Friday 16 October 2009

Brompton Tyres 2010

Rumor has it that Brompton will be selling just two types of tyres for their folding bicycles in 2010.

Much the same in appearance as the Brompton standard (yellow label) tyre, except that it comes with a kevlar lining to stop the tyre puncturing easily.






The Kojak (slick as the American TV detectives head) is a racing type tyre from German manufacturer Schwalbe.

This is the replacement for the Stelvio tyre which was discontinued in 2009.

the Kojak comes in two models:

Wired with a wire bead running around the edge of the tyre, coming in at a weight of 230 grammes.

Folding with a kevlar bead (actually supplied in a box), coming in a weight of 175 grammes, costing slightly more.