Wheel producer DT Swiss, in partnership with Continental and Swiss Aspect, has introduced a brand new tyre referred to as the Aero 111 designed particularly to be used with its vary of street wheels, creating what the model is asking the ‘final wheel-tyre system.’
This announcement comes after riders from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale had been noticed utilizing these tyres on the opening levels of this yr’s Tour de France.
Wheel-tyre programs (WTS) have been round for a few years, with Mavic most notably investing on this know-how. The concept behind a WTS is to create an optimised complete bundle the place the wheel and the tyre work together beneficially each with reference to aerodynamics and stability.
As DT Swiss will not be a tyre producer, the model appeared to the experience of each Continental and Swiss Aspect to develop the Aero 111. Continental has a wealthy historical past of making high-performance tyres for each bicycle and automotive purposes, while Swiss Aspect was referred to as upon for its aerodynamic know-how.
On the floor, the brand new tyre appears distinctly completely different to that generally related to street bike tyres. In the direction of the skin edges of the tyre are 48 sq. cutouts which are mentioned to behave as vortex turbines. These are claimed to extend the length of airflow attachment to the tyre and rim, rising the crusing impact that produces the watt-saving profit.
In a press launch issued forward of the tyre’s launch, DT Swiss mentioned, “Our take a look at confirmed, the Aero 111 entrance tyre outperforms every other tyre manufacturers examined within the WTS. This ensures that when riders mix our wheels with the brand new AERO 111 tyre, they may have the quickest WTS presently accessible.”
As a result of manner oncoming air interacts with a bicycle, the Aero 111 tyre solely must be fitted to the entrance wheel. It’s because the air across the rear wheel may be very turbulent and soiled from being disrupted by every part in entrance of it and the vortex turbines wouldn’t work successfully.
The newest race content material, interviews, options, opinions and knowledgeable shopping for guides, direct to your inbox!
An attention-grabbing reported profit that the vortex turbines deliver is a rise in crosswind stability. By means of Swiss Aspect’s aero testing, the Aero 111 tyre confirmed a linear steering second throughout the take a look at vary of yaw angles. This basically signifies that the power required to show the bars is predictable and fewer prone to feeling twitchy in crosswinds.
Options and pricing
The tyre itself is made utilizing the identical applied sciences present in Continental’s personal GP5000 S TR street tyre, utilizing the model’s Black Chilli rubber compound. The Aero 111 can be hookless- and tubeless-compatible.
Accessible in two widths, DT Swiss says that the Aero 111 is appropriate for each aero and endurance purposes. The 26mm tyre is offered because the tyre of alternative for max watt-saving efficiency with a 29mm possibility providing a rise in consolation while nonetheless benefiting from the vortex-generating tread sample.
The Aero 111 in a 26mm width suggestions the scales at 250 grams with the 29mm possibility weighing 280 grams. At €119.95 / $120.95 this tyre actually sits on the extra premium finish of the tyre spectrum.