Continental Mountain King Mountain Bike Tire

These are great AM tires. I'm running the 2.4s - wide enough for hauling ass, and they're light. Really light.

I set up the Protection version tubeless on some Mavic UST rims and they've been holding air very well. Initial installation was a bit of a hassle, and my first tries were unsuccessful despite using all the tricks I've learned from installing several standard and UST tires tubeless. After inflating the tires with tubes and letting them sit over night I was able to get them sealed up with a floor pump.
Really nice traction on the Protection version, and the sidewalls didn't leak Stan's at all, which is usually a good sign of sidewall strength.
Be prepared, the 2.4 version isn't really 2.4". It's more like a fat 2.25, but if you buy it with that expectation it's a great tire.

I love this tire as a front. Fat, knobby, sticky. I've not found a weakness yet other then price. Get a couple on sale and be happy for a long time. Conti tires rock!

I have conti Mountain Kings on both of my Santa Cruz BlurLT2 and Carbon. The 29er model is a great tire, very happy with then. I was running Kenda's but the side walls rip to easy and they wear out way to fast.

This review is for the Mountain King Supersonic in the 26x2.2 size. The Supersonic is the lightweight version, and these tires fill that bill, weighing in at 500 and 515 grams for the ones I got. Considering this is a full-tread tire with a decent air volume, that's pretty good.

These tires are run on my wife's 17lb Scott Scale, (no, that is not a typo) and she rides them all the time, in fun rides as well as races. Every race this past year was on MKSS's, ranging from a horrible mudfest to wet rock gardens, sweet, smooth, twisty hardpack. She loves the tires, which is why this was the third pair she's run. With these tires, she can downhill on her hardtail faster than many folks running full suspension.

We run these tires converted to tubeless on Stan's ZTR Race wheels, and I can tell you that the thin sidewalls of the Supersonic are _difficult_ to seal up properly. What I've found to be the most effective method is to clean the inside of the new tires with a degreaser to get off any mold release residue. Then, inflate with at least 2oz of sealant, shaking as per Stan's instructions. For best results, ride as soon as they've stopped leaking very fast. Riding is the best way to get them to seal up, but be prepared to top it off a couple times. You might need to add more sealant after they're fully sealed up for flat protection.

I've heard of heavier riders in rocky terrain having problems with sidewall cuts and tears. The sidewalls are QUITE thin, so bear that in mind. If you're bigger and not quite so much a weight-weenie, consider the heavier versions, especially the Protection version.

These tires are definitely working for me. The version i have is non-tubeless, but i decided to run tubeless. I ran into some issues during the initial conversion, but after putting in 2x as much Stan's, it seems to be running fine (DT Swiss rims).