Gator Hardshell vs Cross King ShieldWall System review

In this entry we are going to compare and review Continental Gator Hardshell vs Continental Cross King ShieldWall System tyres. Both manufactured by the same brand Continental, these tyres have been designed to be used for different purposes. Whilst Continental Gator Hardshell is better for Race Tires activities, Continental Cross King ShieldWall System is a great choice if your needs are more aligned to Mountainbike Tires activities.

Gator Hardshell

Cross King ShieldWall System

Ideal when it comes to extremely long service life, for the next tour or the commute.Made for for rough surfaces and rugged tarmac.

Versatile competition and trail tire, sure footed in turns and comfortable. Good grip and available with various technologies.Smoothly rolling tire that adapts to any terrain with its special tread.

Go Hardshell or go home

The all-rounder

Ideal when it comes to extremely long service life, for the next tour or the commute.Made for for rough surfaces and rugged tarmac.

Versatile competition and trail tire, sure footed in turns and comfortable. Good grip and available with various technologies.Smoothly rolling tire that adapts to any terrain with its special tread.

Features

Hardshell
More is what you get
Puncture protection and mileage are the strengths of Hardshell-ProTection. A wider PolyX Breaker®, the specialist against punctures under the tread centre and shoulders provides for great reliability. The threeply – each layer with 60 TPI – carcass covers the entyre tire and makes it a real bastion against urban detritus. The outer sidewalls of the tire are reinforced with DuraSkin® fabric providing even more reliablility due to the casing being so well protected. Hardshell tires are the puncture-resistant flagship amongst racing tires – produced exclusively in Germany.

Features

PureGrip Compound
The advanced new compound
Based on activated silica compounds, this technology was originally intended as an performance level compound, but after intensive development at our Korbach Research and Development Department Facility, an advanced new compound with outstanding grip and cross-country properties was developed. This new rubber mix, given the self explanatory name “PureGrip”, is ranked just behind our BlackChili Compound and is being used in our performance products both in the road and mountain bike sectors. Whilst providing great grip, it is also long lasting and highly durable – both characteristics of Continental tires, which are exclusively manufactured in the factory in Hefei (Asia).
Shieldwall system
The ShieldWall system combines the optimum combination of high puncture protection and the low rolling resistance with low weight. This is made possible by an additional, all-round puncture protection layer, which consists of a finely woven cross fabric. This gives the tire a high resistance to punctures and damage. Despite its additional ply, the tire has a very good damping property and a high degree of flexibility to adapt perfectly to the ground. The revolutionary tubeless ready bead allows easy and uncomplicated mounting of the tire. For best results in sealing and in use, we recommend the use of the new Continental RevoSealant sealant.
E25
Suitable for E-Bikes
For our E-Bike tyre we fall back on over 100 years’ experience with moped and motorcycle tires. All of our city/trekking tires are rated to a standard speed of at least 25 km/h. Those tires marked e50 are also certified for S-Pedelecs. With their high quality structure, puncture protection is high and the rolling resistance is low offering protection from premature wear brought about by the additional driving force.
Tubeless Ready
Our carcass construction is robust and impervious against damage and penetration from foreign objects. The result: versatile, low weight and an attractive design. In addition, tires made using this technology can also be used as Tubeless or with an inner tube.
We recommend the usage of our Revo-Sealant.

Usage

Technologies

Specifications

"27"

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ETRTO: 32 - 630 Dimension: 27 X 1 1/4 Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin TPI: 3/180 g: 455 PSI: 102

"28"

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ETRTO: 32 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 32C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 g: 370 PSI: 102

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ETRTO: 32 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 32C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin TPI: 3/180 g: 445 PSI: 102

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ETRTO: 28 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 28C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin TPI: 3/180 g: 400 PSI: 116

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ETRTO: 28 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 28C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 g: 330 PSI: 116

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ETRTO: 25 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 25C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin TPI: 3/180 g: 340 PSI: 120

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ETRTO: 25 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 25C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 g: 270 PSI: 120

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ETRTO: 23 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 23C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin TPI: 3/180 g: 340 PSI: 120

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ETRTO: 23 - 622 Dimension: 700 X 23C Technology: Hardshell Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 g: 265 PSI: 120

Specifications

"29"

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ETRTO: 65 - 622 Dimension: 29 X 2.60 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 990 PSI: 44

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ETRTO: 58 - 622 Dimension: 29 X 2.30 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 825 PSI: 54

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ETRTO: 55 - 622 Dimension: 29 X 2.20 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 785 PSI: 58

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ETRTO: 50 - 622 Dimension: 29 X 2.00 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 705 PSI: 65

"27.5"

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ETRTO: 70 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.80 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 1040 PSI: 40

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ETRTO: 65 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.60 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 920 PSI: 44

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ETRTO: 58 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.30 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 780 PSI: 54

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ETRTO: 55 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.20 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 740 PSI: 58

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ETRTO: 50 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.00 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 665 PSI: 65

"26"

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ETRTO: 58 - 559 Dimension: 26 X 2.30 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 765 PSI: 54

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ETRTO: 55 - 559 Dimension: 26 X 2.20 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 720 PSI: 58

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ETRTO: 50 - 559 Dimension: 26 X 2.00 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black skin foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 630 PSI: 65

Gator Hardshell vs Cross King ShieldWall System review

Features

Hardshell

Features

PureGrip Compound

Shieldwall system

E25

Tubeless Ready

Usage

Usage

Technologies

Technologies

Specifications

"27"

"28"

Specifications

"29"

"27.5"

"26"