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Review on SCHWALBE Apple Trekking Active Black by Jason Cavett

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Wonderful tires for sports

These tires will ruin a person. Very high quality, last a long time and appear to be completely trouble free. I use puncture proof slime tubes in my indoor geezer department which has hilly terrain and good road surfaces. They seem to roll easily, much more than expected at a full 55lb push, and even at max push they ride well. I've tried them at minimal inflation and surprisingly they're not much slower, but for longer rides I keep mine closer to the top end of the recommended inflation range of 1-2 bar (about 30-55 pounds). you have one thing. It has amazing traction, both in a straight line and especially in corners. I often forget that and scrape the pedals around the corners when I forget to lift the inside pedal and at the age of 78 people gasp and stare at me when I hit a dead end and come out as fast as I got in without slowing down. I've tilted my bike at home to see what its angle of lean is when this happens and it's alarming so I can understand why this reaction occurs. I can also ride curbs without the fillings knocking out of my teeth. I cannot recommend them enough. I use them on a Townie with the front pedals and one sits lower to allow for those turns and this setup seems like the safest and most reliable I've ridden.

Pros
  • Sports and outdoors
Cons
  • There are mistakes