Originally Posted by
dman-ebike
Not only do they jump up and down, they also jump side to side. Its a joke. Schwalbe does have a warranty but I don't know how long it lasts. The tires only have like 50 miles on them and have been in storage for awhile. I bought bontragers awhile back and they are nice and true. But that was a different bike. After restoring the schwinn, I got the schwalbes back out and realized how bad they were comparing them to all the other tires I have. I wonder if they would give me 2 new tires.
But if the new ones are the same, why bother.
Maybe schwalbe sucks. I do know how to mount tires. Thanks for the replies. Keep them coming!
This certainly isn't the case. I've got 3 pair of SMPs which are the road version of the Big Apples w/o as single issue other than they were a ***** to mount. Once I applied a little soap and used a Kool Stop tire mounting tool they went right on. Over 20,000 miles on 3 different bikes over the last 3.5 years w/ 2 flats and one slow leak. One of the flats was blow-out that was the fault of the tube not the tire.
One would think that they would replace tires w/less than 100 miles. There's a toll-free number one can call when issues arise. To dimiss one of the top brands on the market as crap because of an isolated experience could be revelation of a deeper issue. I've had my frustrations w/cycling gear myself, so I empathize w/you there. Give them a call. My experience w/cycling gear/accessories manufacturers has always been good.