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Green cycling.
It goes without saying that cycling is kind to the environment. But have you ever thought about your tires and what they’re made of?
BY BABETTE LICHTENFORD
photo: Miss X / photocase.de
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Green cycling.
Klar, dass Fahrradfahren umweltfreundlich ist. Aber habt ihr euch schon mal Gedanken über die Reifen und ihr Material gemacht?
BY BABETTE LICHTENFORD
photo: Miss X / photocase.de
Winner of the German Sustainability Award 2021, it’s impossible not to be impressed by this discovery: Urban Taraxagum, the first series-produced bicycle tires made of rubber obtained from dandelions. What’s more, these are grown, extracted and processed in Germany, which avoids long transport routes, reduces CO2 emissions and conserves resources in Southeast Asia, South and Central America. Not to mention land clearing.
If you want to get your bike ready for spring, have a browse here:
https://www.continental-reifen.de/fahrrad/reifen/rennrad/urban-taraxagum
