The Chicane is a super fast rolling tire providing maximum control on dry hardpack, wet grass, and icy conditions. With our RACE series, we start where other tires stop - we utilize ultralight 60TPI nylon casings and superior tread compounds - to give our traditional vulcanized tires excellent ride feel and quality that is more affordable than our handmade offerings. This Challenge TLR model is hooked rim compatible, and is designed to be compliant with UCI tire-width rules with most rims having an internal rim width up to 19mm. Please check inflated width to be certain of compliance. CONSTRUCTION: VulcanizedChallenge vulcanized tires take full advantage of our construction know-how and awesome tread designs – It's tough to beat the durability, good performance and low cost of vulcanized construction. We work with proven factories to bring iconic Challenge models to more riders. SERIES: RACE (Vulcanized)Value and Performance – It's tough to beat the durability, good performance and low cost of vulcanized construction. Our RACE series brings iconic Challenge tread patterns and compounds to more riders. CASING: Nylon Superlight 60TPIVulcanized Nylon tire casings are the industry standard. Easy to produce and offering excellent durability and high performance at a moderate cost, they are the most common variety of tire available. COMPOUND: SMART-VA specially formulated version of our SMART compound that is adapted to the different construction of vulcanized tires. PUNCTURE PROTECTION: PPSOur Puncture Protection System (PPS) is a tough, tightly-woven fabric placed between the tread and casing to increase puncture resistance.
