Urban Taraxagum vs Trail King ShieldWall System review

In this entry we are going to compare and review Continental Urban Taraxagum vs Continental Trail King ShieldWall System 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 Trail King ShieldWall System is a great choice if your needs are more aligned to Mountainbike Tires activities.

Urban Taraxagum

Trail King ShieldWall System

This tire shines on enduro bikes and "all mountain" bikes with a suspension travel of greater than 140mm, thanks to its comfortable and voluminous casing.Multitude of small knobs guarantee best traction on any difficult trail. Excellent puncture resistance and maximum stability.

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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.

This tire shines on enduro bikes and "all mountain" bikes with a suspension travel of greater than 140mm, thanks to its comfortable and voluminous casing.Multitude of small knobs guarantee best traction on any difficult trail. Excellent puncture resistance and maximum stability.

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

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.
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.
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.
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).

Usage

Technologies

Specifications

"29"

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ETRTO: 65 - 622 Dimension: 29 X 2.60 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 1115 PSI: 44

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ETRTO: 60 - 622 Dimension: 29 X 2.40 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 935 PSI: 51

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ETRTO: 55 - 622 Dimension: 29 X 2.20 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 805 PSI: 58

"27.5"

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ETRTO: 70 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.80 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 1055 PSI: 40

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ETRTO: 65 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.60 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 980 PSI: 44

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ETRTO: 60 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.40 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 880 PSI: 51

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ETRTO: 55 - 584 Dimension: 27.5 X 2.20 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 760 PSI: 58

"26"

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ETRTO: 60 - 559 Dimension: 26 X 2.40 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 860 PSI: 51

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ETRTO: 55 - 559 Dimension: 26 X 2.20 Technology: ShieldWall System Color/Sidewall/Bead: black/black foldable TPI: 3/180 PureGrip: g: 715 PSI: 58

Urban Taraxagum vs Trail King ShieldWall System review

Features

Vectran

Features

Tubeless Ready

E25

Shieldwall system

PureGrip Compound

Usage

Usage

Technologies

Technologies

Specifications

"29"

"27.5"

"26"