Urban Taraxagum vs CONTACT Plus Travel review

In this entry we are going to compare and review Continental Urban Taraxagum vs Continental CONTACT Plus Travel tyres. Both manufactured by the same brand Continental, these tyres have been designed to be used for different purposes. Whilst Continental Urban Taraxagum is better for Race Tires activities, Continental CONTACT Plus Travel is a great choice if your needs are more aligned to Urban/Tour activities.

Urban Taraxagum

CONTACT Plus Travel

The best companion for your next adventure. Its all-purpose tread pattern ensures a secure ride on the countryside, forest trails or meadow paths - even when the terrain gets rough.

Give something back to your city!

For racking up the kilometers on trekking tours

The tire made from dandelions, for the sustainable lifestyle. Grown and made in Germany. Comfortable race construction – ideal for the urban ride.AboutThe Urban Taraxagum by Continental is the first serial bicycle tire made from dandelion rubber, for which we established the brand mark Taraxagum™. The project is embedded in a comprehensive sustainability strategy, covering economic, ecological and social aspects. Through significantly shorter distances from the fields and our European tire plants we reduce efforts in logistics and transport and use resources more efficiently. Another important contribution to sustainability – in series.

The best companion for your next adventure. Its all-purpose tread pattern ensures a secure ride on the countryside, forest trails or meadow paths - even when the terrain gets rough.

Features

Vectran
The benchmark in puncture protection
Vectran™ is a synthetically manufactured high-tech fibre from a natural model. Like spider silk, Vectran™ is a liquid-crystalline polymer (LCP). Vectran™ is spun from the melted liquid polymer Vectra and processed further to a multi-strand thread. Spider silk like Vectran™ has an enormous tear resistance at a very low weight: Exactly the right properties to process into a premium Continental bicycle tire as a puncture protection insert. A Vectran™ Breaker is lighter, more flexible and protects more effectively against cuts than the comparable nylon breaker. Vectran™ Breaker does not adversely affect the rolling resistance.

Features

SafetyPlus
The specialist tire for fast e-bikes and rental bikes
For E-bikes, we have combined the SafetySystem Breaker with a highly elastic material. The result is an extremely puncture and cut resistant casing which, thanks to its high elasticity, gives especially low rolling resistance, saving battery power and the environment. The breaker also meets the demands of the higher speed e-bikes, of up to 50 km/h. The breaker is also adapted for the higher acceleration torque of e-bikes as well as the faster cornering speeds. The specialist tire for fast e-bikes and rental bikes.
eBike
Suitable for E-Bikes
For our E-Bike tire 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.

Usage

Technologies

Specifications

"28"

Article: 0101350
ETRTO: 47 - 622 Dimension: 28 X 1.75 Technology: SafetyPlus Breaker Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black Reflex TPI: 3/180 g: 1020 PSI: 58

Article: 0101349
ETRTO: 42 - 622 Dimension: 28 X 1.60 Technology: SafetyPlus Breaker Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black Reflex TPI: 3/180 g: 930 PSI: 73

Article: 0101348
ETRTO: 37 - 622 Dimension: 28 X 1 3/8 X 1 5/8 Technology: SafetyPlus Breaker Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black Reflex TPI: 3/180 g: 820 PSI: 87

"26"

Article: 0101347
ETRTO: 50 - 559 Dimension: 26 X 2.00 Technology: SafetyPlus Breaker Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black Reflex TPI: 3/180 g: 1100 PSI: 58

Article: 0101346
ETRTO: 47 - 559 Dimension: 26 X 1.75 Technology: SafetyPlus Breaker Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black Reflex TPI: 3/180 g: 925 PSI: 58

Urban Taraxagum vs CONTACT Plus Travel review

Features

Vectran

Features

SafetyPlus

eBike

Usage

Usage

Technologies

Technologies

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"28"

"26"