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i got some ust black chilli rubber queens a few months back now and my friend just brought some but his dont look as wide (could be as there different rims) but also his dont have handmade in germany like mine (could be that they are now made in taiwan) and his have several lines of rubber left of from when made on the top of the tyre where as im sure i remember mine only having one along the middle?
Just curious as what should be the same tyres look quite different.
I thought they might have been fake then started thinking theyve probably just updated them ?
Wire and folding beads with slightly different carcasses?
If they don't say "Made in Germany" then they aren't black chili - and not only is the compound different, so too is the carcass, and they're coming out of different moulds in a different factory thousands of miles away!
i didnt think continental did non black chili tubesless tires though? possibly fake then?
I have two pairs of Rubber Queens.
One pair, from a couple or so years ago, is 2.2 Black Chili folding non-UST. These have the "Handmade in Germany" writing.
My second pair is from last year and are the 2.2 UST; these are folding and the Conti website indicates that they have Black Chili:
[url= http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/conticycle/ti%20rubberqueen.shtml ]Rubber Queen link [/url]
My UST tyres do not have the "Handmade in Germany" but there is small embossed writing on the tyre that says "MADE IN TAIWAN".
So does that mean that the Taiwan factory is now doing Black Chili? Or do I have fakes? Interesting!
OK I think I know what's happened. Taiwan produced the original RQ 2.2 folding UST tyres...these did not have Black Chili. That is the pair that I've got. But it seems that Germany are now producing a Black Chili version of the 2.2 UST Rubber Queen. So I guess the stores have the old and the new tyres in stock and you need to be careful when ordering!
Yes, the original UST RQs weren't black chili.
Interesting he hasn't noticed so I won't say anything don't want to disappoint him after paying £70 on eBay for them :-/
The following review reckons there isn't much of a difference between the BC and non-BC UST tyres
[url= http://reviews.mtbr.com/continental-rubber-queen-ust-review ]Continental Rubber Queen UST Review[/url]
£70 for a pair is a good price!
This is what continental had to say about it:
Hi Sam,
unfortunately you did not reveal a big mystery, but I'll explain you what
is the differenece.
The good answer is, you have a "handmade in Germany" Rubber Queen with
Black Chilli Compound and good performance.
Your frind may bought his Rubber Quenn via internet, correct?
So the variant your friend rides is an Basic Variant that was sold to bike
manufacturers as OEM tire only.
Cheap OEM tires are often requested from bike manufacturers in order to
have a cheap bike build up.
We produce these but normally do not sell every one of these basic variants
in the catalogue. We have a few basic variants in our catalogue in order to
satisfy customers that want cheap tires but still a "famous" treat. To
sport- riders oder semi professionals we recommend always one of our "Race
Sport" or "Protecion" Variants with Black Chilli Compound and so on.
The UST variant of your freind is one of these OEM tires that were
destinated to bike manufacturers only. But sometimes these manufacturers
(especially small ones) are selling their special tires to internet stores
for cheap offers. We do not want this so we do not sell to internet stores.
So obviously your freind got trapped by someone who sold a cheap basic
variant for (I hope not so much) much money. These tires have the same
tread but the performance especially on wet conditions is worse than with
the premium variants.
I f you want to be sure please buy your tires at one of our registered
specialiced retailers or take care about the variant when buying on
internet stores.
Have fun with your Rubber Queen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen/ Kind regards