{"id":393,"date":"2011-10-15T02:39:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2011\/10\/15\/review-continental-mountain-king-29er-tire\/"},"modified":"2011-10-15T02:39:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-15T02:39:00","slug":"review-continental-mountain-king-29er-tire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2011\/10\/15\/review-continental-mountain-king-29er-tire\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Continental Mountain King 29er Tire"},"content":{"rendered":"
The trails have gotten muddy, the super fast rolling Kenda Small Block 8 tires have not been cutting it on the muddy roots. I heard nothing but good things about the Mountain Kings from Continental so I gave them a try.  <\/p>\n
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The tire has super large aggressive knobs.<\/p>\n

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The knobs will squirm if you are running higher pressure. I backed off to 30psi front\/rear and it went away. <\/p>\n

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I am running a 2.4 in the front and a 2.2 in the rear <\/p>\n

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I am very happy with them. I have ridden them in sloppy mud and leaf covered singletrack and liked them on both. I was actually amazed how well they worked on the rocks this past weekend.<\/p>\n

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Continental Says<\/a>:  **Note this is not my mtn king… new one is out now, I guess? <\/div>\n

The Mountain King has been completely overhauled for 2011. Those who desire a bit more meat for particularly difficult sections choose the Mountain King in 2.4. Improving on what was excellent soft\/loose grip, and now delivering much better all-around performance.
By beefing-up the shoulder lugs, and creating more void toward the center lugs \u2013 corning has become telepathic. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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