Cycling Tech & Components Wheels & Tyres All stitched up Features By Cycling News published 17 June 2005 Continental's bicycle tyre division is a small part of what's now a huge company, but it's where the... Share Share by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Image 1 of 15Maria Stolz works on a Competition tubular(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)An example of the marketing materials featuring the factory staff.(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)Smokes, or rubber tubes?(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)Maria Stolz works on a Competition tubular(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)The red material is the Vectran layer(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)The rubber tread then needs to be vulcanized(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)And so begins the stitching process.(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)The cotton layer helps protect the inner tube(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)This is the difficult part - stitching the casing together(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)Another view of Barbel's work.(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)Here, the casing is finally hand-stitched with thicker thread.(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)After the final stitching process, the tyres are inflated(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)After checking the tubular was air-tight for 24 hours(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)Then they end up here(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)An example of the marketing materials featuring the factory staff.(Image credit: Gerard Knapp)no copy in legacy cmsGet The Leadout NewsletterThe latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors TOPICS Road Tech Cycling News LATEST ARTICLES1Neilson Powless inks lengthy contract extension with EF Education-EasyPost2Oscar Onley signs for Ineos Grenadiers, cutting short Picnic PostNL contract after Tour de France breakthrough3Superprestige Heusden-Zolder: Tibor Del Grosso surges past Wout van Aert at the line for a signature elite victory4Superprestige Heusden-Zolder: Amandine Fouquenet solos away for surprise victory 5Ineos Grenadiers create 'new talent pathway' in deal involving Tom Pidcock's former junior team
