Specialized Tires|Cotton TLR Racing Tire (Tan Wall) (700c) (30mm) (Gripton T2/T5)

Specialized Cotton TLR Racing Tire Description:

The Specialized Cotton TLR Racing Tire is a purpose built, state of the art racing tire for anyone looking for exceptional ride feel, traction, and unbridled speed. To start, the tire engineers at Specialized blended a classic 320 TPI Polyester/Cotton Corespun casing construction with modern, machine-aided manufacturing techniques to create better uniformity in weight and durability along with great road feel and a smooth ride that rivals the best tubular tires. Unlike the difficult process of mounting and taking care of tubular tires, the clincher bead design of this tire makes the installation process, fixing flats, and maintenance very user friendly, proving you can have your cake and eat it too! Seamlessly molded on top of this casing is a dual density Gripton tread compound that provides low rolling resistance, very good tread life, and plenty of cornering grip to give a rider the confidence to use their brakes less when going downhill. Additionally, this tire is tubeless ready (and compatible with hookless style rims) which lets the rider use lower tire pressures for better traction, stability, and protection from pinch flats. Add everything up, and the Specialized Cotton TLR Racing Tire has the comfort, performance, and everything else needed to get a rider consistently on the top of the podium.

Features:

• A blend of traditional tire construction and materials with advanced manufacturing processes results in an ultra-high performance tubeless ready tire that is designed for actual, real world riding and racing conditions
• Advanced manufacturing processes, using machines, improves the manufacturing consistency and the bonding strength between the various materials used, resulting in better air retention, durability, and less weight variability between tires
• 320TPI Poly-Cotton Corespun casing offers the pure speed and buttery smooth ride of a glue-on style, tubular tire and adds the easier installation and lower maintenance of a clincher tire
• Polyester core improves the elasticity, strength, and tear resistance to help prevent blow-outs
• Cotton wrap improves the flexibility of the casing construction for a smoother, more natural feeling ride
• Gripton T2 compound used in the center of the tread delivers exceptionally low rolling resistance, which helps to produce faster acceleration, reduced energy loss so the rider has more juice at the end of the ride, and better tread life
• Tackier Gripton T5 compound utilized on the shoulders of the tire for tenacious, confidence boosting cornering traction
• Solid center tread provides minimal rolling resistance and is very quiet, while very subtle tread pattern on the shoulders provides enhanced traction especially when encountering a bit of debris or when riding in wet conditions
• Tubeless ready bead and tire casing allows for lower tire pressures, improved ride comfort, better traction, and fewer flats
• Specialized recommends pairing this tire with either the Roval Rapide, Sprint, or Alpinistwheels for the ultimate race wheel/tire combinations

Specifications:

• Tire Type: Tubeless (Clincher)
• Bead: Folding
• Compound | Casing: Gripton T2/T5 | Ploy-Cotton Corespun
• TPI (Threads Per Inch): 320 TPI
• Puncture Protection: –
• Inflation: –
• Color: Tan Wall
• Weight: 280g (700x28mm) | 290g (700x30mm) | 320g (700x32mm)