Originally Posted by
sjanzeir
I've found a German vendor would ship a pair of Citizen Actives directly to my door for €36 (~$45 in today's rate,) so that ought to rule out the Tiogas - and everything else, for that matter. But, after all is said and done, it might be cheap for a reason, even if it's a Schwalbe. Could it possibly be better than the Tioga, which costs more than twice as much? Have to buy before I try!
So, seeing as how there seems to be no shortage of love for the Supreme, how come Schwalbe discontinued our size?
Because no one questions the received wisdom that touring can and should be done only on 559 wheels and on 'touring' bikes. We had a thread arguing that point recently. Supposedly one should not tour on 622 wheels either. No worries, though, I also managed to snag a pair of 37-622 folding Marathon Supremes v.1 at a reasonable price.
The other reason may be that the general public thinks of folders are cheapos undeserving of pricier, higher quality disposables. Marathon Supremes are not cheap even in the best of circumstances.