There’s a new road bike tyre on the block from French firm Hutchinson, called the Fusion 5. It’s a direct successor to the Fusion 3, and comes in three versions: Galactik, Performance and All Season.
BikeRadar was invited down to Sicily to try out the new tyres in the company of the two professional teams that Hutchinson is sponsoring for the 2016 season, Direct Energie and Armée de Terre. After racing round the foothills of Mount Etna in their wake and discussing the new rubber at length, here’s what we found…
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Some big claims
The first question that needs to be answered is – if these are the successors to the Fusion 3 tyre, then what happened to the Fusion 4? Well Hutchinson believes there are five main performance criteria of a tyre: rolling performance, grip, durability, puncture resistance and comfort. Simply put, the Fusion 5 was created to shine at them all.
They’ve got some big claims too: the new tyre compound is claimed to be 22% more durable than the Fusion 3 compound,10% more grippy, and with 18% better rolling performance, according to independent test benches in Germany, France and Denmark. They’re also 5-10g lighter per tyre in clincher and tubeless versions.
The new Fusion 5 range
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First ride impressions
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