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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n“Road riders have\nalways appreciated R3 Hard-Case Lite because it’s the one road tire you need\nfor training, racing, and everyday rides,” said Graham Wilhelm,\nBontrager’s Director of Product for Tires and Wheels. “The new R3 serves\nthis same function, but we’ve improved it in every way. It’s now lighter,\nstronger, and more protective. Plus, it has almost double the tread life.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proprietary\nTR-Speed compound<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bontrager went back to\nthe drawing board for the new R3 and totally reworked the rubber compound to\ndeliver a tire that rolls faster on the road and in the lab. TR-Speed offers a\n75% increase in tread life for performance that lasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More\nmiles, fewer flats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bontrager also improved\nthe new R3 Hard-Case Lite’s puncture protection by adding a supple breaker belt\nmade from tightly woven Nylon105. The result is a lighter tire with better road\nfeel and a 12% increase in protection against punctures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lightly\ntreaded design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The new R3’s lightly\ntreaded casing adds traction and confidence in corners. As the tire size\nincreases, the traction becomes more pronounced, which is perfect for aligning\nsize with the tire’s intended use. 700×23 tires are smooth and light, 700×25\ntires have a lightly recessed tread, and 700×28 tires get external tread which\nis more pronounced on 700×32 tires. Unconditional\nBontrager Guarantee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Like all Bontrager products, new R3 tires are backed by the Unconditional Bontrager Guarantee, which gives riders 30 days to love their purchase. If they don’t, we’ll take it back. It’s that simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Available\nR3 Hard-Case Lite models<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n New Bontrager R3\nHard-Case Lite tires are available in\nthree models: R3 Hard-Case Lite (R699.00 MSRP), R3 Hard-Case Lite TLR<\/a> (R1,099. MSRP), and R3 Hard-Case Lite\nReflective (R799.00 MSRP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n R3 tire models come in 700×23, 700×25, or 700×28, with reflective options for 700×25 and 700×28. R3 Hard-Case Lite TLR also has a wider 700×32 option with either black or brown sidewalls. Bontrager’s new R3 Hard-Case Lite tires are available exclusively online at trekbikes.com and through Trek’s global network of retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: Trek Bicycles <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The all-new 2020 Bontrager R3 Hard-Case Lite improves on the best-loved parts of the original and delivers more speed, a significantly longer tread life, and better protection against punctures. To create the new R3 Hard-Case Lite, Bontrager’s engineering team developed an all-new proprietary rubber compound called TR-Speed, which rolls faster and increases the life of… Read More »Faster, Lighter and Stronger: 2020 Bontrager R3 Hard-Case Lite<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[126],"tags":[1321,268],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kTdBl574-1160x869.jpeg\")
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