{"id":499,"date":"2021-06-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/?p=499"},"modified":"2022-07-05T17:23:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:23:40","slug":"hutchinson-launch-the-gridskin-ltd-edition-touareg-and-fusion5-tyres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/hutchinson-launch-the-gridskin-ltd-edition-touareg-and-fusion5-tyres\/","title":{"rendered":"Hutchinson launch the Gridskin Ltd Edition Touareg and Fusion5 tyres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following 2 years of R&D and extensive testing, Hutchinson proudly launches the new Gridskin reinforcement Limited Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gridskin improves the tyre\u2019s grip and comfort, allowing lower pressures whilst offering greater resistance to punctures and cuts. Perhaps most importantly, Gridskin\u2019s intelligent design allows for significantly reduced environmental impact during manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IMPROVE THE CYCLING EXPERIENCE…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Objective of the new Gridskin reinforcement : Produce a superior reinforced tyre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe Robust \u2018knitting mesh\u2019 construction, which isolates external damage, reducing the chance of embedded sharp objects creating larger holes or eventual punctures<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe Utilising Gridskin in the iconic Touareg gravel tyre<\/a>, allows for weight to be reduced by 8% vs the standard Hardskin reinforced model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe The Gridskin equipped Ltd Edition Fusion 5 Performance road tyre<\/a>, benefits from improved puncture resistance while maintaining exceptional performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe Our best ever balance of lightweight and protection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe Outstanding distortion performance, improved assured cornering and comfort over rougher surfaces. Test session results prove outstanding cornering feeling, traction, safety & enjoyment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe A fresh & unique design – discreet from afar but remarkable up close, with a reptilian relief on the sidewalls<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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…LOOKING AT THE OVERALL MANUFACTURING PROCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe Handmade in France in Hutchinson\u2019s Factory (European local production)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe The Gridskin reinforcement helps to significantly reduce the impact of production: we have successfully reduced the number of processing steps involved in the manufacture of tyres with this reinforcement from 4 to 1, while reducing the waste generated and the emissions associated with these steps (less plastic, less rubber and less electricity)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe A NAKED product – no label added to the tire = no scrap during the process = no waste<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25fe A minimalist packaging Made in France with recycled paper<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018To address sustainability and take responsibility for our global footprint as a manufacturer is one of the most important challenges of this decade. Our long term vision is to reduce the impact of our products while improving cyclists\u2019 experience through our tyre technologies.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being the only bicycle tyre manufacturer producing in France, Hutchinson already operates to the highest industrial standards. In parallel, Hutchinson Cycling Dpt. has set up a strategic Green Team consisting of the senior management, R&D and engineers, working together to improve every detail of the manufacturing process and constantly looking at what can be done to minimise the environmental impact whilst offering cyclists the best possible experience as a result of product innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following 2 years of R&D and extensive testing, Hutchinson proudly launches the new Gridskin reinforcement Limited Edition. Gridskin improves the tyre\u2019s grip and comfort, allowing lower pressures whilst offering greater resistance to punctures and cuts. Perhaps most importantly, Gridskin\u2019s intelligent design allows for significantly reduced environmental impact during manufacturing. THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE IMPROVE THE CYCLING<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorised"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/11\/Hutchinson-Gridskin-Windwave-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Windwave","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/author\/gordon\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":508,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions\/508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/wind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}