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Bont Will Distribute New Dual Durometer Wheels
By Planet staff
(posted Friday, June 16, 2006)

Australian skate maker Bont announced a deal today to start distributing a innovative dual-density wheel that is likely to attract the attention of elite inline racers along with serious speed freaks.

The inner urethane of the wheel is soft (62A) while the outer urethane is hard (84A).

The combination, Bont says, gives the wheels "an amazing amount of grip and great roll."

The Street Fighter wheels will come in three sizes (84, 90 and 100mm) and sell for $144 for a set of eight, which translates to $18 a piece.

The wheels are made by MPC, a polyurethane manufacturer with headquarters in Rhode Island.

Bont's press release about the new wheels:

Bont Skates announces an exciting new worldwide distribution partnership with MPC wheels. The Mtec wheel is a unique and patented dual durometer wheel which means it has 2 layers of urethane. The inner layer is 62A and the outside layer is 84A. This gives the skater an amazing amount of grip and great roll.

Team Bont 2004 member Jorge Botero was the first to test the MPC Mtec wheel whilst he was based in New York studying for his degree. Then, later that year, Team Bont’s Luca Presti won the 500m on the track at the inline world championships in Italy and we have been constantly testing ever since. The white coloured wheel is the exact same compound that Luca Presti used to win his world title. Bont will distribute the Mtec wheel through our distribution network to 57 countries. The wheels will be released 100mm, 90mm and 84mm in gold, silver and white colours.

Bont is very pleased to be able to offer our customers the wheels. We have been working on the new wheel with MPC for 2 years now and we feel the compound is now at its optimum level.

The wheels are available now. The retail price is $144 for a set of 8 wheels.

Alexander Bont
Marketing Manager
Bont International
www.bont.com

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