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Continental GP4000 Special (Black Chili) Tires

Company: Continental

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What They Say

“Black Chili is the name for our new compound for road & MTB race tyres. Using carbon nano particles, we are able to make a softer compound on any given tyre without sacrificing the wear rate of the tread. Each particle of the filler agent (carbon) is only 1/10th of the size of standard carbon black particles. To give you an idea of their size, our Black Chili particles are the same size in relation to a soccer ball, as the soccer ball would be to the earth. Nano Compounds are used in the following tyres: Grand Prix 4000 (black), GP Supersonic, Digga, SpeedKing Supersonic, Explorer Supersonic”

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Last Updated 07/28/09