Schwalbe Durano Raceguard Clincher Road Bicycle Tire - Folding Reviews

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Sticky, smooth, very tough. Not a fast race tire, but fantastic for training rides, very good cornering, low rolling resistance but also smooths out bumps nicely. Get the 25 or 28 width and you will be very happy.

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I use this on the rear of my Tour Easy recumbent. Great bike but there is a tendancy for the rear wheel to slide out on hard turns and gravel or wet surfaces. I took a couple of spills with the stock tires until I mounted the Schwalbe durano. The tire coumpound has gripped on gravel and slippery wet ashfault several times when I would have been down and sliding on most other tires. Low rolling resistance and pretty good flat protection in a high pressure tire. Four stars only due to the tendancy to pick up small bits of gravel and glass that have to be removed before they work through the tread. A quick inspection before each ride or after riding over glass is necessary.

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These tires are used on my tandem with aggressive riding and hold up very well. They offer good traction in both wet and dry conditions and last more than one season of 1500 miles. Resistance to cuts and other punctures seems to be very good too. I recommend using these and buying them from Bike Tires Direct.

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After getting tired of punctured paper thin tires, I bought one to test. After a couple hundred miles of puncture free rear tire, and about 3 flats on the front tire (not a Durano), I'm ordering another one to have a trouble free wheelset. They're not the lightest, but they're not super heavy either. I can't really tell the difference anyway when I'm riding around (I'm no ultra fit roadie either, I just ride my road bike to train for mountain biking). Overall, the tire is comfy, not too heavy, flat resistant and does not seem to give up too much in performance to a race tire. It's probably the ideal touring/training/commuting tire. I haven't tried it in the wet, so I can't comment (thank you sunny California).

Edit 3/21/13

After roughly 6-700miles (I don't ride that much...), I only have good things to say about this tire. I have not had any flat since I bought it (versus too many with my paper thin Specialized tires that came with the bike). Tread looks like it will last past 1000 miles. Great tire for its intended use (not flatting).

Edit 7/22/13

Still no flat after over 1000 miles. Great tire. Rear looks a little beat up but should last quite a while still. I'm definitely buying another one to replace it.

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I had these on my Giant Defy Advanced. The tire seemed to be wearing very well, which is what I expected to get from a Schwalbe Durano tire.

However it didn't turn out well. After about 1000 miles one of the belts in the casing of the rear tire tore inside the casing. This immediately caused a soft spot in the wall of the casing and created a lump in the tire. Enough of a lump to make it un-rideable.

I expected a lot more.