SCHWALBE tyres overview...
 

Seems to be a few questions about the different types of tyres. I've found that bike24.de carries all the variants and ships globally.

The catalogue should address these questions (pages 68 and 69 are of particular interest).

https://www.schwalbe.com/en/cataloge...nglish_low.pdf

I'm a cheap bastard and go with the greenguard only as they run €15/tyre.

Pages 68 and 69 below.

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Good info. Thanks.

Oh wait, this is bikeforums, I'm supposed to argue with you.

Ummm.... recumbents rule! ;)

Get bent.

America is a hell hole and Europe is better.

Drop bars aren't for commuting.

(I think we have the arguing covered now!)

Is this really an argument or just a contradiction?

He's not even joking. This is his actual opinion that he's more than happy to throw out there to get a rise out of anyone he can.

Hell, he's got it in his bio under his avatar.

The most intolerant hate filled person on the site.

I don't think you have any idea about what you speak. I am able to make an objective comparison after living/working in several locales in both systems unlike most on the forum. It's a personal opinion borne through my experience in both systems and your mileage my vary based on qualifications, employability and social currency.

In this thread, I was initially being self-deprecating in response to the response to the OP. If you can't see that, then I can't help you.

You also need to dial the hate toward me down a notch or two. Thank you very much and have a nice evening.

Having spent a fair amount of time living (and biking) in the EU, I actually agree. :)

Except I agree with all your point here. ;)

I will be curious to test some tires and see how they hold up to the local road hazards, though.

I did commute with drops for a good year or so and liked them. Flat bars are good for a dense urban environment where I need to peer over hedges into roundabouts and such so I swapped them out for something where I have a higher riding position.

Drop do make sense in some situations.

Again, it was self-depricating humour ;)

I replaced my drop bars with crazy bars. I run Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tires on Velocity Psycho rims. I am not cheap and run the more expensive variant for better flat resistance. I liked Europe when I was in the military and am working on going back for an extended bike trip.

Schwalbe's tire naming convention is confusing to say the least, and many online sites seem to be a bit imprecise about what tire you're actually buying. This catalog is quite helpful, thanks for the link.

I don't think so. Waxing your chain is better than any other chain lube.

I use extra virgin olive oil myself and my chain has lasted since 2013 with absolutely no chain stretch whatsoever! It's good for another 20 years.

Extra Virgin olive oil is overrated. All that is, is oil made from really ugly olives.

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