As of this month, tire titan Pirelli began manufacturing of the P Zero Race bike tires from its new plant in Bollate, Italy, close to Pirelli HQ. Based on Pirelli, that is “the one manufacturing unit to make industrial scale, ‘Made in Italy’ bike tires.” First opened in 1962, the manufacturing unit has just lately undergone a modernization course of to permit for manufacturing of Pirelli’s high of the road tires – together with bicycle tires. The opening of the revitalized manufacturing unit additionally coincides with Pirelli’s one hundred and fiftieth anniversary. Whereas the manufacturing unit is already producing some tires, the entire venture isn’t anticipated to be full till early 2023.
Pirelli goes velo with P Zero Race tires
Based on the Pirelli press workplace, the Bollate manufacturing unit boasts cutting-edge course of automation and attracts from Pirelli’s huge expertise growing ultra-high-performance automotive tires. That know-how produces every tire with “excessive geometrical precision,” which is an much more necessary issue in relation to a motorcycle tire, given its small dimension and light-weight weight.
The P Zero Race tire has already landed Pirelli contracts with athletes from UCI groups like Trek-Segafredo, AG2R Citroën, and MTB groups Wilier Triestina-Pirelli and Canyon CLLCTV-Pirelli. And so they provide the Tour de France successful UAE Group Emirates.
To be taught extra, head to velo.pirelli.com and observe @pirelli_cycling.
