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TPE 2016: Wend winds their way into tires with studded Wazia for fat bikes

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By the time next winter rolls around, there will be another option for studded fat bike tires. Wend is a new brand cooked up by industry veteran Tim Krueger. Making sort of a soft launch at the Taipei show with a set of tires slipped underneath a titanium Advocate Watchman, Tim isn’t giving a lot away about Wend, other than the fact that tires – not just fat bike tires, will be on the way soon…

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The first tire to be seen in public is the new Wazia studded fat bike tire. Using fewer studs than a lot of studded options, the Wazia looks to have a fairly aggressive tread pattern though Tim says it is surprisingly fast rolling. The Light hot patch informs us the tire uses a 4.6″ 120 TPI ultralight tubeless ready casing with an aramid bead.

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Considering the Wazia looks to be the perfect tire for the Watchman, we wouldn’t be surprised to see tires matching other Advocate models in the future.

 

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