We heard some frustration after we sold our last Schwalbe Marathon XR 700×50 (50-622). The discontinued tire is very popular. Well, the customer that bought our last five of these tires just returned them all. The five tires are new-in-box and are available on the website.

Schwalbe XR Replacements

The popular Schwalbe Marathon XR tire has been discontinued. It is replaced in the Schwalbe bicycle touring tire range by the Dureme and the Extreme. These new tires have a more sophisticated puncture-protection system at a lighter weight. (folding 700 X 40:  XR – 670g, Extreme – 525g. Dureme – 550g)

I have tried to show the treads of these three tires in a photo. Clicking on the photo will take you to our Flickr photostream. The picture can be enlarged there to show the treads more clearly.

You can see the tread on the Extreme is more open than the XR, slanting it to a tour that will see more rough surface. The Dureme tread is a little more appropriate for smooth surfaces than the other two.

You can learn more about the new tires at the Schwalbe website.

Tags: Dureme, Extreme, XR

Jandd Large Mountain Pannier

We are closing out our stock of quality Jandd touring gear. We have reduced all the prices on our website to reflect the sale discount.

Jandd makes a very good, feature-packed, line of Cordura bags and other touring gear. We regret that our space is limited and we need to make room for other products.

Sale limited to stock-on-hand. 30 day unconditional guarantee.

Seattle’s Bicycle Paper has tested one of the smaller Zwei bags.

Claire Bonin concludes:
“All and all, the Mobil is a high-quality bag with interesting features and a great design that will have you going in style.”

Read the whole review here.

Brooks is sending twenty-five white Team Professional saddles To the U.S.  these special saddles commemorate the Tokyo Cycle Messenger World Championships .

We should have a few of these special saddles here by 10 December. The price will be $350.

UPDATE 1/12/09: We have the white Team Pros in stock at $330. There was a problem with the  html purchasing code on the web page but I think it’s good now.

RainyPeak saddle cover

The nice folks at Rainy Peak Cyclery, in Oregon, have developed a rideable, full coverage saddle cover for B.17s. The construction quality is very good and your Brooks will stay dry for sure with one of these.

Tags: saddle cover