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Avon Tyres embarks on a ‘very British adventure’ with new Trailrider
Avon Tyres has extended its adventure touring motorcycle tyre range with the launch of a new adventure sport tyre – the Avon Trailrider. The tyre maker says it applied the very latest know-how in terms of casing construction, compound characteristics and tread pattern development to create a tyre it says blends the all-season road capabilities of the critically-acclaimed Storm 3D X-M sport touring tyre with a rugged, off road-styled tread pattern.
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Milltek launches Fiesta ST 1.6 EcoBoost exhaust
Milltek has released a new range of exhaust options for the tuner’s latest favourite; the Ford Fiesta 1.6 EcoBoost. Indeed, Milltek was one of the first tuners in the UK to gain access to the latest Fiesta upon its launch, working with the UK’s leading tuners. That fact, combined with the company’s knowledge of all Ford powerplants, has reportedly paid dividends. The result? The design of the ST exhaust is said to offer power and torque gains, with a thoroughly ‘grown-up’ soundtrack.
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RotaShop offers new Linea Corse LC818 wheel
RotaShop.co.uk has released details of its new 19 Linea Corse LC818 wheel. The company describes its latest release as “a timeless design classic”, with a wide range of widths and offsets to suit a great number of vehicles.
Continue Reading![SIMA appearance for new BKT Agrimax Sirio range](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Agrimax-SIRIO-SIDE.jpg)
SIMA appearance for new BKT Agrimax Sirio range
At next month’s SIMA agricultural fair in Paris, BKT will present its new Agrimax Sirio tyre range. The Agrimax Sirio will be shown in two sizes, 710/70 R 38 and 540/65 R 38.
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Nokian NTR 52 aimed at medium, long-haul truck and bus operators
Nokian Heavy Tyres is introducing a successor to its Nokian NTR 32 tyre for medium and long-haul truck and bus operators. The new Nokian NTR 52 meets the EURO 6 load carrying capacity requirements and has a higher load index than its predecessor. The latest-generation tyre bears an M+S label for all-year use, and Nokian says the NTR 52’s new construction and tread compound offer “good durability and excellent grip under main road conditions.”
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Obo Tyres supplying Techking new tyre range – with guarantee, buyback and retreading
Starting January 2015, Dutch retreader Obo Tyres has entered the new tyre business and is distributing certain Techking tyre lines. This new venture draws upon the company’s half-century of expertise in the retreading segment, and provides customers with a package that covers the full tyre casing life.
Continue Reading![Agri machinery manufacturers now switching from Continental to Mitas Premium tyres](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mitas-Same.jpg)
Agri machinery manufacturers now switching from Continental to Mitas Premium tyres
Following its announcement in November that it would soon begin substituting the Continental brand name for Mitas Premium on its European market original equipment agricultural tyres, Mitas shares that the process began in January. Agricultural tyres included in the Mitas Premium product line are those designed for high-horsepower machines, including Very High Flexion (VF) and Super Flexion Tyres (SFT).
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New website, additions to Bridgestone’s ‘Dayton’ truck tyre range
Bridgestone has doubled the coverage offered by its Dayton truck tyre range, which it offers in the US and Canadian markets. Eight new Dayton patterns have joined the line-up and, says Bridgestone Commercial, meet the diverse needs of small fleets and owner operators in a multitude of trucking segments. The product launch coincides with the launch of a new daytontrucktires.com website and tagline, ‘Tires for Truckers’.
Continue Reading![Winter tyre growth increase importance of tyre changer efficiency – Pro-Align](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Revolution-beadmassage.jpg)
Winter tyre growth increase importance of tyre changer efficiency – Pro-Align
UK Hunter equipment distributor, Pro-Align has identified the increased relevance of winter tyres as a key reason to ensure the efficiency of their tyre changing equipment. “Historically, there has been little appetite for winter tyres in the UK which meant that when workshops were removing tyres, they were normally being scrapped so it didn’t matter if the tyres were damaged in the process,” explains Paul Beaurain, managing director, Pro-Align. “However, now that there’s been quite a sizeable growth in the winter tyre market, workshops need to ensure that they do not cause any damage when removing and refitting tyres.”
Continue ReadingKraiburg Austria offering LD envelopes only from now on
Kraiburg Austria changed its outer envelope range to the new Kraiburg LD series as of January 2015. LD stands for Long Durability, which equates to long life. According to the company, the outer envelopes offer easy vacuum drawing and handling during the process of enveloping and are “decisive in addition to the lifetime for the retreaders”.
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Pirelli’s ‘Cyber Tyre’ designed to ‘read the road’
The latest innovation to emerge from Pirellis Milan headquarters is the “Cyber Tyre” and with it Pirelli believes it is pioneering a new generation of tyre technology. The Cyber Tyre features embedded sensors and is designed to provide vital information about vehicle performance and road conditions. The idea is that this data is then conveyed to the driver as well as to the car’s electronics, helping improve safety and efficiency.
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Modern cars are more hackable than ever
Modern cars are in danger of being hacked by criminal gangs, motoring experts have warned once again. Possible motivations for hacking are said to include theft of information, extortion and even causing vehicles to crash. Security vulnerabilities in connected cars and in TPMS/RFID systems have been identified before (see Automotive suppliers, smart cars, intelligent tyres and safety concerns in last Februarys magazine and Researchers Hack a Hole in TPMS in the September 2010 issue of Tyres & Accessories), but now attention is turning to cars fitted with wireless networks and Internet. The fear is that these connections can be exploited by hackers with access and control a cars systems, including braking and acceleration potentially being overriding remotely, according to security consultants.
Continue Reading![Yokohama tyres for Ariel Nomad](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nomad.jpg)
Yokohama tyres for Ariel Nomad
The Ariel Nomad lacks doors and a roof, but fortunately the new machine from the creator of the Atom is well-equipped in the wheel department – and as these wheels needed tyres capable of handling everything the lightweight, 235BHP Nomad could throw at them, Yokohama was chosen to supply the rubber.
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PCL appoints PC Products as Thailand distributor
PCL has named PC Products International Co Ltd as its new distributor in Thailand. PC Products, is primarily a manufacturer of wheel balancing weights, but is now also PCLs official local partner in Thailand servicing the automotive and tyreshop markets.
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Show review: Reifen China 2014
The eighth annual “Asian Essen”, Reifen China took place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in the first week of December, with some of the Chinese tyre industry’s major players rubbing shoulders for the last time in 2014. The European side of the Sino-German partnership behind the annual show, Messe Essen stated that it expected the presence of around 120 exhibitors in hall W1 and 15,000 trade visitors. This latter figure, unconfirmed at the time of writing, takes into account the other three-quarters of the twin exhibition; RubberTech China 2014 and the International Exhibition on Rubber & Elastomer, led by the China United Rubber Corporation, comprised around 500 exhibitors across another three halls (W2-4). Messe Essen CEO, Oliver P Kuhrt stressed the importance of the ‘Reifen’ brand’s presence in China, stating in his introduction to the show that it “stands for the success of a fair made in Essen extending across borders”. With about two thirds of the exhibitors at May’s Reifen 2014 visiting Essen from outside Germany, Messe Essen also noted the importance of Reifen China in recruiting Asian participants, whose attention the exhibition organiser has drawn in Shanghai.
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