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City & Tour Tire Casings

A bicycle tire casing comprises the fabric, bead, and puncture protective materials, all vulcanized together during the layup process.
Providing the backbone or a bicycle tire, the casing has the largest impact in how a tire will preform.
While puncture protection is important in all bicycle tires, it is in City & Tour applications that a flat would be detrimental to a early morning commute, buisness delivery, or weekend cruise.
Schwalbe acknowledges this by attributing a easy to understand puncture protection rating to each City & Tour casing.

From a rating of 7 (flat-less) down to 3 (great value kevlar protection), our City & Tour range comprises of offerings to meet the needs of every Cyclist at every price point.
The attached video further describes the Schwalbe Tour & City Tire Puncture Protection scale.


Scroll down further to view all the Puncture Protection technologies and their corresponding ratings.

Smart DualGuard

 
The safest puncture protection, especially for e-bike tires 
- Made of highly elastic special rubber 
- 4mm puncture protection insert plus two layers of nylon fabric (RaceGuard®)
Features Flat-less technology

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SmartGuard


The safest puncture protection available for bicycle tires. 
- Made of highly elastic special rubber 
- 5mm puncture protection insert


Features Flat-less technology
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Only tires with SMARTGUARD® and SMART DUALGUARD can call themselves flat-less. You can never completely rule out a flat tire. Against the typical puncture gremlins such as glass shards or flint granules with the Marathon Plus however, you are very well protected. With all Marathon Plus tires it is necessary to use a pressure gauge to adjust the air pressure. Due to the special design a pressure test by thumb is not sufficient.

Super Defense


Secure puncture protection at high loads, specially designed for cargo bikes.
- Reinforced construction
- 6-ply double carcass

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Double Defense(DD)
V-Guard


Extra safe due to combined puncture protection under the tread and on the sidewalls
- Tread: lightweight and cut-resistant high-tech fiber (V-Guard)
- Sidewalls: Snake-Skin fabric

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Double Defense(DD)
GreenGuard


Extra safe due to combined puncture protection under the tread and on the sidewalls.
- Tread: 3 mm puncture protection insert with recycled material (GreenGuard®)
- Sidewalls: Snake-Skin fabric

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Double Defense(DD)
RaceGuard


Extra safe due to combined puncture protection under the tread and on the sidewalls.


- Tread: Puncture protection belt made of two layers of double laid nylon fabric.
- Snake skin fabric all around

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V-Guard


Ideal puncture protection for lightweight race and touring tires
- Puncture protection belt made of lightweight and cut resistant high-tech fiber

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GreenGuard


Recycled puncture protection insert made of natural rubber.
- 3mm puncture protection insert with recycled material

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PunctureGuard


Reliable puncture protection for the entry level.
- 3mm puncture protection insert

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RaceGuard


Reliable puncture protection for fast and light tires.
- Puncture protection belt made of double laid nylon fabric

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K-Guard


Basic puncture protection.
- Puncture protection insert made of fiber-reinforced natural rubber

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The minimum standard for Schwalbe Tour & City Tires is a Puncture Protection Rating of 3.
A Puncture Protection rating of 2 would constitute a 67 EPI carcass without any puncture protection.
A rating of 1 would constitute a 50 EPI carcass without any puncture protection.
Schwalbe does no fabricate such tires casings as they are in-sufficient for use.

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Green Marathon
Inch: 27x1 1/4 | Version: GreenGuard | Compound: Addix Eco | Color: Black-Reflex
The pioneer in puncture protection, mileage and environmental friendliness- Very good puncture protection thanks to GreenGuard- Most environmentally friendly bicycle tire:- Produced entirely from Fair Rubber- Consists of 70% recycled or renewable materials:- Among other things, the first and only tire with carbon black from recycled bicycle tires (rCB)- 98% pollution-free- Revised tread pattern optimizes rolling performance - Recommended for bikes and e-bikes

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Marathon Plus
Inch: 16x1.35 | Version: SmartGuard | Compound: Addix | Color: Black-Reflex
THE FLAT-LESS TIRE. Schwalbe‘s best selling model. The most puncture resistant pneumatic tire there is. In addition to the superior puncture protection it features many inner values:ROLLING RESISTANCE. The patented, 5 mm thick SmartGuard layer, when compared to all generic products, has a significant advantage in rolling resistance.RECYCLING. Also in the SmartGuard, we use a proportion of recycled rubber from old latex products.„ANTI-AGING“ SIDE WALL. It now lasts much longer before developing unsightly cracks when subjected to use with too low air pressure.E-BIKE READY. Due to its great properties Marathon Plus is an ideal choice for E-Bikes (E-25). The main sizes are approved and tested for E-bikes up to 50 km/h.FLAT-LESS WITH MARATHON PLUS.Only Marathon Plus tires make your bicycle flat-less. The 5mm thick puncture guard protects even against thumbtacks. www.schwalbtires.com/blog/news/innovation/flat-less/It is impossible to guarantee that a flat will never happen, but the Marathon Plus has the best defense against everyday tire wreckers such as glass, flints or metal shards. Use a pressure gauge to adjust tire pressures as the common 'thumb check' is insufficient due to the special construction of the Marathon Plus.

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Inch: 18x2.15 | Version: Super Defense | Compound: Addix E | Color: Black-Reflex
New for MY25:18x2.15" size added for increased compatibility. SCHWALBE‘S FIRST TRUE CARGO TIRE. Due to its extremely stable double carcass, the Schwalbe Pick-Up becomes a real packhorse and at the same time offers excellent puncture protection. In addition, the ADDIX E-Compound ensures exceptionally good riding performance and grip, even in the 20 ‚‘ version. With the ECE-R75 certification, the Schwalbe Pick-Up is the optimal choice for all e-cargo bikes.SUPER DEFENSE: The extremely strong double carcass gives the tire excellent safety under heavy loads. Multiple carcass layers give the tire extra puncture protection.RECOMMENDATION: In order to achieve the best possible performance under different loads, we recommend that you adjust the air pressure of your bike accordingly.

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