{"id":23336,"date":"2016-03-09T22:48:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T06:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/graphene-infused-bike-tires-automatically-get-softer-while-cornering-for-better-grip"},"modified":"2017-06-04T10:43:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T17:43:38","slug":"graphene-infused-bike-tires-automatically-get-softer-while-cornering-for-better-grip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/graphene-infused-bike-tires-automatically-get-softer-while-cornering-for-better-grip","title":{"rendered":"Graphene-Infused Bike Tires Automatically Get Softer While Cornering For Better Grip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/graphene-infused-bike-tires-automatically-get-softer-while-cornering-for-better-grip.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/graphene\">Graphene<\/a>, that atomic-scale super material that promises to revolutionize everything from <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/deep-fried-graphene-could-be-the-future-of-energy-stora-1680430188\">batteries<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/this-graphene-based-paper-can-walk-fold-and-twirl-on-i-1741187177\">robots<\/a>, is already improving the cycling world. Vittoria\u2019s new graphene-infused Mezcal and Morsa bike tires are lightweight, thin, grippy, and everything a cyclist wants in a tire without any tradeoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing what tires to put on your bike usually depends on the conditions in which you\u2019ll be riding. Larger tires provide better grip and durability, but add weight to a bike, while smaller tires are lighter and sleeker but wear out faster and provide minimal traction.<\/p>\n<p>But by adding graphene\u2014that wonder new material made of carbon atoms arranged in a strong honeycomb pattern\u2014Vittoria\u2019s new G+, or Graphene Plus, tires exhibit wonderful new properties. When riding on straightaways, the dual-layer makeup of the G+ tires allows them to remain firm for lower rolling resistance and added speed. But when a cyclist is braking or cornering, the tires get soft for added traction and grip.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/graphene-infused-bike-tires-automatically-get-softer-wh-1763751098?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow\">http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/graphene-infused-bike-tires-automatically...socialflow<\/a> --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graphene, that atomic-scale super material that promises to revolutionize everything from batteries to robots, is already improving the cycling world. Vittoria\u2019s new graphene-infused Mezcal and Morsa bike tires are lightweight, thin, grippy, and everything a cyclist wants in a tire without any tradeoffs. Choosing what tires to put on your bike usually depends on the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1635,48,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-materials","category-particle-physics","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23336"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62477,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23336\/revisions\/62477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}