Continental X-king folding. Fragile?

benz

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Did a tubeless set up for my mate at the weekend.

Tyres both Conti x-king folding. Front 2.4", rear 2.2". For a rigid 29'er ss build.

Front all good mounted to an XT UST tubeless rim. Rear was ok, mounted to a Crossride rim, but when he was out on Saturday the sidewall split cycling along a footpath.

Are these a tad fragile?

Thanks.

Posted : 29/01/2018 8:53 pm

nickdavies

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Protection black chilli is what you need. The regular model sidewalls are a bit like... paper..

Posted : 29/01/2018 8:55 pm

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Id suggest 2.4 out back, the 2.2 isnt a high volume tire.
Plenty durable in protection casing even down to low pressures.

Posted : 29/01/2018 9:31 pm

benz

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Ah well.

At £10 a pop (no pun...) from px, so be it.

They are certainly light, and the bike only for gentle stuff, but I'll get something a bit more robust.

Posted : 29/01/2018 9:47 pm

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