Road tire Folding tire Grand Prix TT Continental

Road tire Folding tire Grand Prix TT Continental

The Continental Grand Prix TT 28″ folding tire transforms every triathlon and time trial bike into a fighting machine - with an ultra-fast semi-slick tread.

A competition tire with optimized rolling resistance, limited mileage and reduced puncture protection.

Technical data:

Size: 28" x 25mm
Type: Clincher
Air pressure: 7-8.5 bar
Carcass: 300 TPI
Weight: approx. 180 grams
Area of application: Competition, time trial, track
Material: BlackChili Compound
Color: black

It's all in the mix.

This tire revolutionized the cycling scene with its unique tread compound, which is only produced in Germany. The legendary BlackChili compound has provided a lasting answer to the eternal question of grip versus rolling resistance.

Regular test victories for the Grand Prix TT prove the measurable and tangible benefits for drivers in the laboratory and on the road. The latest polymers and specially developed carbon black particles and fillers guarantee unique performance.

The mixture

The crucial question in cycling. The running properties of a tire's rubber compound are largely determined by three interacting factors - static friction [grip], rolling resistance and mileage. The dilemma: If one of these factors is improved, at least one other factor deteriorates in return. A tire with maximum grip wears more quickly and rolls more slowly. If you make the tire faster or more durable, its grip is reduced.

With the BlackChili Compound, a tread compound that is always based on the latest findings in polymer and raw material research, Continental has provided the cycling scene with a lasting answer. Depending on the area of use of a tire, Continental tunes the compound recipe specifically - whether for road bikes or mountain bikes, for time trials or downhill.

For BlackChili, Continental refines special synthetic rubbers with proven natural rubber to create particularly high-performance tread compounds. Continental then adds carbon black particles to these compounds, which in turn are optimized in terms of shape and surface properties. The complex compound technology is so sensitive that tires with BlackChili Compound are produced exclusively in Korbach.

The reference puncture protection

Vectran™ is a synthetically produced high-tech fiber with a natural model. Like spider silk, Vectran™ is a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP). Vectran™ is spun from the molten liquid polymer Vectra and further processed into a multi-fiber yarn. Both spider silk and Vectran™ are extremely tear-resistant and lightweight. Exactly the right properties to be used as a puncture protection insert in a top Continental tire. A Vectran™ breaker is lighter, more flexible and provides more effective protection against cuts than comparable nylon breakers. The Vectran™ Breaker has no effect on rolling resistance.

Test winner Grand Prix TT

The Continental Grand Prix TT wins the test in RoadBIKE magazine 10/13.

RoadBIKE set out in search of the best tire in the world and pushed nine top and five lightweight models to their limits. In the laboratory and on the test track, we tested the assembly, handling, puncture resistance, puncture protection and weight

Fazit der Fachzeitschrift RoadBIKE: „Der Grand Prix TT überzeugt in Labor und Praxis auf ganzer Linie. Besser kann man einen schnellen Reifen fast nicht bauen. Testsieg!“
Test result: OUTSTANDING