Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I'm sure Schwalbe are very good tires, but their name seems to command the highest prices. I bet part of the price difference is explained only with the name. Try the Vittoria. Vittoria is one of the top brand names with a real R&D division, and I expect it to be at least a very good tire, possibly even better.