Continental Urban Taraxagum Clincher Tyre
The Urban Taraxagum by Continental is the first serial bicycle tyre made from dandelion rubber, for which they established the brand mark Taraxagum. The project is embedded in a comprehensive sustainability strategy, covering economic, ecological and social aspects. Through significantly shorter distances from the fields and their European tyre plants, they reduce efforts in logistics and transport and use resources more efficiently.
- The tyre has a very well balanced overall performance (puncture resistance, wear, grip and rolling resistance are considered)
- The tyre gets a unique design (tread pattern reflects the cell structure of an plant cell; dandelion seeds are in shoulder and sidewall area)
- The tyres bears our unique TARAXAGUM logo with is trademark protected in all relevant countries
The Urban Taraxagum by Continental is the first serial bicycle tyre made from dandelion rubber, for which they established the brand mark Taraxagum. The project is embedded in a comprehensive sustainability strategy, covering economic, ecological and social aspects. Through significantly shorter distances from the fields and their European tyre plants, they reduce efforts in logistics and transport and use resources more efficiently.
- The tyre has a very well balanced overall performance (puncture resistance, wear, grip and rolling resistance are considered)
- The tyre gets a unique design (tread pattern reflects the cell structure of an plant cell; dandelion seeds are in shoulder and sidewall area)
- The tyres bears our unique TARAXAGUM logo with is trademark protected in all relevant countries