Continental Ultra Sport Home Trainer Folding Bicycle Tire

• Indoor Training Tire
• Special Cold-Running Compound, Prevents Tire from Heating Up
• No Tread Separation
• Designed Specifically for Rollers
• Not Suitable for On-Road Use

Product Description
Continental 0118497 Ultra Sport Home Trainer-700 x 23 Fold Conti Yellow Tire is perfect for indoor training. With a modern roller and the Ultra Sport Home trainer in the house, winter can set in when it wants to. Thanks to its special cold-running compound, the Ultra Sport Home trainer doesn’t experience the heat buildup of a road tire, nor does it suffer the tread separation that the road tire is prone to under the special loads occurring when in cycling and brak... More >>

Continental Ultra Sport Home Trainer Folding Bicycle Tire

1. I live in the Boston area and once the snow falls, we really can’t ride outside for weeks at a time. By swapping out your regular tire and using this hometrainer tire, you save your good rubber for the road, and also get much better traction on your roller and indoor trainer.
   
   It seems quieter and smoother on the trainer. So far so good.
   Rating: 5 / 5

2. I did some research into tires to use on my home trainer. This one had good reviews, but I saw some comments online about the difficulty to mount this tire to a rim. I’ve been mounting tires, both clincher & tubular, for over 20 years, and this was the most difficult tire to mount ever!!! Even getting the set side on was a chore, the next side was next to impossible. I broke one tire lever trying to mount it the first time. I reverted to the one thing I’ve never, ever, had to use, a long handled screwdriver. Yep, you guessed it, I punctured the tube!! So, I put another tube on, but only after five minutes to get even one side loose to change the tube. I was able to remount easier the second time, using three levers. No screwdriver needed.

   My suggestion is if you are going to mount these tires, do a dry run with a screw driver first (that is if you don’t mind a small ding in your rim possibly) After that, the bead should be stretched enough to then mount with a tube in it.

   Once it’s on, it’s a great tire for the home trainer. I guess it’s hard to put on so that it stays on under the stresses of a trainer roller. The compound doesn’t heat up at all, and is less noisy then a road tire. The grip is great, no slipping when doing a sprint. I recommend that if you use a trainer (vs rollers), to take the load off the tire in between uses. Otherwise I’m sure you’ll get flat spot. And don’t be afraid to go to the 120 psi recommended. I took it to 115psi, could have gone to 120.
   Rating: 3 / 5

3. My mountain bike was tossing chunks, and very noisey on the original tire. The trainer is quiet enough to watch TV while riding. Now I can ride without the smell of burning rubber.
   Rating: 5 / 5