This story originally appeared on Bikeradar.
It was only last month that performance tyre specialist Pirelli announced its return to the world of bicycle tyres. Then, three new clincher tyres were promised in a range that shared its name with that of the company’s Formula One tyres.
Hot off the back from a trip to the company’s development and testing facilities in Milan, Italy, we are now ready to give you the lowdown on the range plus initial impressions of those highly anticipated black circles.
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A lot of us won’t remember the first time that Pirelli was involved with cycling, but the company’s importance should not be underestimated. Take the first ever Giro d’Italia in 1909, for example, which saw a majority of competitors on Pirelli rubber.
Pirelli simply doesn’t produce entry-level tyres, and its dominant presence in nearly all forms of motorsport means our expectations were high.
Pirelli PZero Velo range overview
Pirelli will offer three P-Zero tyres. All are clinchers and will retail close to the €43 mark (final pricing remains TBC). Each of the models inherits Pirelli’s colour coded philosophy, using colours at the sidewall to distinguish between tyres for different conditions. The first stock is expected to land with distributors in August.
Pirelli PZero Velo
Pirelli PZero Velo TT
Pirelli PZero Velo 4S
Compounds, glorious compounds
What about tubeless?
Made in France?
Pirelli PZero Velo first ride impressions
Pirelli-shaped predictions
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