Formed in 1948, Panaracer began manufacturing rubber products for a variety of commercial and consumer applications. In 1978 they began to exclusively produce bicycle tires so they could carefully focus on producing the finest tires available today. Without a doubt, Panaracer is the last Japanese manufacturer still producing bicycle tires in Japan. 

For the tire production itself, we use only the finest hand-picked raw materials to create our casings and compounds. When those material choices are combined with our patented technology, the end result is the finest tires that you can cycle on today.

In the 28 plus years of exclusively focusing on bicycle tire design, Panaracer has created some of the most ground-breaking tires ever used by cyclists. Smoke and Dart are such an example of that history. These models left such an indelible mark on MTB tire performance that they are still in production today due to their continued popular demand and their trend setting performance.