https://www.bikeradar.com/news/schwalbe-tubulars-discontinued/
Costing too much not to they say wonder if other will follow ?
Costing too much not to they say wonder if other will follow ?
Thats a bit of a disaster. I think they will lose a lot of business. Tubeless is great when it works but is a right faff when it does´nt and that is quite often.
I try tubeless every now and again, but soon revert back to tubes. Fortunately I have moved over to Gravel Kings.
No, it is tubular tyres they are not going to make any more. The picture at the top of the article is presumably a tubeless, they are unlikely to cease production of tubed clinchers for a long time yet as tubeless are only fitted by a small number of enthusiasts, tubed are used in nearly all bikes.So it isn't tubular tyres they aren't making at all. It is tyres that need tubes. Which is completely different. Might be worth editing the title of the thread?
It looks to me as they are stopping making tubular (tubs) tyres. It would be madness if they stopped making tyres that need inner tubes!So it isn't tubular tyres they aren't making at all. It is tyres that need tubes. Which is completely different. Might be worth editing the title of the thread?
A modern style of tyre is "tubeless", ie no inner tube required like a car tyre.It looks to me as they are stopping making tubular (tubs) tyres. It would be madness if they stopped making tyres that need inner tubes!
The thread title reads correctly.
Yes I know, many cyclists are moving now to running tubeless tyres, equally many are reverting back to inner tubes because running tubeless with sealant is such a painful messy faff. Schwalbe are stopping making Tubular tyres also known as ‘Tubs’, the kind that are closed tubes glued on to a non clincher rim.A modern style of tyre is "tubeless", ie no inner tube required like a car tyre.
I'd be interested to know why they're preferable to clinchers.Tubs still work well for cyclocross. Plenty still use em on the circuit, including myself.
They can be run at lower pressures-much lower- than clinchers which is what you want in mud.I'd be interested to know why they're preferable to clinchers.