Head-to-head Updated

Continental ContiTour vs Dunlop Trailmax Meridian — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

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ContiTour

Summer Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 41 · 1 review

Tire BDunlop

Trailmax Meridian

All Season All Terrain and Off Road tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 3 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

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    Dry

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiTourTrailmax Meridian
    Reviews found online–72
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    Wet

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceContiTourTrailmax Meridian
    Reviews found online–70
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    Comfort

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiTourTrailmax Meridian
    Reviews found online–70
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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    64
    Why this score
    SourceContiTourTrailmax Meridian
    Reviews found online–62
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    Handling

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceContiTourTrailmax Meridian
    Reviews found online–72
Scores at a glance
Continental ContiTour vs Dunlop Trailmax Meridian: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryContinental ContiTourDunlop Trailmax Meridian
Relative Score – 69
Dry – 71
Wet – 69
Comfort – 70
Treadwear – 64
Handling – 72

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Headline score

ContiTour

Trailmax Meridian

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A ContiTour

Cons

  • Poor tread life with reports of premature wear
  • Excessive road noise and lack of acoustic comfort
All owner themes in the ContiTour review

Tire B Trailmax Meridian

Pros

  • Excellent handling characteristics comparable to top-tier competitors
  • Strong performance on heavy adventure motorcycles
  • High level of rider confidence and reliability
All owner themes in the Trailmax Meridian review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiTour B · Dunlop Trailmax Meridian
CategorySummer Premium Touring tiresAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tires
Vehicle typeMotorcycleMotorcycle

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiTour

Dunlop Trailmax Meridian

Only Dunlop Trailmax Meridian has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Continental ContiTour
Tire B · Dunlop Trailmax Meridian

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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.