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Schwalbe Tires – Interbike 2018
Francis Cebedo September 25, 2018Last year, Schwalbe rebuilt the foundation of the company with the Addix compounds. These tire compounds offered improved grip and durability in a range of formulations ideal for different disciplines in mountain bikin
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Schwalbe Nobby Nic Plus review
Jordan Villella August 20, 2018The Schwalbe Nobby Nic is a popular all around tread that’s gotten the Addix compound treatment and larger sizing options, including the 27.5×2.8 that is tested here.
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Schwalbe Nobby Nic review
Francis Cebedo July 27, 2018The Schwalbe Nobby Nic has a difficult job: Deliver great grip and durability while minimizing rolling resistance, and also provide good braking performance. Can it do it?
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Schwalbe Racing Ralph Addix review
Jason Sumner July 18, 2018As its name clearly implies, this is an XC racing tire. The tread pattern is familiar in this class of rubber – more tightly spaced center knobs to increase speed, but taller, more widely spaced side lugs for extra bite.
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Cross-country mountain bike tire shootout first look
Jason Sumner July 13, 2018Defining the modern cross-country tire is not easy. They must be fast and light, but also durable and grippy. It’s a lot to ask. See how these seven options measure up.
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Mtbr’s Most Read Posts In 2017
Jason Sumner January 10, 2018As we push headlong into 2018, it’s fun to look back on the year that was. Here’s a rundown of the 20 most viewed Mtbr posts from 2017.
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Hot new wheels, tires, hubs, plugs and more – part 1
Saris Mercanti May 03, 2017Check out this round-up of what is new and cool from Kenda, Stan’s, Schwalbe, American Classic, Dynaplug, and others.
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Schwalbe Addix rubber compound primer
Nick Legan May 01, 2017Schwalbe uses good rubber. But if there was an opportunity for improvement, durability on rocky terrain was it. Now the German tire maker says it’s addressed that and much more with its new Addix rubber compound.
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Schwalbe ADDIX tire compound first ride
Saris Mercanti April 19, 2017Two years ago Schwalbe hired a mad scientist to redesign their tire compounds. The end result is claimed to offer best in class grip, durability, and rolling resistance.
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5 trail taming mountain bike mud tires
Arts Cyclery January 30, 2017While you should never ride multi-use or sensitive trails when they are wet, you might as well get ready for a wet, lift-accessed spring with a good mud tire set-up. Here are five great options.
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Hot new XC, DH, enduro, plus, and fat tires from Sea Otter
Saris Mercanti April 20, 2016It’s a good time to be a mountain biker. Whether you want burly plus sized tires, or ultra fast rolling XC shoes, there was something for everyone at this year’s Sea Otter Classic.
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10 best fat bike tires
Nick Legan January 18, 2016Tire choice is critical. Intended use, durability, and weight all factor in to what kind of rubber you want on the road (or snowy trail). Indeed, when it comes to fat bikes, tires are arguably the most important component decision you’ll make.
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Art’s Cyclery 2015 Mountain Bike Gear of the Year
Arts Cyclery January 17, 2016Here’s a look at some of the mountain bike products that made riding more enjoyable these past 12 months.
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Most innovative new mountain bike components of 2015
Saris Mercanti January 10, 2016The most innovative components of 2015 were almost equally divided between electronic and mechanical. Some are clearly the future of our sport. Others we’re not so sure. Check out the full list and then tell us what you think.
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Eurobike 2015: Schwalbe Fat Albert returns, plus new gravel, CX and fat tires
Jeroen Tiggelman September 08, 2015German tire maker brings back legendary trail tire, unveils budget-friendly Active Line, rolls out gravel and cyclocross options, and launches 20” model just for kids.
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Best in Show: 30 cool new bike products for 2015
Mtbr September 22, 2014Best in Show: See the coolest new bike gear for 2015 as our crew of editors picks the best bikes, accessories, apparel and more from Interbike and Eurobike.
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Interbike 2014 Video: Day 2 roundup
Mtbr September 12, 2014Interbike Video: The Mtbr and RoadBikeReview crew recaps Day 2 at Interbike 2014 from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Among the products discussed: Race Face’s new clothing, the Liv Lust women’s mountain bike, IceDot connected helmet impact detector, and the Schwalbe ProCore tire/tube system.
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Interbike: Schwalbe Procore dual-chamber tire system
Francis Cebedo September 11, 2014Schwalbe seeks to revolutionize tires with a system that achieves low pressures for good traction but with good puncture resistance.
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Schwalbe Dual Chamber Mountain Bike Tire System
Brian Mullin February 10, 2014The dual chamber system allows extremely low air pressures around 14psi without the risk of snake-bites or the tire slipping on the rim.
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Review: Schwalbe Magic Mary and Rock Razor Tires
Brian Mullin February 05, 2014The Schwalbe Magic Mary is an excellent tire for loose, wet and muddy conditions, and excels as a front tire. The Rock Razor is a rear only specific tire, and excels in dry conditions, and the semi-slick center knob design offers a quick acceleration, response and control.
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Interbike 2013: Schwalbe Tires – Magic Mary and Rock Razor
Brian Mullin September 28, 2013For 2014, Schwalbe has two new gravity oriented tires, the aggressive Magic Mary and semi-slick Rock Razor, along with the cross-country Thunderbolt.
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Schwalbe Hans Dampf Super Gravity Tire
Francis Cebedo January 27, 2013Now this is an interesting tire, the Hans Dampf Super Gravity 650b/27.5 tire. We have it in this new wheel size but it is also available in 26er. It is kind of an enigma but it makes sense as it has a kevlar bead, a downhill sidewall casing with dual carcass but single carcass under […]
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Schwalbe 2013 Tires – Hans Dampf, Rocket Ron, Nobby Nic
Brian Mullin October 29, 2012By Brian Mullin and Francis Cebedo For the 2013 product year, they’ll have most of the model range in 29er sizes (except gravity tires), and 650B will get the Hans Dampf, Nobby Nic, Racing Ralph, Rapid Rob and Rocket Ron. It’s nice to see Schwalbe stepping up to the plate with a big chunk of […]
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Schwalbe Nobby Nic 650B Review
Brian Mullin July 01, 2012The 650B is becoming the hot item, and all the bike manufacturers are jumping on its bandwagon, so new frames, tires, wheels and forks are all popping onto the horizon. For the 2013 product year, Schwalbe has the complete model range in 29er sizes, and 650B will get the Hans Dampf, Nobby Nic, Racing Ralph, […]
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Schwalbe MTB 2013
Brian Mullin June 12, 2012For the 2013 product year, they’ll have the complete model range in 29er sizes, and 650B will get the Hans Dampf, Nobby Nic, Racing Ralph, Rapid Rob and Rocket Ron (shown above in that order). All the tires get a new font look, and Schwalbe also is changing their information on the tire, so it’s […]
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Schwalbe Nobby Nic 650B Tires
Brian Mullin April 24, 2012Schwalbe is jumping on the 650B bandwagon with a couple of new tire entries for 2013, prominently the aggressive XC Nobby Nic. This definitely seems to be the year of 650B, although it’s being slowly morphed into being called the more appropriate and understandable 27.5. Most of the fork and tire manufacturers are rolling out […]
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Schwalbe Hans Dampf Review
Brian Mullin March 16, 2012The all condition’s mountain-bike tire, are tubeless ready with a non-directional tread pattern, and uses their tough SnakeSkin sidewalls, and was designed for dry and loose or wet and rooty and rocky terrain. The tires use their Triple Star rubber compound design, specifically the TrailStar version (High Performance Trail Ride Compound). I have been thrashing […]
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Schwalbe Fat Albert Review
Brian Mullin September 11, 2009Reviewed by Brian Mullin aka Gram and MTBR.com Pastajet https://www.gramslightbikes.com/ NOTE: Tires are a very personal thing, and they are hard to be subjective with. Tires are very dependent on the conditions and terrain they are used in and the riders riding style. When reviewing tires I had access to a very large swath of […]
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Schwalbe and DT Swiss 2010 Product Preview at Sea Otter Classic
Gregg Kato April 09, 2009For immediate release Stop by booth #200 at the Sea Otter Classic for a preview of 2010 product from Schwalbe and DT Swiss. While there, ask for your promo code for special on-line only discounts at www.schwalbetires.com source: Henry Horrocks, Schwalbe USA
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