Review on Revamped Continental Top Contact II Bicycle Tire with Foldable Reflex Feature by Robert Prix

These tires will pick up tiny bits of gravel, but on the roads I drive it's not a problem where there are rocks, gravel, thorns, sticks and (thanks to Texas open container law) there ) lots of broken glass on bike paths. Maybe I'll take a minute to remove 3 pieces of gravel stuck to the front wheel and none from the rear after a 23 mile ride like this. However, I spend most of my time dodging obstacles on the road. So far I haven't had a flat tire at all with Continental Top Contact II tires and muddy inner tubes, and that's during the "spiky" time of the year. I like the flatness in the center of the tire that doesn't pick up gravel at all. This is important to me because with 700cc x 28mm I have 2-3mm clearance between the rear wheel and the seat tube. Also, these Continental Top Contact II tires are almost as fast as any other sport road tire I own. It is mainly the tire pressure that explains the differences. I get 90psi on these and higher on others.