They don't give traction due to the lack of centre tread but the small side knobs are better than nothing when cornering (I used Rando's before which were definitely more sketchy on cornering off road).
The Travel Contact is perfect for my riding of 50/50 on/off road where the off road bit are mainly smooth singletrack and fireroads.
No punctures in a year and the fireroads have given previous tyres grief due to small flinty pieces that find their way through the tyre.
They don't give traction due to the lack of centre tread but the small side knobs are better than nothing when cornering (I used Rando's before which were definitely more sketchy on cornering off road).
The Travel Contact is perfect for my riding of 50/50 on/off road where the off road bit are mainly smooth singletrack and fireroads.
No punctures in a year and the fireroads have given previous tyres grief due to small flinty pieces that find their way through the tyre.