In the wet winter months you want a tyre that is puncture resistant, provides a good level of grip and,  if the dreaded puncture does happen, is easy to remove and remount onto the rim.

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The Fusion 3 is a foldable tyre that has Kevlar reinforced casing beneath the tread – Hutchinson claims it is the only tyre on the market to do so-  and uses three different rubber compounds.

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The centre of the tread uses a hard rubber which is intended to reduce cuts and lower the rolling resistance.

A softer intermediate rubber is designed to assist general cornering and provide a smooth transition to the third and softest rubber at the side of the tyre which aims to give improved grip on tight corners.

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The 25mm tyre was easy to install out of the box and swapping to different wheels was straightforward.

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Coming with 127 threads per inch casing the tyre is supple and felt like it rolled well. Importantly the grip offered by the tyre allowed me to corner with confidence.

Having used the Hutchinson Fusion 3 on multiple rides, along poorly surfaced roads often covered in debris, I was impressed that there were no cuts of note, let alone any punctures.