Go offline with the Player FM app!
Continental on Designing, Developing, & Testing Their Overhauled Tire Lineup
Manage episode 401122045 series 2517010
Continental’s overhauled gravity tire lineup has had a lot of success, both on the World Cup Downhill circuit and with everyday riders (we’ve personally been huge fans of the Kryptotals).
It’s a big departure from their prior offerings, with 5 new tread patterns to go with overhauled casings and rubber compounds, and we sat down with Alexander Hänke, the product manager behind the lineup, and Dan Brown, the CEO of Atherton Bikes and Team Director of Continental Atherton Racing, to talk all about their development, hear their takes on what makes a good tire, and a whole lot more.
RELATED LINKS:
BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials
Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide
TOPICS & TIMES:
Introducing Alex and Dan (1:46)
Where to start when overhauling a complete tire lineup? (4:02)
Designing tires for World Cup Downhillers vs. mere mortals (9:24)
Beginning the development process (13:12)
Starting with casing designs & their importance (16:42)
Tread pattern design (22:38)
Splitting the Kryptotal into front and rear models (25:08)
The Continental gravity tire lineup (28:32)
Rubber compounds & why softer doesn’t always equal more grip (33:56)
Choosing which variants to offer (42:02)
OUR OTHER PODCASTS
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
236 episodes
Manage episode 401122045 series 2517010
Continental’s overhauled gravity tire lineup has had a lot of success, both on the World Cup Downhill circuit and with everyday riders (we’ve personally been huge fans of the Kryptotals).
It’s a big departure from their prior offerings, with 5 new tread patterns to go with overhauled casings and rubber compounds, and we sat down with Alexander Hänke, the product manager behind the lineup, and Dan Brown, the CEO of Atherton Bikes and Team Director of Continental Atherton Racing, to talk all about their development, hear their takes on what makes a good tire, and a whole lot more.
RELATED LINKS:
BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials
Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide
TOPICS & TIMES:
Introducing Alex and Dan (1:46)
Where to start when overhauling a complete tire lineup? (4:02)
Designing tires for World Cup Downhillers vs. mere mortals (9:24)
Beginning the development process (13:12)
Starting with casing designs & their importance (16:42)
Tread pattern design (22:38)
Splitting the Kryptotal into front and rear models (25:08)
The Continental gravity tire lineup (28:32)
Rubber compounds & why softer doesn’t always equal more grip (33:56)
Choosing which variants to offer (42:02)
OUR OTHER PODCASTS
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
236 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.