Today Cadex is expanding the brand’s offerings with the introduction of two new integrated handlebar options, a new lightweight and aero wheelsystem, and an updated race tyre. The new products update and further round out a collection of high-end components that has been growing since the Cadex name re-entered the market in 2019. During that time, the brand has always offered a small and highly curated mix of products that consistently find their way into buyers guides such as the best road bike wheels. At the same time, Cadex is often considered through the lens of the brand’s history and corporate stablemate, Giant.
With so many recent product additions, there’s now a question hanging in the air. The gulf between Cadex and Giant is wide, is it time to stop thinking of Cadex as a moonshot offshoot of Giant bikes? Cadex seems to do little to strengthen the corporate ties between the two brands and even as the brand expands, the offerings remain focused. If you want to go fast, Cadex has a range of products that spare no expense. The latest round of introductions offer even more choice.
Cadex Race GC Tubeless Tyre
Before today, Cadex had a range of tyres available covering both on-road and off-road needs. Drilling down to the road offerings there had been three offerings including a narrow 25mm Aero Race Tyre, a Classics option available in 25-32mm widths, and finally an all-around Race Tyre with options for both 25 and 28mm. It’s that third option that gets an update today with the introduction of the Cadex Race GC Tubeless Tyre.
While the previous generation was already well renowned in the tubeless tyre market, the Race GC improves on the design. The update starts by borrowing the RR-S Compound from the existing Aero Race Tyre then applying it to an updated carcass. The new carcass, renamed Lightweight Supple Race Casing, sees an increase of TPI (threads per inch) from 170 up to 240 and a reduction of weight down to 279 grams for a 28mm tyre.
Along with the new casing, this latest tyre also sees an increase in rolling efficiency. Cadex explains that the new 240 TPI casing allows for fewer casing layers which, as already mentioned, reduces weight but also reduces friction. Compared to the previous tyre, Cadex quotes an 18 percent decrease in rolling resistance as well as better absorption of road imperfections.
With the reduction in weight, Cadex takes pains to also emphasise the continued…
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