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Diesel - Diesel ProTection - The new Extreme Freeride 2.5" tyre with Gravity Arc grip!
The Extreme Freeride Specialist

Diesel 2.5"

  • 2.5" Extreme Freeride tyre - front & rear fitment

  • Takes tyre performance to a new level with the intelligent GravityArc™ tread design 

  • Three options available to suit all pockets & customer requirements. 

  • Built using the latest tread technology aimed to improve your enjoyment of MTB riding!

Utilizes the entire tread space with 3D Arcs & lugs to increase the tyres footprint & improve grip

Wire bead version is double walled for extra protection for downhill riders

The Diesel tyre is designed for the more extreme freeride bikes, which have become more popular in europe.

The tread pattern is similar to the Gravity tyre but more aggresive. The lugs of the tread are taller and wider to give increased grip. Because of the increased width, there's a greater volume of air in the tyre which means lower pressures can be used. 

The Diesel ProTection is designed with a lightweight casing construction aimed at giving excellent uphill and downhill performance, whereas the wire version is double walled for great anti-snakebite puncture capabilities The Diesel is not intended as a full-on downhill tyre, rather a wide volume, lighter weight extreme freeride tyre for front and rear use. The 2.5" tread width will fit frames width 80mm clearance and gives riders the freedom to explore more offroad terrain than ever before.

 
Tyre Code

Dimensions 
imperial   ETRTO
Weight Rec. Inflation Pressure (psi) Max. Inflation Pressure (psi) Colour Bead Suggested Retail Price
Diesel 0116401 26x2.5 62-559 1200 45 58 All black wire £19.95
Diesel ProTection 0116405 26x2.5 62-559 800 45 58 Black/Duraskin folding £28.95
Diesel Pro UST 0116406 26x2.5 62-559 1000 45 58 All black folding £34.95

 

  • The new design of the Gravity uses even the space in between the lugs to increase traction.

  • 3D faces enlarge the surface of the tread. The surfaces are determined by free falling u-bends or Arcs. The shape comes naturally, and at a minimum material input to keep weight low.

  • The contact patch or "footprint" of the tyre to the ground gets bigger, therefore improving traction.

  • Additionally, the Arcs/u-bends reinforce the tread blocks which helps the tyre hook up more effectively.

  • The lugs flex less under load, so steering response is improved as the shoulder knobs do not squirm during cornering. This is because the stresses are dissipated over a wider surface area. 

  • Gravity Arc Profile - block design

  • The tops of the tread blocks are sharp & hard

  • These cut through wet & loose surfaces more rapidly

  • Additionally, they hold very well on hard stony ground to give a more responsive ride

  • The edges of the lugs are rectangular to the incoming traction & steering forces

  • This way the lugs can take the forces and deliver them directly to the ground without braking loose

  • The shoulder edges (left) run with the rotation for fast & secure cornering

  • The centre tread edges (below left) run at 90° to rotation for perfect traction & braking

 
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