First announced last summer, Hutchinson’s newest ElevenStorm rubber compound was said to at once improve grip, puncture resistance, and lower rolling resistance. Originally only available in a select few tires, now the new rubber comes in road tubeless, tubeless-ready & tubed tire options for road racing, daily riding, and training.
Fusion 5 Galactik 11Storm road race tires
Hutchinson makes a lot of bold performance claims about ElevenStorm, so it’s good to see that the new top-level compound won’t see limited application. The claim a 6% reduction in rolling resistance, 14% longer wearing, 6% improved wet surface grip, and 2% better dry grip against what was already their top Fusion 5 Galactik road race tire.
Those tires now come in three casing types – a 240g, 25mm version of the newest & highest performance Road Tubeless Ready, designed to be used with sealant; 23 & 25mm Road Tubeless tires that have a butyl-sealed casing and don’t require sealant (285g in a 25); and the lightest 23 & 25mm Tubetype versions for use with regular inner tubes (190g in 25).