Zipp Tangente Tubular Tyre
Tangente Dimpled Tubular Tires
Every last detail engineered for speed
• 14 months of aerodynamic development…the first windtunnel designed tire
• 1-3 watt power savings
• 21mm width is the optimal blend of aerodynamics, rolling resistance and durability
• Supple 290 tpi casing
• Corner-hugging silica rubber compound
• Puncture resistant construction - hey, you can’t win if you don’t finish
• Includes tire pressure chart to optimize rolling resistance by rider weight and front/rear use
The unrelenting speed enthusiast understands the details.
Knows
the tire is the leading and trailing edge of your wheel’s airfoil and
affects aerodynamic performance by up to 30%. And you want that speed
all for yourself. Faster by design Conventional wisdom says a time
trial tire should be a smooth as possible to keep the air flowing over
the wheel. But the reality is, smooth or not, the inherently “un aero”
round cross section of the tire, (remember, the perfect shape on a
leading edge is elliptical, not round) punches the air away from the
rim with all the finesse of a flying brick. The only solution? Create
an aerodynamic boundary layer over the tire to trip air into flowing
like it’s on an airfoil. In short, dimples. 14 month’s worth dimple
plotting, modeling and calculating plus 2 trips to the wind tunnel to
create a dimple pattern with exactly the right surface roughness for
boundary-layer formation. Over a year’s worth of hard labor to save
your 1-3 precious watts on race day.
Where the rubber meets the road
While
the Tangente is the most aerodynamic tire in the world (and the only
one developed in the wind tunnel) it’s not just a delicate,
special-mission TT tire. It’s got the guts of a hardened road warrior
thanks to our partnership with Vittoria.
Their expertise helped us optimize the handling, responsiveness and
durability of the casing by combining an ultra-fine 290 tpi Corespan
fabric with a durable, puncture-resistant belting and lightweight latex
tube. And the silica rubber compound? It’s specially made just for the
Tangente because, as it turns out, the gently scooped dimple patter is
so much more crack resistant than grooved tread patterns we can use a
lighter, better-gripping rubber with a lower rolling resistance than
any other tire on the market. All without sacrificing a bit of
durability. The new Tangente tire. Faster. Tougher. Stronger. Just like
you.
Weight = 232g
