MTECH™ is the Patented ’soft heart, hard body’ technology that gives MPC wheels such a huge performance advantage… and a unique look.
Soft heart, Hard body is quite literally how the MTECH tire is constructed. The tire of an MTECH wheel is made up of a soft inner band (62A shore hardness in the most resilient material found in any wheel), beneath a highly-durable outer material (80+A shore hardness in a durable, surface-hugging urethane).
The high-rebound inner band of the MTECH wheel
This soft inner band of the wheel is literally the urethane ring shown above. It is this ring which has the print applied to it – a graphic which remains visible and slightly magnified from the outside – and is part of what makes an MPC wheel look so different from any other.
The MPC Turbine Hub - unique twisted spokes for airflow and flex control
The inner band goes around the Turbine Hub, which is itself unique for its twisted spokes. Each of the hub’s 9 spokes ‘twists’ its way between the bearing core and the outer rim of the hub. This twist in each spoke allows side load (the type applied by the skater through corners) to deform the hub slightly, adding to the potential footprint being applied by each wheel on the surface. In short – giving you more grip.
MTECH high-reboudn inner band locked onto the Turbine Hub
Around the hub and the inner band, the outer urethane is poured and chemically bonded.
High-performance outer urethane poured and bonded to the Turbine Hub & Inner Band
Before (left) and After (right) pouring of the outer urethane
No traditional physical interlock is necessary to bind hub with tire, and in fact, this lack of physical interlock contributes to the ‘footprint enlargingWhen the wheel is exposed to cornering pressure, controlled deformation occurs to enlarge the ‘footprint’ – or the area and shape of urethane in contact with the skating surface: giving you more grip.‘ characteristics of a number of MPC wheels.
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