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Continental Ultra Gator Duraskin Road Tyre (Tyres - Road Race)

Continental Ultra Gator Duraskin Road Tyre
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Continental Ultra Gator Duraskin Road Tyre

Highly puncture resistant training tyre with unique grippy winter compound tread.   read more


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Top Features of the Continental Ultra Gator Duraskin Road Tyre

  • Super fine 170 tpi casing plus a bead-to-bead layer of DuraSkin, and a Kevlar-reinforced layer directly under the tread
  • THE only tyre for your winter or high mileage bike
  • Quality German made natural rubber tread
  • Praised by both the press and thousands of satisfied users
  • Use: Road
  • Weight(g): 320
  • Bead: Wire bead
  • Puncture protection: Duraskin
  • TPI: 170
Highly puncture resistant training tyre with unique grippy winter compound tread.

The ultimate wire bead training & racing tyre where puncture protection is priority. Using the latest technology against flats the GatorSkin range uses an aramid breaker and Duraskin® sidewall ProTection. The Duraskin® sidewall reinforcement forms an external protective sheild over the entire casing to prevent cuts, puntures and abrasions. The slick natural rubber tread is designed to perform well in wet/wintery conditions.

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Continental Racing Bike Tyre Chart
Tyre Range Fitness Training Sportive Race ProTour
Tyre Choice
Ultra
Sport
       

Ultra
Race

  Ultra
Gatorskin
Grand
Prix
Grand Prix
4 Season
Grand Prix
4000
  Grand Prix
Supersonic
 
Grand Prix
Triathlon
Grand Prix
Attack & Force
Inner
Tube
Race
28
Race
28
Race 28
Light
Race 28
Light
Race 28
SuSo
Metric ISO Imperial
SECT-DIA
700 x 18C 18-622
700 x 23C 23-622
700 x 25C 25-622
700 x 28C 28-622 28 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8
700 x 32C 32-622 28 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4
700 x 35C 37-622 28 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8
700 x 47C 47-622
This is a generic size guide not all tyres will come in the sizes shown.

About Tyres - Road Race

These tyres are for racing style bikes that use clincher/hooked rims, these are the most common fitment and hook onto the rim and require an inner tube. There is a wide choice of tyres within this category and the right choice is important. Lighter tyres will accelerate quickly, but will be more prone to punctures so getting a balance is extremely important. If you require a tyre for all round use look for something with puncture protection, an average TPI(Threads Per Inch) and average weight. If you require a fast tyre and speed is the only thing that matters look for a low weight folding tyre with high TPI. If durability is your priority and speed is not so important look towards the puncture resistant tyres and consider going for a wider tyre, these will be less prone to punctures and offer a bit more comfort. For wet road conditions a triple compound or winter tyre is a good choice, these use a softer compound on the cornering surface to maximise grip.

About the Continental brand

Continental was founded in Hanover in 1871, manufacturing started with rubber products, rubberized fabrics and solid tyres for carriages and bicycles. Since then Continental have been constantly developing tyre technology in both the automotive sector and cycle industry. Continental bicycle tyres have been the popular choice for many pro road teams, including Team T-Mobile (Germany), Credit Agricole (France), and Saunier Duval (Spain). Individual road heroes like Jan Ullrich, Erik Zabel, Bradley Wiggins, Axel Merckx, Robbie McEwen and Peter van Petegem have all ridden on Continental tyres from one victory to another. On the MTB side the Conti brand is chosen by the Reevax Team (BEL), Team Cannondale (USA), Team Focus (GER). All have come to rely and thank the typical Continental advantages: extremely lightweight, exceptional handling in a big variety of conditons and high puncture resistance. Continental will cater for all your tyre needs, from City bike tyres through to there Supersonic race tyres.
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Continental Ultra Gator Duraskin Road Tyre
List Price £23.99
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Review from 220 Triathlon

The UltraGatorskin is one of the most popular road tyres on the market, largely thanks to its famous reliability. Punture resistance is almost up there with the Specialized Armadillo Elite, thanks to an aramid strip underneath the central section of the tread, and the sidewalls' reinforcing polyamide mesh(Duraskin).
The Gatorskin is impressive at keeping out larger attackers like big thorns and shards of glass. Grip is great, most notably for cornering in the wet where these tyres are the stars among all those tested, and durability is excellent too. Our set weighed in at 214g each - considerably lighter than Conti's claimed weight of 230g, which is unusual. You could easily race on these tyres but they really excel for off-season mile-munching.

In conclusion...

Tough, durable and reasonably light; especially good for wet conditions.

Rating: 9/10

Review from Bikeradar

Gatorskins seem to divide opinions on reliability, but if you keep them at 110-120psi and don't run them down to the casing, they live up to Conti's claim of being 'the ultimate training and racing tyre where puncture protection is priority'.

The bead-to-bead Duraskin layer makes the sidewalls slash-resistant and the aramid belt under the tread is tough for a training tyre.

It's light and fast too, with a rolling performance not far off that of a race tyre. Wire bead versions are about 50g heavier and £3 cheaper than their folding counterparts.

In conclusion...

Fast and robust for audax, winter training or long-distance commuting

Rating: 9/10

Review from Cycling Plus

Grip is fine and puncture protection is good for such a light tyre...the gatorskin is very light for a 26in slick.

In conclusion...

Training-tyre performance on a 26in wheel. One for drop-bar, urban Mtb's.

Rating: 8/10

Review from Cycling Plus

Thanks to it's light casing construction and outstanding resistance to punctures the Ultra Gator Skin range is a firm C+ for audax duties...Great looking carbon/amber sidewall that stays looking good after several rides in wet weather, and there's little sign of tread wear after 500 miles and no cuts

In conclusion...

Toughest performance tyre available

Rating: 9/10

Review from Cycling Weekly

Our test samples have proven entirely impervious to flints, thorns, urban detritus and potholes during 2000 kilometres of all weather riding. And since they still show the moulding flash on the tread, longevity shouldn't be a problem.

In conclusion...

Exceptional combination of abilities. This new rubber offers a quantum leap forward. Puncture resistant as well as being a fast road tyre.

Rating: 4/5

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