Pirelli Scorpion XC M Lite 29" tire

Meet the new Pirelli Scorpion MTB: tire range dedicated to Mountain Bikes, that shifts the attention from bike to terrain

The new Scorpion MTB subverts the current paradigms by offering a high performance tire for every single consistency of terrain, with separate tire development processes for every riding style. The innovative SmartGrip compound is the technological heart of the new tires, that guarantees mechanical resistance and grip on both dry and wet surfaces.

Pirelli's off-road tire is called Scorpion MTB (the company's trademark) because of true reason: they wanted to celebrate their entering to the MTB world. Just as it was for the PZero Velo, the road tires that saw Pirelli's return on the road bike field, they needed a meaningful name...

Like all Pirelli's bike tires, the new MTB range has also been developed at the Pirelli innovation centre, R&D laboratories in Milano Bicocca: leading research centre, that, with over 1000 dedicated researchers, allocates around 200 million euros each year for development and innovation.

Each size is produced separately
The great experience acquired by Pirelli in the Motocross field has been invested, in the new MTB tire development: tread patterns, knob shape and height, distance, cross-link and angles. All this has been studied for maximum efficiency on the specific surfaces you're riding on. While designing new tires, the Pirelli's engineers also had to consider many other variables: from the rider's riding style to the most recent developments in terms of profiles and rim sizes. This is why the construction technology of the new Scorpion MTB is different for each tire size. The combination and interaction of different compounds, reinforcements, static and dynamic rubber properties, measurements and patterns for the various terrains: all this was quite a difficult technical challenge for Pirelli but nothing can change their professional approach! They develop all their products with the specific customer needs in mind. The new Scorpion MTB range allows the rider to freely choose tire size that best suits their riding style, without fear of compromising on performance.


Features

  • Scorpion M (Mixed terrain-yellow) medium profile, tread spacing for riding quickly and confidently over a mixed variety of terrains, from hard to soft, whether for dry and wet.
  • "Lite" is the version of the "H" with an even lower rolling resistance and weight.
  • Grip: SmartGrip Compound for uncompromising grip on dry and wet surfaces.
  • Handling: designed for an optimal shape on modern wide profile rims.
  • Damping: A supple 120 Tpi and TLR casing for added stability and grip at a modern lower pressure riding style.
  • Protection: Anti-tear tread compound plus 120 Tpi sidewall reinforcements for added puncture and cut resistance.


Technology

SmartGrip Compound: excellent grip in any condition
The heart of Pirelli's MTB tire technology is the innovative SmartGrip compound. Thanks to this specific compound, the "weather" variable does not affect the performance of the new tires, that have been designed to offer grip and unparalleled handling in all weather conditions. Just like a SmartNettm Silica solved the compromise between rolling resistance and wet grip of the PZero Velo road tire, a new SmartGrip compound closes the "Gap" between tear resistance and grip on wet surfaces of the Scorpion MTB line.