“It's been a few years since I've tried any of their rubber but I don't think Black Chili has changed in that time?”
Continental have done a great job of confusing everyone over what Black Chili is! It isn’t a compound, it’s an additive. I’ve ridden four different black chili Continental tyres which I’m fairly certain are a few different compounds:
X-King Protection was faster and harder but shredded quite easily!
Trail King Protection was similar to the X-King but seemed stickier - maybe just the tread pattern?
Rubber Queen UST (old name for Trail King) was at least as grippy as the TK but more durable, never seemed to tear up or lose chunks. Also a really good casing, flexible yet tough for a light tyre.
Baron - incredibly sticky, best wet roots tyre ever, rolled so well for something so grippy.
These were all in my 26” days but I remember thinking “these cannot he the same compound, they ride so different and wear so different!”
May 29, 2020, 2:32 p.m. - a.funks
“It's been a few years since I've tried any of their rubber but I don't think Black Chili has changed in that time?” Continental have done a great job of confusing everyone over what Black Chili is! It isn’t a compound, it’s an additive. I’ve ridden four different black chili Continental tyres which I’m fairly certain are a few different compounds: X-King Protection was faster and harder but shredded quite easily! Trail King Protection was similar to the X-King but seemed stickier - maybe just the tread pattern? Rubber Queen UST (old name for Trail King) was at least as grippy as the TK but more durable, never seemed to tear up or lose chunks. Also a really good casing, flexible yet tough for a light tyre. Baron - incredibly sticky, best wet roots tyre ever, rolled so well for something so grippy. These were all in my 26” days but I remember thinking “these cannot he the same compound, they ride so different and wear so different!”