Continental Competition Pro LTD – ALX RS Profile (slick Center) Tubular Tire

Brand new Continental Competition Pro LTD – ALX RS Profile tubular tire.

This particular tubular tire is the extremely rare Pro Limited version. This is a special version only supplied to sponsored pro teams, and they are normally not available in public cycling stores. This edition is the ALX RS Profile with a slick center tread, that makes the tire more faster-rolling, but with the standard competition diamond thread on each side.

Pro Limited is considered as the holy grail of tubular tires, and even teams who are not sponsored by Continental, sometimes use them in an unbranded version for the most important races.

The main difference between the regular competition tubular and the Pro LTD is that this tubular features a latex inner-tube, which makes the tire even lighter and improves grip and puncture resistance.

This ALX edition is the ‘all-round’ version used for most regular road races, where weight and puncture resistance is in perfect balance. The RS Profile edition is also the preferred choice for one of the world’s best cycling teams, Ineos.

These ALX tubular tires have been aged in storage for a pro team for several years, so they are therefore ready to race. This is a process that pro teams use because it improves the resistance of the tires to punctures by making the rubber drier and therefore less able to pick up small rocks from the road.

Specifications:

• Brand new (Without OEM packaging)
• Rare Pro Limited edition
• RS Profile edition pattern in the center
• Only made for and used by pro teams
• Tubular ready
• Special latex inner-tube inside
• Lighter and grip improvement
• Long storage aging and more puncture resistant
• Measure: standard 28″ tubular road wheels
• Weight: 285 g.
• Used for: All-round road races or time trials

Do you want to know more about the rare Continental Pro LTD tires? Read our latest blog post here.