FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Olney, Illinois - October 30, 2007

Description:

Conti’s latest addition to the King Series is the Mountain King. This version is designed as the all-mountain tire of the family with lug spacing that readily sheds under muddy conditions, but also knob shape and placement that bites into the dry, loose & rocky trails. The SuperSonic and Pro-Tection versions are handmade in Germany using Continental’s new Black Chili® rubber compound and the Pro-Tection version gets the added durability of Conti’s DuraSkin® sidewall treatment.

Carbon black is a filler commonly used in many rubber compounds regardless of make or model. However the R&D magicians at Conti have developed a means of milling carbon black to an ultra-fine level effectively creating nano-technology for butyl rubber. What does this mean in terms of performance? By shrinking the individual carbon black particles to the comparative size of a soccer ball vs. the earth, we can now put more rubber on the ground with a more flexible, compliant compound. This incredible formula delivers performance advances on the order of 30% increased adhesion, 26%
lower rolling resistance and 5% improved mileage.

In a nut-shell, Black Chili Compound rolls: stickier – faster – longer!

source: Linda Brown, PR & Marketing Manager