Continental Double Fighter dual Steel bead

Advantages: Lightweight and fast, should be hard wearing...
Disadvantages: Expensive, but worth it !

...Just been for my first ride on my new Continental Grand Prix 4000 tyres, and thought I'd let you know about them. I know it's only a first use test, but will update this review when I've had them for a while. Also, I've assumed that if you're reading this, you have some interest and/or knowledge of bicycles. I hope that's OK... Continental have over 100 years experience in the development and production of road and mountain bike tyres, at the Continental Two-Wheel division's technology and development centre in Korbach in Germany. The Grand Prix 4000 road/race tyre is the sucessor to the excellent Grand Prix 3000 that I've had on my bike for 2 years or so. It's a "clincher" tyre (as opposed to a tubular tyre), so should fit most road/race wheels/rims. It was a bit of a narrow decision between these and the Continental Attack... Read review

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Advantages: Make an MTB better on road
Disadvantages: Can be hard to find. No good off road

...Continental have produced the Grand Prix tyre in mtb size. 26" x 1" It has the same tread pattern as the road tyre and is very light (c.200g) Foldable too - with a kevlar bead I rode them on my Specialised mtb over the summer on a commute (8 miles each way) and they are superb for use on the road. It is the closest to a road bike tyre that I have ever seen, is very responsive and feels fast! If you ride an mtb mostly on the road and can feel the energy sapping from your legs with big knobbly tyres, you could do far worse than get a pair of these! They seem very durable too and can be inflated to decent pressures too - I ran them at close to 100 psi They are quite rare in shops and I had to search through a few on line stores to find one that listed them and had them in stock.... Read review

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Advantages: Good variety of high quality tools in a compact and lightwieght package
Disadvantages: Tyre levers are average, no ring spanners for older bikes

...- typically used in adjusters for derailleurs, and brakes. 3) torx - used for mounting disc rotors. The Hexus will fit all these bolts/screws. It has a chain tool, for splitting and joining chains., It also comes with a handy spring clip for holding the two halves of the chain together. This makes the tricky job of joining and separating chains a breeze. The chain tool is by far and away the best tool on the Hexus. It is so good that I haven't found the need to buy a separate chain tool for home maintenance. The sides of the tool pop off and double up as tyre levers. They're made from a reasonably tough plastic. Generally they're fine for popping off the beads of folding tyres, but you might struggle on a tight fitting wire bead tyre. A friend of mine did manage to break theirs trying to lever off a tight fitting downhill tyre. The tyre... Read review

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