Pirelli enhances bicycle tyre range

Pirelli has announced the continued evolution of its Scorpion range of bicycle tyres, adapting its offering to suit the increasingly varied and high-performance bikes available on the MTB (mountain bike) market today. The new additions are focused on tyres for enduro bikes, as well as on e-MTBs. The Scorpion Enduro and Scorpion E-MTB lines currently include three different treads: S (Soft Terrain), R (Rear Specific) and M (Mixed Terrain).

The M tread has been completely revamped and has enhanced versatility, thanks to to a new tread layout and a new profile, which Pirelli says makes the tyre more aggressive but still extremely versatile.

The revamped Scorpion Enduro M and Scorpion E-MTB M are designed to be true all-rounders, aimed at those who use MTBs for long mountain rides and also the occasional race.

Further enhancing the versatility of the M design for Scorpion Enduro and E-MTB is the new SmartGRIP Gravity compound, developed drawing on Pirelli’s motorsport experience in motocross and rally competitions. In the new mix of materials, chemical grip, smoothness, and tear resistance remain high, but the static stiffness value has been lowered, thus increasing the tyre’s ability to conform to the terrain, reduce vibrations and increasing grip and driving comfort in more extreme situations.

Updates on Pirelli’s MTB line also include the range of casing combinations on existing models and compounds. Today the Scorpion Enduro range is available not only in the HardWALL version, but also in the lighter and more rideable ProWALL.

The new tyres will hit the market starting from the end of July 2022.