This week I filmed a video talking about all things tyre tech with Grant Wildman from Schwalbe Tyres UK.
Grant certainly knows his stuff, and it defo wasn’t tiring work learning about pressures, compounds, and tread.
Friend of The Head Angle and 2024 National 4X Champ Scott Beaumont dropped in too, to discuss just how vital tyre choice was in winning this year’s title.
Scott’s been supported by Schwalbe for many years and its obvious why he loves this company so much, the whole family business vibe runs right thru the entire business, from the peeps in the offices right thru to the chaps in the warehouse.
The passion everyone in the building has for bikes is unreal, so much chatting about all things cycling we almost forgot to do the shoot.
As for the shoot I was surprisingly cautious leading up to this one, I knew tyre tech is way more expansive than most people realises and it’s a common mistake especially amongst new people to the sport to underestimate how important those contact points are, and looking at other content on this subject I felt the short 10min video just doesn’t do it justice, I feel there’s a thirst for much longer content these days and this subject a defo feel deserves it, there’s a great story to tell here too, Scott Beaumont using all his years of experience to take his 12th title against riders half his age, watching him on the day puzzle over making those tyre choices, but confident knowing that Schwalbe had his back.
I really enjoyed this one, and Schwalbe’s hospitality was amazing greeting us with open arms, big thanks to Donna & Tim and all the Schwalbe family.
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