Cycling Bargains - Merlin Cycles Silca Protocol RCG-3 Folding Gravel Tyre - 700c - Black / 700c / 50mm / Tubeless / Folding | FREE delivery over £60 & Easy Returns (ph-345764)

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Merlin Cycles Silca Protocol RCG-3 Folding Gravel Tyre - 700c - Black / 700c / 50mm / Tubeless / Folding | FREE delivery over £60 & Easy Returns

Product Description

When lining up in Emporia, KS or Bentonville, AR finding the fastest tire that won't flat is key. This is the choice for those types of courses. More grip, more puncture protection, and all the speed.   The RCG-3 is the successful result of Silca's mission to make the best gravel tyre on the planet. Arriving at gravel tire development with a fresh perspective, Silca took the characteristics everyone loves about fast XC MTB tyres and optimized them for modern gravel with ultra-fast road tyre casing concepts. The RCG-3 delivers robust flat protection without sacrificing speed. It was engineered for harsh courses and unpredictable terrain like you find in Category 3 gravel events like Unbound, Big Sugar, and The Rift.    Built around our supple Pulsar casing, the RCG-3 integrates an under-tread puncture breaker selected through many rounds of testing for its superior impact resistance. Unlike conventional protective tires that feel heavy and sluggish due to high internal friction, the RCG-3 architecture minimizes hysteretic losses to protect against flats while maintaining optimal rolling efficiency and traction.    The RCG-3 tread features tightly spaced, elongated center knobs that increase both in size and height as the pattern moves outwards to enhance buoyancy and contact patch during cornering. This clever shape keeps you rolling smoothly on the rubber rather than squirming on the casing.    To maximize its unique structural layup, the RCG-3 is tuned for slightly higher baseline inflation. This optimized pressure dynamic prevents over-deflection, stabilizes the contact patch, and enhances pinch-flat protection without compromising traction or handling confidence. Accordingly, Silca added a new casing option to there tyre pressure calculator to account for the differences needed for the race casing in Silca tyres. The result is a fast, supple, and resilient tire that allows riders to attack demanding courses knowing their speed won't be compromised by a flat.    RCG-3 Architecture Tightly spaced, elongated center knobs increase in both size and height as the pattern moves outward, building buoyancy and contact patch through the corner. That shape keeps you rolling smoothly on the rubber rather than squirming on the casing.   Performance Data The RCG-3 returned 24.7 kg of puncture resistance in controlled lab testing, well ahead of the Continental Dubnital at 22.3 and the Schwalbe Thunder Burt at 19.9. It rolls faster than the Dubnital at 28.2 watts and undercuts both on weight, so the added protection arrives without the penalty that usually comes with it.   Ideal Conditions Harsh courses and unpredictable terrain, the kind you find in Category 3 gravel events like Unbound, Big Sugar, and The Rift. When you do not know exactly what the day holds, this is the tire to start with.   Pulsar Compound A high performance rubber and silica race compound engineered to hold rolling efficiency, grip, and durability in balance rather than trading one away for another.   Race Casing A race casing architecture developed around modern tire pressures, so the tire keeps its shape and its ride quality at the pressures wide rims actually run.   CarbonBead BeadLock Carbon fiber bead technology that keeps the tire dimensionally stable across its whole life, so the width you measure at installation is the width you keep.   SealSkin Enhanced puncture protection for terrain that asks more of the casing, adding durability where the ground is rough enough to make it part of being fast.   Tubeless Ready Engineered for modern tubeless systems from the bead out, so sealant, valves, and lower pressures all work the way they were meant to.   Specification 45, 50, 55mm options. 495g in 45mm, 540g in 50mm, 590g in 55mm. 120 TPI. SealSkin Protection Layer. Fastest Pulsar compound. Width as measured on a 25mm rim after 24 hours. Designed for courses like Unbound and Big Sugar. Moderate tread pattern for increased grip while keeping rolling resistance low. Ideal when used on Category 3 gravel. Race Casing for flat-out speed.   | Merlin Cycles are one of the longest running online bike stores in the UK. Since our early days we have had an enviable reputation among cyclists for stocking a massive range of cycling equipment and offering it at great prices. Merlin Cycles was initially a mail order business started in June 1993 by John Moss in the spare bedroom of his house in Whittle Le Woods near Chorley. A few months later the company opened a shop premises in Ormskirk, Lancashire. In 1998 Merlin Cycles moved to larger shop premises in Leyland.