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Pat Clancy
Joined: 13 Jan 2004
Posts: 1353
Location: Manchester, CT10/2/14 10:17 AM |
Schwalbe Procore Dual-Chamber Tire System
Saw this referenced in the MTBR 2014 best-in-show items from Interbike. Their comment:
Schwalbe’s Procore Dual-Chamber Tire System consists of a high-pressure air chamber near the rim to protect against rock strikes, pinch flats and burping. It’s surrounded by a tubeless tire—Scwalbe’s or anyone else’s—that can be run at extremely low pressure for improved traction and float. On paper, it’s a pretty compelling story—and we’ve heard a number of pros testing the system are very impressed—but we’ll have to see how it works in the real world.
See: http://www.schwalbetires.com/tech_info/procore_presentation_video
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX10/2/14 10:23 AM |
Seems like good concept, especially the anti burping aspect.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH10/3/14 5:39 AM |
It's a great concept...
...but at over $200 - plus tires - it's going to be a hard sell for anything other than downhill racing.
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Dave B
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 4511
Location: Pittsburgh, PA10/3/14 6:56 AM |
Seems to be a variation on the "run flat" tires sold for automotive use. I wonder how much weight it will add.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19083
Location: PDX10/3/14 9:01 AM |
PROCORE system is a joint development with Syntace, but it can be mounted in all conventional wheels that have a minimum internal width of 23 millimeters. Weight per wheel is 200 grams and will be available in all three mountain bike wheel diameters.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH10/4/14 5:14 PM |
There you go
Something that will add nearly half a pound per wheel will definitely be of more interest to the gravity riding set.
While I like the concept, I don't see it ever being accepted on the road unless they come out with a lighter weight, less expensive version. Even then, it would probably only appeal to the 'adventure riding' set.
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