Top trail bikes will benefit from the Trail King treatment. Continental have tweaked the tread to provide a more rounded shape and increased comfort from a voluminous casing. A finely cross woven ShieldWall System casing layer runs right across the tyre from bead to bead, this helps to protect the sidewalls from abrasion and provides a high puncture resistance. combine high puncture protection The angles of the shoulder knobs have been enhanced to improve corner clinging ability, coupled with a multitude of small knobs to provide traction on dry, loose trails. Continental Pure Grip ranks just behind their Black Chili compound with a slight reduction in grip and increased rolling resistance, the tradeoff is a reduced cost and higher durability for increased mileage.