SchwalbeSmart Sam Performance Wired Tyre with Dual Compound 450 g - 28 x 1.40 Inches, 700 x 35C (37-622), Black

I love these tyres which I used to up rate the road version previously fitted by my local bike shop. The bike had been stood for years and the tyres rotten, so asked the cycle shop to fit new ones. Nearly broke my neck cycling along wet and muddy cycle/bridle paths to work - not a good way to start the day! These have handled slick cobbles and muddy ground well and haven't made roadwork difficult as the tread isn't overly pronounced. Great for hybrid bikes which are used off road on occasions. They've also stood up to broken glass and thorns, with only minor punctures which were easily repaired.

Having bought a second bike I wanted to convert my original bike from slick road tyres to trail tyres, so being a fan of Schwalbe looked on their website to try and find the best that they do for this purpose. Having settled on these Smart Sam tyres I purchased a pair and fitted them. Everything seems to be fine except Schwalbe claim that the rolling resistance(on tarmac) would be as good as the Lugano tyres that were fitted and having ridden it quite a bit i'm quite sure that this is not true. So please be aware of this fact. I also think that they do not give as much grip as the Schwalbe Land Cruisers that I have fitted to another bike because having tried to get up a steepish incline covered with silt the rear wheel spun which almost made me come off the bike. On the plus side they are very light weight and therefore you do not pay a big penalty with handling(and effort).

Thank you

Good product delivery very good

Best all-round tire for 700mm hybrids out there! I now have them fitted on my Trek 8.4 DS and they are SO much better than the rubbish bontragers that came with the bike. I lost the front wheel going down an off-road trail on the bontragers which caused some serious bruising and quickly looked for an alternative! Obviously, use a bit of discretion off-road - they have neither the width or chunkiness of true off-road tires. I have found road-holding good, also, in the narrow, pot-holed, often dung-covered lanes of South Devon and would never venture on these on a 'road bike'. However, the cost of 'good grip', I guess, they are prone to wear and become smooth all too soon for my liking!! Rolling is fine for the miles on-road I do - say up to 60 in a day!

Great grip, but they still run well on paved surfaces. This type of tires produce more rolling sound than slicker tires, but you can't have it all. These will be my regular tires on my hybrid bike, the bead is good enough to provide decent grip on slightly sandy or muddy pavement/sidewalk when taking curves at high speed. Plus, I suspect the beads will make them more resistant to flats, but that remains to be seen.

… der perfekt zu meinem schwarzen Fahrrad passt und sich auf Asphalt (wo ich meistens unterwegs bin) sehr angenehm fährt. Wenn's aber doch mal durch den Wald geht hat der Reifen noch den nötigen Grip, ohne dass man gleich wegrutscht.

As luck would have it, my first ride on the new tires, four miles out of town I picked up a roofing nail, alerted by the click, click, click the tire lost no air till I pulled the nail out once back home.

Habe den Satz Reifen auf meinem Crossrad montiert. Fahre überwiegend auf Asphalt und auf Waldwegen und bin mit den Reifen sehr zufrieden. Das einzige was mich stört, ist das sie bei etwas höheren Geschwindigkeiten (>30 km/h) auf Asphalt anfangen zu brummen.

I go quite a bit faster than my 45c but not as much cushion at all. Also a bit wobbly. More control but maybe s little too much