New 29″er tire from Kenda USA
January 6th, 2007 by Tim Grahl
Listed on Kenda’s website:
John Tomac Series Small Block Eight
* Excellent hard pack XC race tire
* 8 Nevegal shaped but smaller knobs across the tire for better ‘bite’
* DTC - Dual Tread Compound offers cornering grip with faster center line acceleration
* One of the fastest rolling tires in the Kenda Premium line
Here’s the specs:
Part #: 212509
Feature: DTC
Size: 29×2.10
Bead: Folding
TPI: 120
PSI: 30-80
Weight: 500±25g
MSRP: $54.99
They are expected into QBP on February 1 so they’ll ship soon after.
UPDATE: Looks like JensonUSA already has a page up so you can preorder them for $42.99 (22% off MSRP)
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Wow!
Last time info leaked out, they were like 600g I remember.
That 525g weight is much more racey already
I look forward to buy yet another set of tires, these…
It would be nice if these, labeled as 2.1″, will indeed be a bit wider than the Karma 1.9’s, yet a bit lighter still.
these look really cool. this is a perfect tire solution for most 29 riders, something that is relatively light with good traction, at a perfect price from a great tire company.
I hope they corner better than the Mythos. Not that they corner badly, but better is always better than not as good.
-M
This looks like Kenda’s answer to the Exiwolf. I’ll call it the KendaWolf.