Wheel producer DT Swiss, in partnership with Continental and Swiss Side, has introduced a brand new tyre known 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 phases of this 12 months’s Tour de France.
Wheel-tyre programs (WTS) have been round for a few years, with Mavic most notably investing on this expertise. The thought behind a WTS is to create an optimised whole bundle the place the wheel and the tyre work together beneficially each with reference to aerodynamics and stability.
As DT Swiss is just not a tyre producer, the model seemed to the experience of each Continental and Swiss Side to develop the Aero 111. Continental has a wealthy historical past of making high-performance tyres for each bicycle and automotive purposes, while Swiss Side was known 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. Towards the skin edges of the tyre are 48 sq. cutouts which might be stated to behave as vortex turbines. These are claimed to extend the length of airflow attachment to the tyre and rim, growing the crusing impact that produces the watt-saving profit.
In a press launch issued forward of the tyre’s launch, DT Swiss stated, “Our check confirmed, the Aero 111 entrance tyre outperforms another tyre manufacturers examined within the WTS. This ensures that when riders mix our wheels with the brand new AERO 111 tyre, they are going to have the quickest WTS at present out there.”
Due to the best way oncoming air interacts with a bicycle, the Aero 111 tyre solely must be fitted to the entrance wheel. This is as a result of the air across the rear wheel could be very turbulent and soiled from being disrupted by all the things in entrance of it and the vortex turbines wouldn’t work successfully.
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An attention-grabbing reported profit that the vortex turbines carry is a rise in crosswind stability. Through Swiss Side’s aero testing, the Aero 111 tyre confirmed a linear steering second throughout the check vary of yaw angles. This primarily signifies that the power required to show the bars is predictable and fewer vulnerable to feeling twitchy in crosswinds.
Features 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 also be hookless- and tubeless-compatible.
Available in two widths, DT Swiss says that the Aero 111 is appropriate for each aero and endurance purposes. The 26mm tyre is introduced because the tyre of alternative for optimum 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.