Continental GatorSkin DuraSkin Road Tyre
Please note: View 'Tyres Guide' below for ETRTO Sizing
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Product Description
Fast, tough and durable, the Continental GatorSkin is the go to tyre for winter riding and training. Fast rolling and hard wearing with puncture protection, this is the tyre of choice for dependable all-year-round cycling.
Key Features:
- Rubber compound: natural rubber tread
- Casing: DuraSkin - lightweight, protects from cuts and abrasions
- Puncture protection: PolyX Breaker – woven polyester layer, prevents objects piercing through the tread
- Bead: folding or wire
- Design: Handmade in Germany
- Sizes: 700 x 23c, 700 x 25c, 700 x 28c, 650 x 23c, 27 x 1/14”
- Colour: Black
- Weight: 250g (700 x 25c, folding)
A durable, fast yet tough tyre at a really nice price. The Duraskin® external mesh forms a protective shield over the entire casing to help prevent cuts, punctures and abrasions. The slick German made natural rubber tread is designed to perform well in wet/wintery conditions.
Intended for high mileage winter training for serious cyclists in a host of sizes including 700c, 27 x 1 1/4, MTB & 650c.
Note: Occasionally, without notice, manufacturers change product design and/or specifications.
Continental Clincher Tyre Chooser
Road & Track Tyres - clincher
Use the tyre chooser below to help find the perfect Continental tyre for your riding style and budget. These clincher tyres are designed for different types of road cycling from sportives to time trials as well as racing and training. Continental tyres are available at different performance levels from entry level Sport tyres right up to Premium tyres with pro level features.
To find the right size tyre for your bike checkout our size guide below the tyre chooser.
| Winter/Training/Commute | Sportive | Race/Triathlon | Time Trial/Sprint Tri | |||||||||||||||||
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| Premium | Grand Prix Attack & Force | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Gator Hardshell | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gatorskin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance | Grand Sport Race | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Sport Extra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ultra Sport II | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | SuperSport Plus | |||||||||||||||||||
How to check your current tyre size?
Take a look at the sidewall of your current tyres and you’ll see one or two sets of figures;
One is the traditional size like 700x28c or 27.5x2.2. The first figure is the tyre diameter(size). The second is tyre width. Note: road bike sizes are in mm, MTB sizes are in inches.
The other set of figures you may see is ETRTO sizing like this 28-622. The first number here is tyre width while the second number relates to wheel diameter.
Here is a comparrison chart for traditional and ETRTO sizing to help you choose the correct tyre size.
| ETRTO Number | Dimension |
| 700c road bike wheels | |
| 18-622 | 700 x 18C |
| 23-622 | 700 x 23C |
| 25-622 | 700 x 25C |
| 28-622 | 700 x 28C |
| 32-622 | 700 x 32C |
| 37-622 | 700 x 35C |
| 47-622 | 700 x 47C |
| 26" mountain bike wheels | |
| 50-559 | 26 x 1.9 |
| 54-559 | 26 x 2.1 |
| 55-559 | 26 x 2.2 |
| 58-559 | 26 x 2.35 |
| 27.5" (650b) mountain bike wheels | |
| 50-584 | 27.5 x 1.95 |
| 54-584 | 27.5 x 2.1 |
| 57-584 | 27.5 x 2.25 |
| 29" mountain bike wheels | |
| 50-622 | 29 x 2.0 |
| 54-622 | 29 x 2.1 |
| 55-622 | 29 x 2.2 |
Will this tyre fit my wheel?
Your new tyre must be the same diameter as your current one (to fit your wheel rim).
Then, you need a choose a tyre which will fit your frame.
Road bike tyres are generally 21 – 28mm wide
MTB tyres can range from 1.5”-5”
To make things complicated road tyres are measured in mm, while MTB tyres are in inches.
How wide is too wide
You want to leave at least 4mm clearance between your frame and tyres to prevent rub and allow for mud clearance.
Measure the following areas on your frame:
Fork crown (top)
Brake calipers (make sure you squeeze them)
Chainstays
Seatstays
Subtract 4mm and you’ll have the maximum width your frame can handle.
Please note, all size information is provided as a guide - if you're unsure or need any further assistance you can call us on 01792 799508 ... we're happy to help!
Continental Tyre Guide
Continental Road Bike Tyre Guide
With over 100 years of manufacturing experience, Continental road bike tyres have been tried and tested at the very highest level. See the range of technologies that give their clincher and tubular road bike tyres a performance edge.
Compounds
Black Chili Compound
Black Chili is Continental’s premium rubber compound for both road and mountain bike tyres. It offers more grip with less rolling resistance and even lasts longer than other rubber compounds.
Pure Grip Compound
Pure Grip is a performance rubber compound that sits just below Black Chili. An Activated Silica rubber compound, Pure grip offers excellent traction, is also long lasting and highly durable. Used on both road and mountain bike tyres, Pure Grip is produced in Continental’s Chinese factory.
Tyre Types & Protection
PlusBreaker
These tyres offer the highest level of puncture protection against objects piercing the tread. Plus Breaker is a layer of special highly elastic rubber sits just underneath the tread. This successfully stops all types of foreign objects from getting through to the inner tube below. Even a drawing pin can’t get through the PlusBreaker layer.
PolyX Breaker
PolyX Breaker is a densely woven Polyester fibre layer that sits beneath the tread of the tyre. The polyester fibre layer is tightly woven crosswise and is extremely resistant to foreign objects penetrating through the casing. This puncture reducing technology does not adversely affect rolling resistance.
Vectran Breaker
Vectran breaker represents the pinnacle in puncture protection. Highly resistant to puncture and cuts, Vectran breaker doesn’t slow the tyre down. Vectran is a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) that is spun from Vectra liquid polymer and processed into a multistrand thread. Vectran has an enormous tear resistance at a very low weight and offers the ultimate under-the-tread protection.
DuraSkin
DuraSkin is an ultra-lightweight cut resistant sheath that wraps around the tyre casing. Designed to protect the sidewalls and tread from actual cuts and slashes on the road, this technology is found in all Gatorskin tyres. DuraSkin tyres stand out with their brown sidewalls.
Hardshell
With a wider PolyX breaker layer combined with DuraSkin sidewalls, Hardshell-ProTection offers outstanding puncture protection. The three-ply layer with 60 TPI carcass covers the entire tyre and makes it a real bastion against urban detritus. Hardshell tyres are the flagship puncture protection racing tyres.
Supersonic
Lightweight for maximum acceleration, Supersonic tyres are ideal for track and time trials.
NyTech Breaker
Sitting between the SafetySystem and PolyX Breaker, NyTech offers more effective puncture protection for performance tyres. The Nylon fabric is highly resistant to cuts and punctures but offers low rolling resistance and reduced weight.
