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We were reminded this week that we owe an update on the 16 inch Continental Contact Urban tyre which was created by Continmetal specifically for use on the Brompton folding bike - thank you David
We installed a pair of Continental tyres AND inner tubes on the 05 April 2020 so just short of a year. (now it's March 2021)
Since then these Continental Tyres and the Brompton to which they have been fitted have done (according to Strava) 1,400 in or miles / kilometres 869 miles
This is less than would have been done if commuting were allowed!
This has included some long rides around London and the Home Counties - including riding over broken glass (that we didn’t see - just heard the crunch of glass)
The video shows how they look new compared with after almost a year and approaching 1000 miles
They are easy to fit
Weight compared to other Brompton tyres:
Tyre weights
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Conti weighs 275 g
Marathon weighs 420 g
Marathon plus weighs 480 g
Marathon racer 300 g
Folding Kojak 185 g
Wired Kojak 175 g
Tyre Pressure range
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Conti - 65 - 116 psi (4.5 - 8 bar)
Marathon 65 psi - 110 psi (4.5 - 7.5 bar)
Marathon plus - 65 psi - 110 psi (4.5 - 7.5 bar)
Marathon racer - 65 psi - 110 psi (4.5 - 7.5 bar)
Schwalbe one tan wall - 65-110 (4.5 -100)
Folding kojak - 70 -115 psi
Wired kojak - 70 -115 psi (5 -8 bar)