The two companies also launch the new Ciclotte Pirelli Dumbbells

9 September 2024 - Pirelli and Multi Design, producer of the CICLOTTE brand, gave rise to the new exclusive edition of the Ciclotte design exercise bike branded PIRELLI, characterised by elements derived from motorsport. The two companies continue their collaboration started last year, sharing values such as passion for design, sporting vocation and high quality. The partnership changes traditional gym equipment aesthetics, by introducing a bike which is at the same time a fitness equipment and a piece of design for home decoration.

This new Pirelli edition of the Ciclotte Bike differs from the previous one by various elements: a LED screen integrated into the bike frame gives information on training, such as speed, km travelled, heart rate; a new Bluetooth connectivity with smartphones and tablets through Kinomap™ App assures an immersive training experiences, from road ride simulations till spinning classes and multi-player challenges; the gearbox with electromagnetic resistance courtesy of NOHRD™, ideal for high-intensity aerobic workouts, is finally enriched with a new transmission with a heavier and larger flywheel.

A version with yellow graphics of the brand new Ciclotte Pirelli design exercise bike was displayed for the first time ever inside the Pirelli Motorhome set up in Monza over the race weekend at the beginning of September. The bike stands out with handlebar grips in rubber, for an easier grip during the most intense workouts, and with graphics that mirror the layout of the tyres used in the world’s most prestigious car competition of which Pirelli is the sole supplier. These are available in five colours, just as is the case for a real race weekend: white ‘hard’, yellow ‘medium’, red ‘soft’, green and blue for “rain”.

The Ciclotte Bike also combines a carefully studied ergonomic layout respecting the “3-touch points triangle” cycling mandates with a narrow gap between pedals, like on a racing bike, while its compact size allows it to be placed also in limited spaces like hotel suites and yacht cabins. 

The Ciclotte Pirelli design exercise bike represents an evolution from "Ciclò," an innovative monowheel prototype designed in 2007 for sustainable mobility and a direct homage to 19th-century monocycles. Ciclò is displayed in the permanent collection of the Italian Design Museum, La Triennale di Milano, celebrating its historical significance and design excellence.

THE NEW DUMBBELLS

Besides the new Ciclotte Pirelli design exercise bike, the two companies also present a set of modular Dumbbells. This set is characterized by an innovative conic hooking system able to quickly vary the weight used by the users from 1.5 kg up to 7 kg per hand: this allows users to undergo real training section and heavy exercises.

The Ciclotte Pirelli Dumbbell features the same graphics and colors as the Ciclotte Pirelli design exercise bike and also shares with it the round shape, which directly refers to the “circle of life”, ensures a better distribution of weight around the hands during exercise and the possibility to be used as a normal fitness tool. At the end of the workout, the dumbbells can be showcased on the special support, even in a living room, like a sculpture.

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Pirelli, founded in 1872, is today one of the world's major tyre producers and the only one entirely focused on the Consumer market, with products and services for cars, motorcycles and bicycles. With distinctive positioning at the high and very high end - the "High Value" segment - PIRELLI is a global brand with deep Italian roots, known for its cutting edge technology, production excellence, and passion for innovation. To achieved the highest levels of performance, safety and environmental impact reduction, Pirelli is constantly engaged in research and development, where in 2023 it invested 5.4% of High Value revenues. In addition, it is also greatly committed to sustainability initiatives which has resulted over the years in the company being awarded top positions in the leading world classifications and inclusion in the most important indices, such as the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe Indices. Pirelli has been active in the world of motor sports since 1907, and today is involved in more than 350 competitions. Since 2011, it has been the Global Tyre Partner for the Formula 1™ World Championship, a relationship recently renewed until at least 2027. In line with the Company's strategic focus on the Premium and Prestige Segments, Pirelli Design develops projects aimed at collaborations with partners of excellence in their respective fields to supply products that are once unique and iconic. 

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The Ciclotte line was born from the evolution of Ciclò, the concept of monocycle characterised by the iconic circular shape typical of retro bicycles of the late 19th century, designed to meet the need for sustainable urban mobility, which since 2007 has been part of the permanent collection of the Italian Design Museum at ‘La Triennale’ in Milan.

From the first bike, designed, engineered in carbon fiber and industrialized by evolving Ciclò in a functional fitness version, Ciclotte has become a collection of design fitness tools with the gradual introduction of models of bike in Wood, Glass and Marble, as well as the kit of Dumbbells/Sculpture and the Wall-bar/mirror.

Ciclotte: Design for fitness. The form of an object, the humanity of its function.

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Published on: 9 September 2024, 13:25 CET

Milan, (Italy), 11 July 2022 - Pirelli presents Angel Urban, the new line of tyres for bicycles and e-bikes, dedicated specifically to metropolitan and extra-urban travels. The new tyres capitalize on Pirelli's decades of experience and technological leadership in the world of motorized two-wheel vehicles and make their debut at Eurobike, the international bicycle trade show that starts the day after tomorrow in Frankfurt.

People living in urban environments are increasingly moving towards forms of transport that allow them to get around quickly, with an eye to environmental impact and a healthier lifestyle. In this respect, bike - whether traditional or electric - has now established itself as the privileged form of transport.

Pirelli Angel Urban is dedicated to the new e-mobility and brings to cycling Pirelli's great experience in the world of tyres for motorized two-wheelers, particularly motorbikes and scooters. An important asset, especially considering that the latest generation of e-bikes are more and more powerful, much faster than a traditional bike and with features, including dynamic and cycling characteristics, that resemble, more than in the past, those of motorbikes.

The name of the new range of tyres immediately evokes this strong link: Angel, in fact, is also one of Pirelli's most recognized tyre lines for motorbikes and scooters. This reference is also evident in the similarity of the tread patterns and tyre profile of the different Angel solutions proposed for modern bikes.

THREE VERSIONS FOR THREE DIFFERENT USES
Pirelli's Angel Urban offers three different tyre models, for three different types of users.

Angel GT Urban is dedicated to the urban cyclist who is looking for handling, grip, and speed. It is for those who, with their e-bike or, more likely, with a "speed-pedelec", ride mainly in the city, but do not abstain from the occasional trip out of town, always enjoying a dynamic and sporty ride. The tread with sparse, well-spaced grooves derives from Pirelli's patented design of the famous Angel GT motorcycling tyre, winner of numerous comparative tests and still the choice of original equipment of the most famous sports bike brands, such as Ducati.
It offers dynamism and responsiveness even in wet conditions and great resistance to perforations.

Angel DT Urban is oriented towards the pure metropolitan cyclist, who looks for reliability and responsiveness from his/her bike tyre, in any weather, on any surface and under any city circumstances. With a sipped tread with all season characteristics, inspired this time by the Angel Scooter, this tyre is capable of tackling any surface or city barrier, from various road imperfections to tram tracks, and offers a very comfortable, agile and fluid ride; just like its motorized cousins.

Angel XT Urban, finally, was born to explore the city limits, to push off-road on easy gravel paths, along riverbanks or for short bike rides, on- but also off-road. A true multi-purpose tyre, in the best Pirelli tradition, Angel XT has a tread in the on/off category: well sculpted, but still suitable for long rides on asphalt, with a low-profile central tread and sidewalls with higher and more aggressive blocks, for better grip when cornering on irregular surfaces. Similar to the Pirelli MT60 RS motorbike tyre, this design offers on-road handling, comfort, and grip, as well as great traction in light dirt or gravel conditions.

NEW STRUCTURE FOR HIGH PERFORATION PROTECTION

At the heart of the new Angel Urban Tyres is the tread structure. It consists of two different layers: a surface compound (PROcompound Urban) based on silica, in contact with the asphalt, and a thick reinforcing layer underneath, with a protective and anti-perforation function. The formulation of the first favors great driving safety and grip, with the typical precision of Pirelli high performance tyres. The reinforcement layer, called HyperBELT, with an average thickness of 5 mm, offers excellent resistance to perforations. The protection prevents detritus and external bodies from reaching the inner tube and, in addition to constituting a physical barrier thanks to its considerable thickness, has a formulation designed to encapsulate sharp objects. In this way, perforation of the tyre is avoided without compromising its dynamic characteristics and maintaining the drivability and comfort typical of Pirelli's Angel line even on motorized 2-wheel vehicles.

The entire Angel Urban range complies with ECE-R75 certification, meaning that it meets the specific European standards required for e-bikes that reach speeds of 50 km/h (31 mph). All tyres are also equipped with reflective sidebands, which meet the homologation requirements of the European ECE-R88 standard.

Pirelli Angel Urban, which replaces the Cycl-e range, is already available for purchase in cycling shops and online.

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Published on: 11 July 2022, 15:15 CET

Milan (Italy) 4 July 2022 – Pirelli launches Cinturato Gravel RC tyres, the racing version of its already famous Cinturato Gravel tyres. This tubeless ready tyre completes the gravel selection, conceived and designed for the modern races of a discipline that is now even recognized by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

From the World Gravel Series to Unbound, the Cinturato Gravel RC is intended for every gravel competition: on road, gravel or irregular terrain. The new tyre was created to meet the needs of the fastest athletes of this discipline, who require fluidity and speed in compact and straight sections, and aggressiveness and maximum grip to face any curve easily and at the speeds of modern gravel racing.

The Cinturato Gravel RC, which will be shown to the public for the first time at the EuroBike fair in Frankfurt (Germany), features a special tread pattern: with tall profile and widely spaced knobs on the sidewalls and low profile and compact tread spacing in the central area. It is borrowed from a best-selling competition tyre in Pirelli's MTB product range: the Scorpion XC RC, a tyre born in XC and Marathon World Cup races and made for fast, expert riders.

As with the other Cinturato Gravel tyres in the range, the new Cinturato Gravel RC is made with the proven, high-performance SpeedGRIP compound. This proprietary compound from Pirelli allows you to easily tackle every surface, from asphalt to gravel to off-road. SpeedGRIP offers durability comparable to that of the MTB SmartGRIP, excellent chemical grip on wet surfaces and a reduction in rolling resistance very close to that of a pure road tyre.

The Cinturato Gravel RC has been reinforced compared to the other gravel tyres in the range, specifically to enable the tyre to safely face the toughest tests and sustain the watts expressed even by gravel professionals, on any type of terrain. Its casing, this time in 60TPI nylon, is protected by a 'belt', which goes from bead to bead. Named TechWALL Gravel, it adds a layer of reinforcement and protection against cuts, without compromising the tyre's rolling resistance and rideability.

Pirelli's new Cinturato Gravel RC tyre is already available for purchase, in sizes 35-622, 40-622 and 45-622, in both traditional black colour version and a Classic version, with para sidewalls.

Published on: 4 July 2022, 15:35 CET

• Pirelli's MTB range continues to evolve, aiming to offer maximum performance for all mountain bike disciplines.
• In addition to the new design and compound, the ProWALL casing option has also been added for the Enduro tyres.

Milan (Italy), 27th June 2022 - Pirelli continues the evolution of its Scorpion range, adapting the catalogue to the increasingly varied and high-performance bikes available on the MTB market today. The renewal work has focused on the line dedicated to enduro bikes with longer excursion, as well as on e-MTBs, to allow an even wider and more complete range of use.

The Scorpion Enduro and Scorpion E-MTB lines currently include three different treads: S (Soft Terrain), R (Rear Specific) and M (Mixed Terrain), to offer specific solutions in different surface contexts. The M tread, the one designed for greater versatility, has been completely revamped and further extends its use thanks to a new knobs’ layout and a new profile, which is more aggressive but extremely versatile. The higher, reinforced blocks are now designed to withstand the high mechanical loads typical of an aggressive riding style and higher performance bikes.

The revamped Scorpion Enduro M and Scorpion E-MTB M are designed to be true all- rounders, aimed at those who use MTBs for long mountain rides but don't disdain the occasional race.

The launch of the Scorpion tyres dedicated to the pure racing world of EWS and World Cup DH, which are being developed in collaboration with Fabien Barel, is instead planned for the coming months.

NEW SMARTGRIP GRAVITY COMPOUND

Further enhancing the versatility of the M design for Scorpion Enduro and E-MTB is the new SmartGRIP Gravity compound, developed drawing on Pirelli's motorsport experience in motocross and rally competitions, where it is necessary to be able to rely on tyres capable of tackling very different terrains, climates, and riding styles.

In the new mix of materials designed by Pirelli R&D, chemical grip, smoothness, and tear resistance remain high and faithful to the design principles of its sister SmartGRIP. In the new formulation, the static stiffness value has been lowered to around 50 Shore A, thus increasing the tyre's ability to conform to the terrain, reduce vibrations and increasing grip and driving comfort in more extreme situations. Debuting on the new M design, SmartGRIP Gravity is also updated on the existing S model of the Scorpion Enduro and E-MTB range.

ADDITION OF THE PROWALL CASING

Updates on Pirelli’s MTB line also touched the range of casing combinations on existing models and compounds. Today the Scorpion Enduro range is available not only in the HardWALL version, with bead-to-bead protection and rubber reinforcement insert, but also in the lighter and more rideable ProWALL, with sidewalls reinforced by a nylon fabric. In this way, an even more complete and modern range of uses and requirements is satisfied and updated to the great variety of performances that modern MTBs allow today.

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Published on: 27 June 2022, 16:15 CET