With UCI World Championship XC titles in long and short formats, Vittoria offers to the public what factory racers have trusted for the last two seasons: the new Vittoria XC Race Formulation – available in new Peyote 29×2.4 and proven Mezcal 29×2.4 treads.
With modern XC courses getting faster and more technical, tire performance requirements have never been more demanding. Producing tires that are not only tougher but also faster is a tall order. Vittoria has achieved both in the Peyote and Mezcal treads.
Peyote Tread
The Peyote is intended for hardpack to fine, loose terrain, for the dedicated racer seeking the ultimate edge. Telemetry results placed Peyote fastest in its class and up to 4 percent faster than the closest Brand-A competitor. Field testing showed unparalleled agility and real-world speed without compromise.
“When designing the Peyote, simply going fast wasn’t the goal,” said Ken Avery, SVP Product Development. “Instead, we viewed success as the reduction of time from point-A to point-B, taking speed, grip, control, dependability and rider fatigue into account.”
The Peyote’s revolutionary tread pattern is positioned between Terreno and Mezcal. It delivers increased speed and grip thanks to a low-profile alternating center ribbon. The familiar Vittoria v-formation allows the tire to dig through loose terrain to find traction while evacuating debris laterally. The alternating mid-tread tapers up to capable cornering tread, providing responsive handling and a predictable feel. These traits work to boost cornering performance by placing effective edges directly opposing the path of cornering forces, regardless of lean or cornering angles.
To complement the Peyote, the World Championship-proven Mezcal sees a new 2.4 size option using Vittoria’s new XC Race Formulation and technology.
New Race Formulation
The Peyote and Mezcal XC Race are built using the new XC Race Formulation and have been torture tested at the UCI elite levels.
The Race Formulation employs graphene and silica, providing increased wet grip and suppleness. It also combines a 60TPI tubeless-ready casing to optimize deformation. This combination reduces rider fatigue while simultaneously increasing race-day reliability.
“Vittoria is committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation,” said Vanessa ten Hoff, Chief Innovation Officer at Vittoria. “The new XC Race formulation is just another example of how Vittoria is thinking outside the box to benefit real riders (with) the best performance possible in every scenario.”
The new casing, new compound, and new size addition of Mezcal shows a 3 percent improvement in rolling performance. The new Peyote Tread shows 6 percent improvement in total when combined with this new casing and compound. When applied to a real-world scenario, this means a Peyote rider in a typical XC race scenario will gain ~.75 km/hr. of average speed over the course of the race. These benefits are in addition to an 11 percent increase in grip (especially in wet), and durability of the new casing without impacting dependability.
