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Goodyear has unveiled the Wrangler as the newest addition to its range of tyres for mid to long travel mountain bikes.
The Wrangler tyre range is designed to excel in dry and rocky conditions and is available with both Enduro and ElectricDrive constructions.
Rubber Kinetics is Goodyear’s official licensee for bicycle tyres and introduced its first bike range in 2018.
The Goodyear Wrangler tyres are the culmination of countless hours of laboratory and real-world testing and offer riders confidence-inspiring performance in the most extreme environments.
Optimised for dry to intermediate terrain, the Wrangler adds a new dynamic to the Goodyear range and sits alongside the already well-established Newton.
The Wrangler marks the first introduction of the ElectricDrive concept into mountain bike tyres which features materials and construction that provide additional support and protection while maintaining exceptional grip and battery life.
“The Wrangler is an exciting addition to our mountain bike lineup. As the newest member of our gravity range, it sits next to our popular Newton and targets dry and rocky conditions,” says Bastien Donzé, product director for Goodyear Bicycle Tyres.
“Over the course of the Wrangler’s development, including multiple iterations, prototypes and an extensive field test program in a variety of conditions and trails around the world, we have truly come up with a tyre that that helps enable a better ride. With so much grip and support on tap, the Wrangler gives you the confidence to keep it wide open at all times.”
Goodyear is keen to reiterate three key points about the Wrangler.
First, intended usage. Wrangler is designed for aggressive riding, and to withstand the high-torque conditions generated by e-bikes. Variants for Enduro and Electric Mountain Bikes.
The tread pattern design is inspired by performance motocross tyres to provide confidence with in-block sipe design provides additional biting edges to further maximise grip.
Finally, Wrangler features an all-new ElectricDrive construction, optimised for electric bike usage.
The unique front and rear casing layups provide additional support and protection, essential for defence from flats and tyre damage which is further enhanced by a butyl layer extending high up the side wall.
All tyres, irrespective of size and construction, will retail at £64.95 each and are available from UK distributors Cambrian Tyres, Lyon Cycle and Upgrade Bikes.
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