get it on without a leaking inner tube!
I then tried to put my other tyre back on and it went on with no hassles what-so-ever.
Seems to me that continental have no idea how big a wheel rim actually is.
It is totally ridiculous... Buy at your peril.
once on (albeit with leaking inner tube) it is quiet and does not get hot on the trainer.
1 of 2 people found the above review helpful.
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Trainer Tire, February 22, 2011
By Windywinemaker
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This is a great training tire at a great price. I'm on my second winter using it and it is holding up very well. Recommend it to anyone looking for some indoor training until you can get outside and burn up the pavement.
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Depends on your rim, January 4, 2011
By Jonathan Sainsbury (NYC)
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I had this tire on a Mavic Open CD rim. No problem. Wanted to change bikes on the trainer. One bike is Campy the other is SRAM. The second rim is an EASTON EA70. It was impossible. Rim width is key.
Used this tire all last winter. It shows almost no wear. It doesn't slip. It's not supple at all. It's thick. That's one of the reasons it's so hard to mount.
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 tough to mount, November 12, 2010
By Buckeye badger
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The reviews are right on, I blew four tubes getting it on my wheel the first time, so thinking its me and my lack of patience, I went to my LBS and had them mount it, only to have it blow another tube after one training session.
Now, I'm fairly adept at changing my regular tires and tubes with no levers or other tools anywhere, anytime, so to me the problem is that the tire is too small for any rim, just a little larger would make a world of difference. But thats not going to happen so I would avoid this tire and buy yourself a cheap one for half the price. You'll be able to ride in a few minutes, rather than days after having to go buy new tubes.
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Good home trainer tire, but had one bubble, August 21, 2010
By Bill
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I was going through normal tires on the computrainer like mad before getting the home trainer tire; after which I have not had any visible wear on the tire at all. These tires also do not dust like road tires when on the trainer which keeps things much cleaner. One problem was that the tire developed a huge bulge when a tube went flat. Hopefully a one-off issue, and I have since replaced the tire. I have not gotten around to calling Continental to see if they will replace the tire.
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