Description

CHALLENGE Baby Limus Team Edition Tubular 700C x 33 Gravel Tyre
Conquer the most challenging conditions and leave the competition behind with the CHALLENGE Baby Limus Team Edition Tubular. Engineered for elite performance in mud, soft dirt, and wet terrain, this tyre is the ultimate weapon for serious cyclocross racers and gravel adventurers who refuse to let the weather dictate their ride. It combines an aggressive, intelligent tread design with world-class handmade construction to deliver unparalleled traction and control when it matters most.
The Baby Limus excels where other tyres fail. Its design is a masterclass in performance for unpredictable surfaces. With a faster-rolling centreline than its full-mud sibling, the Limus, it still provides incredible grip and confidence without sacrificing speed on harder sections of the course. This makes it an exceptionally versatile choice for mixed-condition races and rides that feature everything from slick mud pits to grassy fields and hard-packed gravel.
The Team Edition takes this performance to the next level. Built for professionals and discerning riders, it features a higher thread count in its carcass, resulting in a lighter, more supple, and faster-rolling tyre. The enhanced flexibility allows the tyre to conform perfectly to the ground´s micro-imperfections, maximizing the contact patch for phenomenal grip and an exceptionally smooth ride feel that reduces rider fatigue.
As provided by the manufacturer, this tyre is crafted for excellence:
With high and far between studs, it hangs perfectly fetching good ground under the mud, and ridden very effectively! It has a manufacturing to high-end hand, and therefore a non-vulcanized rubber more effective over time, and a 300 TPI flexible carcass for perfect handling.
In the Team Edition, with a 320 TPI carcass, and weigh less than the classic version.
– Thought (and well thought!) To the muddy ground.
– The carcass Superpoly flexible and durable.
Key Benefits:
* Exceptional Mud and Soft-Terrain Traction: The aggressive, widely spaced “Y” shaped knobs bite deep into mud and soft ground to find purchase, while the open design sheds debris quickly to maintain performance.
* Superior Handling and Control: The handmade tubular construction combined with a high-TPI SuperPoly carcass delivers an incredibly supple ride. This allows you to run lower pressures for maximum grip and shock absorption without the risk of pinch flats, providing sublime cornering stability and confidence on descents.
* Pro-Level Lightweight Performance: As a Team Edition model, this tyre features an ultra-high 320 TPI (Threads Per Inch) count, making it significantly lighter and more flexible than standard versions for faster acceleration and reduced rolling resistance.
* Handmade Durability: Expertly hand-built in Challenge´s own factory, this tyre uses a non-vulcanized, natural rubber tread that is applied to a pre-formed carcass. This meticulous process results in a more durable tread and a casing that remains flexible and effective for longer.
Technical Specifications:
* Use: Gravel cycling / Cyclocross / All-Road
* Size: 700x33c
* ETRTO: 33 – 622
* Construction: Handmade Tubular
* Casing: SuperPoly
* Threads Per Inch (TPI): 320
* Recommended Pressure: 1.6–6 bar (23–90 psi)
* Bead Type: Rigid (Tubular specific)
* Color: Black / Tan
Attributes:
* Wheel Diameter: 28´´- 700
* Tyre Width (mm): 33
* ETRTO: 33 – 622
* Discipline: Gravel cycling
* Bead: Rigid
* Type: Tubular