MICHELIN

Velo Michelin tire - a world leader in tires

Michelin was founded in 1889 in Clermont-Ferrand by the two brothers André and Edouard Michelin. Rubber specialists, the legend says that the 2 brothers had the idea of ​​embarking on bike tires After helping their factory in 1891 a cyclist whose bike hose was punctured. To facilitate repair in the event of a puncture, Michelin invented the removable tire in the same year and won his first success in the Paris-Brest-Paris race! Today the French brand wants to be present on all means of transport equipped with tires and ranks second world group worldwide throughout the market.

Velo Michelin tire - Expertise in all areas

Michelin tires are references in each of the disciplines of the bicycle. As comfortable on a city bicycle for a family walk as on bikes Mountain biking Competition, the brand has also won victories everywhere, from the French cyclo-cross championships to the Tour de France mountains. You will find on Probikeshop.fr the range of Michelin products for all of these disciplines: Mud and Jet tires for cyclo-cross, the Wild series for mountain biking or Pilot Sport for the city are among the spearheads the brand.

Velo Michelin tire - The competition tire

The Michelin brand has known, since its inception, surrounding itself with the largest champions and the largest teams in each of the sports it accompanies in order to produce tires each time more efficient. It is with this in mind that the famous Pro Race range was born for road bikes. The Pro4 available on Probikeshop.fr comes from this line of tires stamped "service service". It offers one of the best compromises in terms of yield, lightness, hook in turn and resistance to puncture.