Tech Tips

This guide explores how to maintain your chain with Flowerpower Wax and optimize its performance, alongside insights into the effective use of Allpine Extra.

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Very often the early solidification of latex sealants is due to contamination by other liquids. We describe here below common and unexpected contaminations sources.

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Designed to meet the needs of environmentally conscious riders without compromising on performance, Végétalex stands out as a modern solution for tubeless setups. 

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Végétalex is a groundbreaking tyre sealant that stands out for being quickly biodegradable and completely plastic-free.

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Cyclists and mechanics trust the Giustaforza 1-8 for its precision and reliability. Now, the new 1-15 Pro and Pro Evo models elevate torque wrench technology with enhanced features. Let’s explore what’s new.

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When it comes to road cycling, finding the right tyre sealant for high-pressure road tubeless tyres is crucial. Caffélatex sealant and Vitamina CL are game-changers in this. 

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Why is your tubeless sealant drying up fast when using anti pinch-flat tyre inserts? What can you do to prevent it? We dig into this topic here below.

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We turned to Zero Friction Cycling in Australia, the absolute authority in the evaluation of bicycle chain lubricants, and we submitted Flowerpower Wax to their long and severe testing. And the result is...

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Instead of issuing a traditional Sustainability Statement, we prefer to have a virtual Q&A session with you, our customers

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Joining bicycle maintenance with environmental awareness, in 2020 we developed Végétalex – the first plant-based tyre sealant – and in the process we discovered there was so much more we could do, using plant-issued ingredients in bicycle cleaning products.

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Since their launch, our Shelters have become one of the most appreciated accessory by our cyclists, thanks to their great protective capacity and long-lasting adhesion. Today we are launching a “big” variant of shelter: Shelter Roll “Wide”. With a width of 80 mm, the new Shelter meets the need for a wider format on e-bikes

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We recently introduced Végétalex, a quickly biodegradable, plant-based tyre sealant, containing finely ground olives stones as repairing ingredients. How does it compare with Caffélatex, our other sealant? Is one superior to the other, or are they simply targeted at different users? Let’s find out.

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A cap that you can use as a key. A completely black version. Here is the new Tubeless Valve by Effetto Mariposa.

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The Effetto Mariposa Végétalex sealant eschews environmentally harmful substances and plastics without sacrificing on functionality i.e. sealing and durability. As the first sealant of its kind, it’s based completely on biodegradable cellulose fibres and...

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Tubeless tyres (with sealant) are surely helping to keep punctures to a minimum, but they don’t totally eliminate them. With the right force, especially on rocky terrain, it’s possible to pinch-flat a tubeless tyre, cutting the tyre by pushing it very hard against the rim.

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Those who ride occasionally (less than once a week), do not cross lands infested with thorns or – simply – do not want to face the small problems and complications that tubeless involves, can continue using inner tubes and be happy like that.

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It’s great to have multiple choices, as long as we also possess enough information for a correct decision: this also applies to our Shelter family. This family of frame protections offers different sizes, different thicknesses… but we realized we hadn’t quite explained our idea behind it.

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Being a synthetic latex, Caffélatex is not as intrinsically “sticky” as natural latex sealants, showing a lower tendency to clog valves and valve mechanisms. Still, it’s important to learn how to use it properly to take full advantage of the puncture protection, reducing the drawbacks to the minimum.

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Beside the use of CO2(described here) or contamination of your sealant with other products(described here), the “hair dryer” effect is a common but little-known reason for the decrease in a sealant lifespan. When does it happens?

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Tyre sealants are a must-have for the performance-oriented cyclists, to avoid the feared and annoying punctures. The big question is: how much sealant do I need? Parameters that influence the necessary quantity of sealant: Several parameters should be taken into account, for example the outside humidity, temperature and tyre inflation routine/regularity. 

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Why Caffélatex and Végétalex, rather than other sealants?
Caffélatex and Végétalex work perfectly with tubulars. Here is a detailed evaluation of the different aspects and options.

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