Padanga 28 Vittoria Randonneur Tech Rigid 700X48c / 50-622 black

11A00176 Compatible with wet weather use. Our popular semi-slick tread for the city and touring, featuring subtle siping for wet weather use. E-bike compliant Graphene compound rolls fast, and when used on an e-bike, extends battery life. Reflective sidewall stripe increases your visibility for oncoming motorists. The Solid Shielding puncture protection layer makes punctures a thing of a past. As with all Vittoria Tech Series tires, the mix of performance and durability add up to a great value! City / Touring tire powered by graphene Classic city tread features subtle siping for wet weather use Suitable for e-bike use (25 km/h, E25) Tire Bead: Rigid (Wired) Size: 700X48c ETRTO: 50-622 Material: Nylon, 33 TPI (Threads per inch) Compound: 1C Graphene (1 type of material with graphene technology) Color: Black Weight: 970 g 1.3 mm Rubber protection: Vittoria reinforced city tires use a robust and dependable nylon construction and a 1.3-millimetres-thick rubber braker placed between the tread and the casing for increased puncture protection. Rigid beads are used, as they are long proven, and provide ease of use with inner-tubes. Nylon Casing: Nylon is a robust and durable artificial fiber traditionally used for strong tire casings. Nylon threads are less thin than cotton ones, so casings have a lower number of threads per inch. The advantages of nylon casings is that they are strong and durable, extending the wear life of the casing. However, because it is an artificial fiber, it is not as supple (soft/flexible) as cotton. About GRAPHENE technology in tires: Graphene is the innovative material used by Vittoria in compounds to improve performance of tires. Graphene is the worlds thinnest material but at the same time one of the strongest ever used for consumer applications. Made of a single hexagonal-shape layer of carbon atoms, Graphene interacts with rubber by filling the space in between the rubber molecules. It acts like a magnet, making rubber molecules closer to one another and improving the overall rubber structure. Graphenes main properties are related to: Thinness / Strength / Flexibility / Lightness.