Pirelli Folding Tyre Cinturato Gravel Hard Terrain 700x40c Black

The tread features low, tightly packed knobs and an elevated ability to adapt to the terrain, offering a large contact area and therefore excellent feeling while riding. The special SpeedGRIP Compound adds features of mechanical resistance and chemical grip, without compromising the rolling efficiency. Cinturato™ Gravel H is a high-performance tyre with unique characteristics of grip in all weather conditions, both wet or dry, plus a high level of puncture protection. Cinturato™ Gravel H is compatible with hookless rims according to ETRTO 5bar/73psi max pressure limit

STRUCTURE
The SpeedGRIP Compound is a gravel-specific rubber formulation born from the Pirelli experience in the World Rally Championship where the performances of speed and grip on and off-road are crucial. This chemical formulation rely on the polymer matrix of the MTB-specific SmartGRIP Compound while lowering its rolling resistance. The gravel application requires good speed and on-off road capabilities, for this reason our engineers tweaked the compound features towards a better energetic efficiency with a little compromise on the grip, the result is a predictable compound with solid performances on and off road. 

COMPOUND
Our engineers wisely combined the technologies derived from road-specific reinforced casings with the MTB-specific casings to obtain our most advanced gravel casing whose performances are obtained with the use of special fabric reinforcements and thicker layers of rubber in specific areas of the tyre. On the road the majority of punctures are caused by the penetration of sharp objects while off-road the most common punctures are caused by sidewall cuts, for this reason the TechWALL Gravel features a cut-resistant 120tpi fabric all over the perimeter of the tyre still offering a supple riding feeling.