Both tyres are available to buy now in three sizes (26mm, 28mm and 30mm) with black or tan sidewalls<\/a>. The 28mm and 30mm sizes are hookless<\/a> compatible.\u00a0<\/p> The release of the Blackbird marks Hutchinson\u2019s return to the fast road bike tyre<\/a> market.\u00a0<\/p> The Fusion 5 Performance<\/a> used to occupy the top spot in Hutchinson\u2019s road bike range, but hadn\u2019t been updated since we last reviewed it in 2021.<\/p> Hutchinson says the Blackbird uses a new, more supple casing called SwiftEasy.\u00a0<\/p> It claims this reduces rolling resistance by a tenth, while improving comfort and reducing weight.<\/p> In the SwiftEasy design, Hutchinson wraps the tyre casing around the bead and directly adheres it to a polyamide puncture protection belt. <\/p> Usually, these layers overlap, so this reduces the number of layers required from three to two. <\/p> The second layer of 127 TPI casing stretches from bead to bead, to improve air retention, according to Hutchinson.\u00a0<\/p> The brand hasn\u2019t supplied any data to support its claims.\u00a0<\/p> However, we have a set to test and will report back with our independent review.\u00a0<\/p> The 28mm Blackbird TLR weighs 286g per tyre on our scales, which is competitive with the best road bike tyres<\/a> such as the Continental GP5000 S TR<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p> Hutchinson says the tubeless 26mm and 28mm-wide Blackbird weigh 275g and 310g respectively.<\/p> The brand says the Blackbird is more durable than the Fusion 5, thanks to a new tread compound.\u00a0<\/p> The Mach Tread 3.0 is said to be 10 per cent tougher than the outgoing 11Storm compound.\u00a0<\/p> Due to its increased tear resistance, the Blackbird can last for 4,000km of riding, according to Hutchinson.<\/p> The new tread is claimed to be 15 per cent wider than the previous design and optimised for modern, wide rims.\u00a0<\/p> In combination with the more supple SwiftEasy casing, Hutchinson says this puts more tyre in contact with the road to improve cornering grip.\u00a0<\/p> For road riders who are not tubeless converts or only have clincher road bike wheels<\/a>, there is a tube-type Hutchinson Blackbird.\u00a0<\/p> Hutchinson omits the lightweight SwiftEasy casing from the clincher version and includes an extra layer of casing. This adds the puncture protection <\/a>required to run inner tubes<\/a>, according to the brand.<\/p> The clincher Blackbird comes with black or tan sidewalls and in 26mm, 28mm and 30mm sizes. These are claimed to weigh 225g, 245g and 265g respectively.\u00a0<\/p> Successor to the Fusion 5 Performance is claimed to be faster, lighter and tougher <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":61195,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/hutchinson-rejoins-road-tyre-race-with-fastest-ever-blackbird.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/hutchinson-rejoins-road-tyre-race-with-fastest-ever-blackbird-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/hutchinson-rejoins-road-tyre-race-with-fastest-ever-blackbird-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/hutchinson-rejoins-road-tyre-race-with-fastest-ever-blackbird-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/hutchinson-rejoins-road-tyre-race-with-fastest-ever-blackbird-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/hutchinson-rejoins-road-tyre-race-with-fastest-ever-blackbird-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/hutchinson-rejoins-road-tyre-race-with-fastest-ever-blackbird-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Successor to the Fusion 5 Performance is claimed to be faster, lighter and tougher","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/61194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}10 per cent lower rolling resistance<\/h2>
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4,000km of riding\u00a0<\/h2>
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Long live the inner tube<\/h2>
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