{"id":87533,"date":"2025-11-13T14:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/?p=87533"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:15:09","slug":"continental-the-new-tkc-80%c2%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/continental-%e2%80%92-der-neue-tkc-80%c2%b2\/","title":{"rendered":"Continental - The new TKC 80\u00b2."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">With the new TKC 80<sup>2<\/sup> Continental presents the consistent further development of its legendary TKC 80 motorcycle tire after four decades and sets new standards for the enduro and adventure bike segment with the second generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why this tire?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Continental__TKC80_2__ProductPicture__30.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97512\" style=\"width:400px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An adventure icon, developed for the future: over 40 years of experience meet the most advanced technology for maximum adventure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Noticeably better stability and more control on the road and off-road thanks to the new block design with a larger contact area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The optimized damping is based on the carcass construction specially tuned for 50\/50 use and offers stable and comfortable handling on and off the asphalt road, even at high speeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Strong off-road traction and mileage thanks to new tread design with more mechanical grip thanks to additional engagement edges, offset outer lugs and optimized block geometry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Improved wet grip for more confidence and safety in the rain thanks to new rubber compound and RainGrip technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0e5a4d8e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">TKC 80\u00b2 range<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer h-xs-0\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-block-media-text max-width-none is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column max-width-container is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading max-width-none\"><strong><strong>Tire tread: grip, stability &amp; service life<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/continental_tkc_802_spider_de.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97459\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer h-xs-0\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Technical features.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"tabs-wrapper max-width-container\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- Tabs Buttons -->\r\n    <div class=\"tabs-buttons\">\r\n                    <button class=\"tab-btn active\"\r\n                    data-target=\"tab-0\">\r\n                Profile Design            <\/button>\r\n                    <button class=\"tab-btn\"\r\n                    data-target=\"tab-1\">\r\n                Contact surface            <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Tabs Content -->\r\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\r\n                    <div id=\"tab-0\"\r\n                 class=\"tab-panel active\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                    <div class=\"tab-item\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"tab-image\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/continental_tkc_802_feature_profile.png\"\r\n                                     alt=\"\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"tab-text\">\r\n                            <div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>TKC 80:<\/strong> Every second row has gaps (2), and the unequal edge lengths (1) reduce the mechanical interlocking, resulting in less than optimal off-road performance.<\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>TKC 80\u00b2:<\/strong> Longer, even edges (1) and gaps (2) in each row ensure constant traction and therefore outstanding off-road performance.<\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>TKC 80\u00b2:<\/strong> Offset shoulder blocks (3) improve traction on soft ground by increasing edge grip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div id=\"tab-1\"\r\n                 class=\"tab-panel\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                    <div class=\"tab-item\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"tab-image\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tk80.png\"\r\n                                     alt=\"\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"tab-text\">\r\n                            <div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Increased contact area in the critical wear area with a net area increase of +17%.<br \/>\nThis ensures better high-speed stability and a more grip-optimized wear pattern.<br \/>\nThe tire also has an M+S marking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TKC 80\u00b2 - Freedom isn&#039;t paved.\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PhjSKtkQ7E4?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/?product_cat=fahrradreifen#newsdeals:~:text=Volle%20Fahrt%20vorausmit%20unseren%20News%20%26%20Deals\">News &amp; Deals<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mit dem neuen TKC 802 pr\u00e4sentiert Continental nach vier Jahrzehnten die konsequente Weiterentwicklung seines legend\u00e4ren Motorradreifens TKC 80 und setzt mit der zweiten Generation neue Massst\u00e4be f\u00fcr das Segment der Reiseenduros und Adventure-Bikes. Warum dieser Reifen? Reifenprofil: Haftung, Stabilit\u00e4t &amp; Lebensdauer. Technische Features.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12325,"featured_media":96522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19012,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-continental","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87533"}],"version-history":[{"count":124,"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107716,"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87533\/revisions\/107716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruegg.ping-ag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}