Continental Gatorskins come in wire bead and are a very high quality tire. I have them on my road tandem and love them.
Originally Posted by
dfcas
I've read/heard about tandem tube failures with wire bead tires. My experience with wire bead tires has been that they are are built down to a price, ride crummy and are heavy. The last 2 I bought were out of round. I think a good quality wire bead tire is possible, but I don't know of one.