Load capacity index and symbol of speed. Why do they go together?

April 17, 2017

Little by little we keep moving forward with the acronyms and nomenclatures that appear on the walls of our Continental tires. This time we are going to pay attention to the “load capacity index” and the symbol for the speed category, which are the same as the numbers and the letter that come after the […]

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Eternal youth. Now tires last longer

April 17, 2017

Can you imagine tires that never wear out or tires that regenerate automatically? Chemists and engineers have never stopped trying to make those kinds of tires. Up to now, the choice was either black or white. You could buy touring tires, which you knew were hard as rocks and would last almost forever. Otherwise, you […]

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How is a Continental Motorcycle Tire made? (I)

April 17, 2017

Probably most of you have never thought about how the tires of your car, motorcycle, truck, or van have been made. The manufacturing of your tires is very complex. Don’t just think that a tire is just a rounded piece of rubber where air can’t escape. At Conti Moto, in our Hannover factory, we have […]

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