How A Mountain Bike Tyre Is Made | GMBN Visits The Continental Factory

Ever wondered how a tyre is made? Well Neil has been in Germany visiting the Continental factory to find out all the steps that go into making an MTB Tyre.
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Mountain Bike tyres come in all different shapes, suzes and compiunds. Neil has been looking around the Continental Factory to see what goes into making some of the world's best MTB Tyres.
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[@Tenspeed1]

More factory tours please!

[@gmbn]

Keep your eyes peeled! We've got another cool one coming soon :)

[@imnotgivingmynametoamachine683]

This was a nice change of pace, good to see you guys branching out! Hope you do more factory visits like this.

[@yspegel]

I preferred conti's when I was doing road races 27 years ago and still today on both road and off-road they have never disappointed me. Good brand

[@jrich2088]

Would love to see more of this kind of video. Very interesting.

[@gmbn]

Glad you enjoyed it! We loved making it :)

[@Textheinfidel]

Mini version of "How it's Made" on the science channel. Love it!! Great channel. Have learned a lot from the channel. Im 47yrs old, 6'2", 260lbs and love to ride my MTB (Diamondback 29er XL frame) The channel has helped me greatly!!! Very appreciative of yalls efforts!!!!

[@MrVarry]

How I love GMBN: the quality of the videos, tutorials, how subjects are covered!! so amazing!!

[@user-ic4qi5tr3m]

How it's made, but with the proper terminology, very nice. Next, fork manufacturing ?

[@gmbn]

More factory tours to come soon ;) Keep an eye out

[@sawyerstewart6324]

Global Mountain Bike Network Y'all need to go to a trail in USA Georgia called Blankets Creek It has jumps, downhill, sick drops, and huge burms.

[@ayxzer3226]

SAWYER STEWART North shore is much better than boring georgia

[@minkhho9378]

Петър Петров i

[@korbenparker1798]

Don’t dis how it’s made 😂

[@mickletterbox]

really enjoyed this as an engineer I like too know anything and everything about how things are made and designed very Intresting.

[@Toastybear1]

no wonder tyres can be expensive- i'm amazed they're so cheap actually, pretty much hand made!

[@tbrowniscool]

Its very impressive I agree! Thought tyres were spat out of a machine a hundred a second, Nothing but German rubber on my campervan and soon to be roadbike. When the shitty Specialized rubber finally dies.

[@jiritichy6855]

Well cheap it is not...road racing bike tire can be as much as big 15" car tire...about 50 USD.

[@stonehill27]

My Continental tyre is made in India

[@niklas6791]

@@stonehill27 where are you from ?

[@ironeinar]

@@niklas6791 Mine are from Indonesia and I live in Germany xD Not every Conti is made in Germany

[@slimbeaux]

Not only is it educational they are my favorite tires. Thank You!

[@Rosi_in_space]

1:24 "Entrance denied for unauthorised persons" - "The plant/works management"

[@gunchief0811]

ah yes, your German is excellent :) "Sprechen ze Deutch" .

[@Chris-ky1kb]

@@gunchief0811 ze

[@bruder211]

Ja endlich ein deutscher Griaß di

[@bydean973]

@@bruder211 fesch fesch

[@zanetaylor7]

I want the van!

[@gmbn]

Us too!

[@plaids9443]

Yes I love Continental mountainbike tires so much!!!

[@kelvinmulder]

So good to see some old fashion hand work. I went from Schwalbe to Continentals and I must say that they add convidence :)

[@Geordo1960]

Bicycle tires have come along way, it is absolutely great the technology that manufacturers put in to support this sport, we are very fortunate to be able to get the tires that are offered today. Even though some of these tires can be very expensive, you do notice how well they work on the trails and the different conditions they work in.

[@suek5111]

I really enjoy videos made by this guy.

[@Road38910]

MORE factory visits please.

[@slaQ83]

I really love my Continental tires, so It's cool I got to see their factory :)

[@Janhartman74]

Great video!!! Using 29er race king protection for years. Best tyre for xc!

[@kubagajda7347]

Now im super happy that my recent tire choice was was a pair of continentals :D

[@gmbn]

Awesome to see how they're made isn't it!

[@kubagajda7347]

The see exact mold... "Oh! I run those!"

[@williamevans1781]

Szaman Szymon it’s tyre

[@nigeljohnson8022]

WOW I will respect my Contis even more now! Cool video

[@zachocking3906]

I am super happy with my barons, great video

[@gmbn]

They're such a great tire...and now you know exactly what goes into making them! Cool eh? Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@johnm5385]

great video. had no idea how they were made

[@albindajakaj8150]

wow, they seem to be made strong, Im super glad I finally saw how tyres are made..

[@davidchavez81]

🤣 that man at the door. Thats exactly how I pictured every factory in Germany.

[@filipcernak9975]

The best video so far!

[@gmbn]

Super interesting right!?

[@filipcernak9975]

Global Mountain Bike Network definitely!

[@janosgencso8984]

1 million is coming!

[@andreashasslin3497]

Yes, more of these manufacturing videos please. Great job. Thx

[@pietertoerien8138]

Thanks guys! That was very impressive. I really liked that one.

[@Y0UM4DBR0]

I went from specialized ground control to a mountain king on my rear wheel and i noticed a massive improvement. Love continental

[@mentaldan666]

Been looking forward to this one!

[@mentaldan666]

Just finished watching. Extremely informative+interesting. I love all your videos, but I think this may be one of the absolute best. Quite Jealous of Neil!

[@gmbn]

Thanks Dan!

[@mentaldan666]

DroidTech Definitely sounds like you have air in the system. They have videos on how to bleed them, but unless you have the special tools, best to just take it to your local bike shop.

[@mentaldan666]

JMT089 God damn. Only just saw my mistake 🙈😂😂😂

[@Scribles]

Dan iel yep

[@barstoonarrow6580]

5:28 Finally an explanation!

[@Bitethecurb]

Awesome! Continental tires are the only tires! Got 2.4 baron projekt in front and a 2.4 trail king in rear tubeless. Shredding trails with maximum control!

[@moriz-ej3zg]

Very, very cool. Thanks, GMBN!

[@JTManuel]

more videos like this, please.

[@will1473]

Need more manufacturer process videos, by far the most interesting video I've seen on the channel.

[@danrobson9499]

Need more industry vids like this!! Great work Neil and very interesting to watch

[@patricksheard1648]

I'm so tyred after watching this

[@gmbn]

so tired?

[@louimcgee6146]

Kyle Sandilands he is probarly too tyred to do that

[@RileyGoss]

I need a brake too.

[@louimcgee6146]

puuuuuunnnnnnnnnsssssssssss!!!!!!! the best way to annoy people

[@lexvandewal8856]

They also go with retyrement there

[@sosoblaq]

My favourite ever gmbn video informative no shit jokes all that was needed was a follow up review vid of the end product or maybe your recommendation for winter tyres vid

[@rtmunro]

excellent video! the best part, I FINALLY know where those 'hairs' on a new tire come from.

[@Deuteross]

I recently switched to Continentals X-King on my XC bike and I'm very happy with them so far, especially considering their very low price (about 12 euros apiece)

[@IFTY_MTB]

Neil is a very good presenter

[@replacement6386]

I'm so excited for this kind of video!

[@sethhanchett2500]

So cool!! Would love more videos like this

[@RubenD85]

really cool video, and its awesome to see all that technology been used for a bicycle tire, more factory videos please haha.

[@davidlambert3647]

great video! as a mechanical engineer, I love seeing how it's made videos. keep them coming!

[@Skitad]

Great to see it. Thank you for the tour

[@trvf7053]

Thanks for Teaching.

[@alcaholic640]

what a cool video it shows how much work it takes to make high performance bike parts!

[@wyattnicholson3737]

Awesome vid guys! It's so cool to see the "how it's made" stuff.

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

Sweet tour

[@marcwittkowski5146]

'Unbefugten ist das Betreten untersagt.' "Well, I'm not sure what that means, so let's take a look inside." :D Great video, really interesting.

[@fritz6780]

Marc Wittkowski 😂😂😂😂😂

[@renedeveze-aguirre1963]

Nice work by Continental, I think the next tires on my bike will be Continental Baron

[@dandeluca]

Really cool video! It's so good to know and appreciate what goes into something as "ordinary" as a tire.

[@freeski08]

Do more of these!

[@margaritasavko7126]

You're the best Neil

[@grdprojekt]

Incredibly informative. Really looking forward to see this kinda thing

[@respectablebogan3276]

Wow guys that's one of the best videos yet!! Awesome :D

[@jdssurf]

Crazy, glad they do it and I don’t have to, good stuff.

[@johnwheels89]

I fookn love continental tyres

[@clarse85]

Now that is a genuinely interesting video. Who'd have thought there is so much hands on in making a MTB tyre. Now I can see the price tag the good tyres command.

[@valteralves718]

A melhor marca de pneus de MTB do mundo! !!

[@HughDWallace]

Cool. I just bought some Conti tyres so it's great to see how & where they are made.

[@jerzh9366]

I have continental race king tires on my mountain bike. Great tire. Rolls fast.

[@rinsc9517]

Thanks for giving us some knowledge

[@Gamer-hn5bh]

Woah! Is that Neil driving a S.W.A.T Van!!!?

[@gmbn]

It's Continental's van! Jacked up super high and fully stealth! So cool!

[@Gamer-hn5bh]

Nice, Neil is lucky to drive one of those.

[@jonahfreedman4986]

Yo gmbn please make a video on how to adjust front derailleur

[@darrinkulyk9560]

Awesome Vid .Getting A Set For My CF Warden 😎

[@Armenian]

I'd like to see more of that 4X4 Sprinter,,,,,BEAST!

[@opfnorfolk588]

These kind of videos are great! Nice job gmbn

[@SCOTTMCKAY1982]

Nice to see how my new tyres were built! :)

[@tronixfix]

"UNBEFUGTEN IST DAS BETRETEN UNTERSAGT" just means that unauthorized personal isnt allowed to enter there. Really interesting video, didnt know continentals are made in germany.

[@iliutaovidiu9815]

I have 26'' RaceKing 2.0 tires and they are amazing , very durable and a lot of grip on dirt , but a lot of wet mud sticks in. but it gets off easily :)

[@justinheide2015]

Great video. Love the tech behind it.

[@stempelbremser]

PLS more videos like this :)

[@gmbn]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@christopherpase5811]

awesome video!

[@patricklyle4504]

Just put some X-King 29 2.4's on my bike so this was even cooler to watch. Thanks

[@R3FL3X84]

im running mountain kings 2. 2.4. had them on my hardtail for over 2 years :)

[@wheatlandsoul]

I’ve run Conti TrailKings and Mountain Kings for a long time, love em. Though where I live (Moab) most guys will only run Maxxis

[@adlar2005]

one of the most interesting videos here!

[@betocabrer3239]

Que bien vídeo amigo! No sabía como se hacían,yo uso Speedking 2.2 y Raceking 2.2 en 29er excelente calidad!,saludos desde Argentina !

[@mistral55]

Spent my life in the rubber industry,.. still a fascinating science.... :)

[@2nd3rd1st]

Condom tester?

[@RMZ298]

Awesome, nice job!

[@KettkartProfi]

"Unbefugten ist das Betreten verboten" haha, greetings from a German fan ^^

[@calowayred1819]

Cool! 😎👊🏻love these factory tours! 👍👊🏻😁

[@johnwilde777]

Great vid! Really interesting.

[@GNX157]

Quite impressive indeed.

[@robertohaubold752]

could you make a video showing your favourite bikes of different types and price ranges

[@Velo1010]

Continental makes great tires. I've used the Trail King that was very impressive.

[@thova1000]

This was interesting. Good job! I want more.

[@DavidCulshawmer-r]

nice vid , I likes my continental tyres , I've got vaporise 2.1's on one set of wheels and double fighter 2's on another set , cant fault either of um :)

[@magas_tou_votanikou]

I was rather happy to see the 26" section exist

[@niranfernando65]

Fantastic info Thanks bro

[@jcarpio5410]

AWESOME!

[@hectorelorza2684]

que bueno nunca habia visto como se fabrica las cubiertas de bici mtb

[@Macca85]

Really interesting, I'm surprised continental didn't send a few people around with you to do the explaining of the different departments

[@petervick4775]

Very informative.

[@ColinTonkasdad]

excellent. thanks

[@lesterfalcon1350]

laying the fabric on the bias (45 degrees) is what allows it to form a curved shape when pressed. If it was 90 degress t the warp or weft, it would ripe and wrinkle.

[@mnbv5555cxz]

Do we get a vid on the R+D and safety testing?? Love this stuff