RELIABLE BIKE TIRES FOR EVERYDAY USE
It’s hard to imagine everyday life without the bicycle as a mode of transportation! Whether you’re commuting to work, running errands, or heading to an event on the weekend, it’s all the more important to be able to rely on your bike and its tires at all times.
For almost all cyclists, “puncture resistance” is by far the most important requirement for a bicycle tire. So it’s good to know the best ways to protect yourself against flats.
HOW TO MAKE OUR TIRES SAFE?
Good puncture protection starts with the design of a tire and benefits from the materials used.
The type of puncture protection used depends on the respective area of use of the tire. There are rubber-based protective belts and special fabrics. Even our standard tires have an effective puncture protection belt made of natural rubber and reinforced with Kevlar® fibres. In addition, our top tires have particularly effective puncture protection systems that are specially adapted to the respective requirements, e.g. RaceGuard, V-Guard.
The SmartGuard and Smart DualGuard puncture protection inserts offer everyday cyclists the best possible puncture protection. They are approx. 5mm thick respectively and thus provide optimum protection against foreign objects such as tacks, glas shards or flints.
The requirements for a bicycle tire vary greatly from one area of use to another. A tire for everyday use, for example, differs considerably in terms of material and construction from a high-tech mountain bicycle tire. In our puncture protection guide, you can find out what the differences are quickly and easily:
HOW DO I PROTECT MYSELF FROM PUNCTURES?
The best protection against punctures is a high-quality bicycle tire with good puncture protection. But every cyclist can also do something to improve puncture protection on their own bicycle. Here are our tips for everyday life:
THE RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE
Most underestimated - but with an amazing effect. The air pressure should always be adjusted to the cyclist and checked regularly.
TIRE CHECK
A quick glance is usually enough to detect and remove foreign bodies that have become lodged
GOOD ACCESSORIES
It's also about inner safety. Did you know that puncture protection can also be optimized with high-quality tubes and rim tapes?
THE BEST BICYCLE TIRES FOR EVERYDAY RIDING
Our most-purchased daily tires: good puncture protection, high mileage and made with recycled and renewable raw materials.
GREEN MARATHON
Excellent puncture protection, high mileage – with 80% recycled and renewable raw materials (30% recycled, 50% renewable, proportion of total weight).
MARATHON PLUS
MARATHON EFFICIENCY
WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
As a manufacturer, we take responsibility for our products – even after use. We have collected inner tubes since 2015 and tires since 2022 at specialist retailers and sent them for recycling via the Schwalbe recycling system. The material recovered is used in new products: Every standard tube contains around 20% recycled butyl, based on the compound and 70% of tires contain recycled carbon black (rCB)
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WHY IS AIR PRESSURE SO IMPORTANT FOR BICYCLE TIRES?
Only with sufficient air pressure is the tire able to support the bicycle correctly. On the road, where the surface is very smooth, the higher the air pressure, the lower the rolling resistance of the tire. The susceptibility to punctures is also lower at high pressure. A permanently low air pressure often leads to premature tire wear. Cracking of the sidewall is the typical result. Abrasion is then also unnecessarily high. Our overview gives you an indication of the "correct" air pressure for your bicycle tire.
WHY ARE TIRES OFTEN SMALLER THAN THE SIZE STATED ON THE DESCRIPTION?
The tire and rim must match. More precisely, the inner diameter of the tire must match the diameter of the rim shoulder. 37-622 tires, for example, fit on a 622 x 19C rim. In addition, the tire width and inner rim width must be matched. Our overview shows possible combinations of tire width and inner rim width according to ETRTO.
WHEN IS A TIRE WORN OUT?
A bicycle tire wears, for example, depending on the intensity of use, amount of use, load, surface, air pressure, rubber compound, etc.. It is therefore difficult to make a general statement about the mileage of a tire. However, if you pay attention to factors such as the correct air pressure, you can positively influence the mileage of a tire. How can you do this?