Continental Kryptotal Front Enduro Soft TL Ready 29" tyre
Grip to push you beyond the limits
Optimised for the front wheel, this all-round tyre balances grip stability, braking traction and rolling resistance. Ideal for mixed terrain conditions pushing your limits in trail, enduro or gravity descent.
Features
- Soft compound: The balance between grip and rolling resistance for gravity-focused use. High level of grip with reasonable rolling resistance. Possibility to optimise the rolling properties of the rear wheel on the DH bike or to have the optimal combination for Enduro or Trail.
- Enduro casing: Durable single-layer casing construction with Apex to prevent snake bite.
- Tubeless Ready: The casing construction is robust and resistant to damage and penetration by foreign objects. The result: versatility, low weight and attractive design. In addition, tyres made with this technology can also be used as inner tubes.
- E25: also suitable for E-Bikes.
Technology
Apex
Used successfully for years in car tyres, its transition to bicycle tyres was only a matter of time. A natural rubber profile sandwiched between the casing layers at the base of the tyre stiffens the sidewalls, minimising tyre torsion due to high transverse loads. Stiffer sidewalls in turn reduce the risk of punctures and prevent the tyre from slipping off the rim. At low pressure, grip is improved without becoming too loose when cornering. The risk of punctures is significantly reduced.
BlackChili
In the research and development laboratories for Continental bicycle tyres in Korbach, Germany, the staff and engineers have been looking for the solution to one of the fundamental problems of tyre construction: the running properties of the rubber compound of a tyre are largely determined by three interacting factors: static friction (grip), rolling resistance and mileage. The dilemma is that you improve one of these factors, and in turn, worsen at least one other factor. A tyre with maximum grip wears out faster and rolls slower. If one makes the tyre faster or more durable, then this in turn reduces grip. With the then current highest standard of compound technology, the Activated Silica Compound having already reached a very high standard of compromise, our developers wanted to take compounding to an even higher level. This lead them to venture into new territory, exploring new ways so that in 2005 they made a breakthrough in mixing technology, the first steps to what is now known as Black Chili. This revolutionary compound is based on the latest findings on polymer and other raw material research.