Unfortunately no Race-Rapid 2.2 w/ transparent sidewall. 
I just got a confirmation email from BRR that this tire has already been requested.
There it is. There are two other casing and compound variants on the voting board so make sure to vote for the „right“ tire
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Maybe it was continental’s plan to have Rolling Resistance talk about Continental tires for months 
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It’s a bit ironic that Schwalbe is trying to simplify there lineup with fewer options to be more like how Conti was, and now Conti has gone in the other direction with all these combo’s similar to how Schwalbe had been… 
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It looks like a bunch of the new Conti’s are now on BRR.
I put my vote on Continental Dubnital Race Rapid 29x2.4 which is up to 14 votes now.
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Hiya. Sealant is probably about dried out in my Peyote 2.4s so good time to test something else on my mtb.
If anyone wants to sent me a set of the new Continental Dubnital Race Rapid 29x2.4 to Chung test off road I’m happy to return afterwards.
Would be mounted on 29 mm internal Kovee RSLs.
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I think the Dubnitals will be a shoe-in next month, so anyone with BRR votes left, I’d suggest helping ensure the 60mm G-One MTB tire gets in this month. Neck and neck with a road tire.
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Isn’t that pretty much a beach racing tire?
I’m a simple man. I see MTB vs. road, I vote MTB.
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Same here.
Dubnital 2.4 grip-race: 649gr
Dubnital 2.4 rapid-race: 659gr
will put it on wheels later today (extralight - 27mm inner width rim)
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German native speaker here: no, it’s not. 
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So if the Race King was nicknamed the “King” do we call the Dubnital the Doobie? Because I want some of what they were smoking when they named it.
(Have 2.4 Race Rapid on order too. Don’t really need them until mid June, hoping backorders don’t get pushed out too much beyond that though)
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I bought a pair of race kings for Leadville. Being more of a roadie, I’ve seen mention on here about overinflating new tires for a day or two when you first put them on.
If I’m running sealant and inserts should I add those and then overinflate?
How many rides do people recommend to break in the tires before the race?
I think from a “fresh tire” perspective for race day, you don’t need more than a handful of rides to make sure they’re seated and don’t have any issues. You can add sealant and inserts and overinflate for a day or so if you want and then just start riding, but I haven’t really worried about that to be honest.
But, especially being more of a roadie, practicing on them is a good idea. I think it’d be tough to wear them out before Leadville, although you will want to at the least freshen up the sealant when you’re closer. I’ll probably go with fresh tires and sealant the week before the race.
If you really beat them up having a spare or another set would be a good idea, and there’s always a chance of a flat or tire damage too.
I placed an order through BTD.com the day they where released, when the shipping date was listed as 4/15/25, then it moved to 5/1/25, and now shows 6/8/25. I’m assuming this isn’t a rolling ship date, and I’m now not expecting them until June. I was really hoping to order them from Europe via R2, or Bike24, or Lordgun as I have in the past, but it looks like Continental put an end to that.
I think I’m committed to Ricks for Leadville because I want to burn their handling into my brain, but the new Contis look interesting.
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I just bought a pair of the old race kings 2.2’s for this season. Worried about availability of the new version and not crazy about doing my A races on a tire that I have zero experience with (particularly with flat protection). I would like to go up to the new 2.4 for leadville and may still do it if I can get my hands on some soon and get some miles on them, but looks like it would be getting tight with a June availability date. I hope to at least see some BRR tests on the 2.2’s and 2.4’s soon, will be interesting to see how they roll on a drum compared to the “old” version (which was actually slower than the even older version).
for the different route (company not shipping to EU, from US) i use forward2me.com . They provide a UK, Japan, German and US addresses so you could order anything to that. And for a very small price they will ship it to your actual address anywhere on the planet. They even provide package combine, so you can order from different sites, and they sent it as one package.
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I ordered Race Kings from Lordgun last Friday and they were shipped like normal to the USA.
It doesn’t look like this changed over the weekend. They don’t have a listing for the new tires, yet.
R2 stopped shipping Continental to the USA sometime in January 2025, before the current crises.