Pirelli extends winter know-how to bike tyres
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We don’t usually cover bicycle tyres on Tyrepress.com but have made an exception this time as Pirelli’s utilised its experience with car winter tyres to develop the first winter tyre for pedal-powered and electric bikes. Called the Pirelli CYCL-e Winter, the tyre aims to provide mobility to those who want to keep on riding during the colder months.
Pirelli’s R&D team created a tread pattern featuring widespread lamellar notches. It explains that these guarantee good grip in a range of conditions. The tread compound adapts to low temperatures and has a short warm-up to ensure adequate traction on all urban road surface conditions encountered during the winter. The compound consists of two layers – a ‘cap’ compound in contact with the asphalt and a ‘base’ that works to prevent punctures. Pirelli Cycl-e tyres also contain crumb rubber from end-of-life car tyres.
Pirelli offers the Cycl-e WT in sizes 37-622, 42-622 and 50-622, with weights varying between 780g and 1110g.
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