The Continental Gatorskin Folding Road Tyre is designed to take all the punishment you can mete out and keep doing so for the long run. This is thanks to Continental's PolyX Breaker - using this technology, the company brings their expertise in car tyre manufacturing to the bicycle tyre segment. Polyester has been used successfully for years in car tyres and been tried and tested many times.
The extremely resistant polyester fibre is woven tightly crosswise; in this way, a very high fabric density is reached which not only makes the Breaker more resistant to foreign objects but is also especially resistant to punctures. The rolling resistance is also not negatively affected by the PolyX Breaker®. Tyres with DuraSkin® sidewall protection are generally used under the toughest conditions - on messenger bikes, the tyres skid along curbs; on touring bikes, they cross continents without wearing out. On racing bikes, they have to endure tough tests such as the Paris-Roubaix. The high-quality polyamide fabric protects the tyre casing against the worst conditions; these tyres stand out thanks to their brown sidewalls. A wear-optimised tread compound provides extremely long service life.
PolyX Breaker - With our PolyX Breaker, we bring our car expertise to the bicycle tyre segment: Polyester has been used successfully for years in car tyres and been tried and tested many times. The extremely resistant polyester fibre is woven tightly crosswise. In this way, a very high fabric density is reached which not only makes the Breaker more resistant to foreign objects but is also especially resistant to punctures. The rolling resistance is also not negatively affected by the PolyX Breaker.
DuraSkin - Tyres with DuraSkin sidewall protection have to be able to roll with the punches. They are used under the harshest conditions. On messenger bikes, the tyres skid along curbs; on touring bikes, they cross continents without wearing out. In racing cycling, they have to endure tough tests such as the Paris-Roubaix. The high-quality polyamide fabric protects the tyre casing against the worst conditions. These tyres stand out thanks to their brown sidewalls.
A wider PolyX Breaker, the specialist against punctures under the tread centre and shoulders provides great reliability
The three-ply, each layer with 60 TPI, carcass covers the entire tyre and makes it a real bastion against urban detritus
The outer sidewalls of the tyre are reinforced with DuraSkin® fabric providing even more reliablility due to the casing being so well protected
Specifications
Size: 700C
Puncture protection: PolyX Breaker
Tyre type: Folding
TPI: 3-ply/180
Recommended inflation range (PSI): 85-102
Mfr Claimed Weight
350g (32mm)
