Stay tuned; a Portland racing club has a Schwalbe sponsorship. Several
customers of mine are using their tubulars, so maybe US wholesaling of
Schwalbe isn't far off.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
<Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [CR]EA-1/597 BSD tires?
> In a message dated 8/27/2002 11:09:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> cbeyer2@volvocars.com writes:
>
> <<
> SJS Cycles in the UK lists a Schwalbe HS130 in this size for 12.99GBP.
You
> might try Schwalbe's North American distributor to see if he carries or
can
> get them, as this would save a lot of $$ on freight.
>
> BTW, for you Francophiles out there, Schwalbe also list a couple of 650B
> tires in their catalog.
>
> http://www.schwalbetires.com/
>
> I've dealt with Klaus several times, and he ships quickly and reasonably.
I
> don't know of any US source for Schwalbe, but he willingly ships to the US
> from his facility in Canada. >>
>
>
> Should I say "Chris sent me?" :)
> But seriously folks, Chris (or anyone) have you examined this Schwalbe
tire?
> We are talking about 26 x 1 1/4", right?
> Is it relatively slim/ skinny/"hp" compared to the Taiwan models
available?
> What about compared to that all black Michelin also from SJS?
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina
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