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Schwalbe North America is located in beautiful Victoria, BC.

Schwalbe offers a wide range of tires and tubes, from touring, off-road, road racing, cyclo-cross, recumbent, dirt / bmx to wheelchairs, they have it all.

Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG has been partners with Schwalbe since 2007 -the team rides the Ultremo R. 1 tire.

Ultremo R.1 - Created using new construction principles and with new high tech materials. Rolling resistance and weight have been radically reduced! A particularly flexible fabric coating has reduced rolling resistance by a further 10% compared to the 2009 Ultremo R. Radial Technology. For the first time, our High Density Technology makes it possible to integrate a protection belt radialy into a bicycle tire. The tire retains its shape better. Internal friction and rolling resistance are reduced. Triple Nano Compound. A completely revised nano-sized polymer base and fillers has made our triple compound even better. Small particles - less internal friction.

For more information on Schwalbe and the wide range of tires and tubes they have to offer, please visit

http://www.schwalbetires.com