Schwalbe Lugano II Active-Line Tyre Folding Black/ Red Stripe 700 x 25c
Schwalbe Lugano II Active-Line Tyre Folding Black/ Red Stripe 700 x 25c
In 1973 Ralf Bohle imported bicycle tires from Korea to Germany for the first time. These were called Swallow. In these days, Germany was the biggest and most important market. For this reason "swallow" was translated into German, i.e.
Schwalbe.
In Korea the tiny little bird is a traditional sign of good luck. For us it symbolizes that cycling is a wonderful way of moving: fast, light-hearted, with confidence, naturally and free.
Swallow tires are in fact still available today. Our partner company HungA distributes them mainly in Asian countries. The Schwalbe brand is, however, a name which is more well-known all over the world.
In this case, it's not made in Switzerland. But it's not made by Schwalbe either, as the bicycle tire is much older than our brand. It was mainly thanks to two gentlemen from the 19th century: Charles Goodyear and John Boyd Dunlop.
In 1839 the American Charles Goodyear discovered more or less accidentally the vulcanization process and manufactured the first rubber. 50 years later the British veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop invented pneumatic tires which made cycling much more comfortable. Prior to that "boneshaker" had been another name for a bicycle.
As early as 1845 a Scotsman named Thomson had already applied for a patent for a pneumatic tire. But due to the fact that bicycles were still little known, he did not find anyone interested in his idea.
The economic breakthrough came with the French Michelin brothers who developed a pneumatic tire with separate tube in 1889. In 1904 the first tire with tread was built by Continental.
The history of Schwalbe tires started in 1973. Up to that time bicycle tires were hardly a high-quality product. This is what Ralf Bohle, the founder of Schwalbe, wanted to change. He specialized solely on bicycle tires. Since these days,
Schwalbe stands for numerous innovations, such as the Marathon series, the redevelopment of the balloon tire equipment, the invention of the Flat-less® tire, the further development of the tubeless technology and much more.
Schwalbe Lugano II Active-Line Tyre Folding Black/ Red Stripe 700 x 25c
Never before has an entry-level model from Schwalbe been so good!
This update was really worth it.
The K-Guard puncture protection, a smooth 50-EPI carcass and the improved Silica Compound give the Lugano II impressive race performance at an excellent price.
Active-Line tyre
Folding
Skin carcass
Silica compound
K-Guard puncture protection
Weight: 280g (700 x 25mm)
50EPI
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