Product Description
Kenda Pinner PRO AGC Tubeless Ready Folding Downhill Endura Tyre Black 27.5 x 2.4
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Kenda Pinner PRO AGC Tubeless Ready Folding Downhill Endura Tyre Black 27.5 x 2.4
THE PINNER
The Pinner is Kenda’s all new dry condition gravity tire.
Exclusively developed with Aaron Gwin, the Pinner was done for World Cup tracks like Leogang and Lenzerheide and designed to hold its own against the toughest competitors.
The Pinner shines with excellent cornering predictability and particularly high puncture protection.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Excellent predictability - A consistent contact patch when the bike is leaned over creates a super predictable feel - no sudden wash-outs!
• Optimized for hard pack - The tread pattern is done to work best on hard pack, rocky/rooty and loose over hard conditions.
• Best-in-class puncture protection - 40% higher puncture protection than comparable DH tires.
• Fast rolling - 16% less rolling resistance than the Hellkat AGC.
• Tubeless ready
• Topo Design - Unique and stand-out topographic design pattern over the sidewalls and tread.
AGC (AGC)
THE MOST ADVANCED GRAVITY SOLUTION The Advanced Gravity Casing (AGC) is Kenda‘s latest innovation for gravity orientated riders. Utilizing strips of Kenda Vector Shield (KVS), a lightweight woven aramid material, positioned under the tread area and along the sidewalls to protect the tire from cuts and punctures. The KVS material offers nearly three times more cut resistance than standard protective materials. A 20 mm apex along the bead prevents pinch flats and burping. Our lightest and strongest gravity casing up to date.
RUBBER COMPOUND: RSR DUAL LAYER
Kenda developed a this compound for a new generation of gravity tyres - an evolution of the existing Race Stick-E Rubber (RSR) compound. Building on the impressive original, the new RSR compound is a dual layer tread rubber, with the soft RSR compound on top and the stiff SRC on bottom. This new dual layer compound offers better performance because the stiff bottom SRC layer serves as the hard foundation for the softer RSR layer to push against. The result is a compound that provides better control and lasts longer than previous versions.
TESTING WITH AARON - Q&A WITH KENDA ENGINEER TONY YANDEK
The Pinner is the new tire in Kenda‘s gravity line-up – what were the goals for this project?
TY: While our athletes really loved the Hellkat, they felt that a tire specifically made for dry hard pack tracks would yield a benefit in racing. So we got to work – we wanted a tire for hard and loose over hard conditions, with a premium on rolling resistance, ultimate cornering/braking traction and predictability.
How did you achieve them?
First, we look at the most important competitors. What are they doing well? And what could we improve on? Then it‘s time to design the tread pattern, where we benefited from Aaron Gwin‘s longtime experience in racing. We tested three times with Aaron at three different locations in Southern California. Aaron suggested slight alterations to the pattern in the process, which we worked in. The result is the Pinner as we have it now.
Aaron Gwin said he loved the Pinner‘s predictability. What makes the handling so predictable?
The predictability is mostly an attribute from the tread pattern, where we created a nice consistent contact patch throughout the lean angle.
With the Hellkat, Kenda has a great all-round gravity tire. When would you choose the Pinner over the Hellkat?
The Hellkat really shines in loose conditions. While the the Hellkat is made to penetrate the ground, the Pinner is made to be stable, confident and planted over hardpack, rocks and roots. The Pinner is a much quicker tire as well, so if there’s no need to penetrate the soil, you should pick up the Pinner.
