We are sorry to inform you that there has been a technical error with a small number of Schwalbe tubular tyre adhesive (Tubular Cement) doses of one particular production lot from 2011. We have been informed by our supplier that some doses have impurities and the glue in those so affected will possibly not have sufficient adhesive qualities. The doses concerned have production code 110509 and are exclusively in 180 g cans (see illustration above). Supplies before May 2011 are definitely not affected. 

 

Please check your stock and ensure that adhesive with this production code is not used. You may either return to us affected stock, or dispose of it directly and let us know the quantities involved, we shall then immediately send you replacements. 

 

If you have any further questions please contact our Customer Service representative, Will Brown, who will be pleased to help you (willb@schwalbe.co.uk). 

 

We hope for your co-operation and apologise in advance for the inconvenience caused 

DANNY HART DOWNHILL WORLD CHAMPION ON DIRTY DAN 

19 year old Brit, Danny Hart, celebrated the greatest success of his career at the Mountainbike world championships in Champery (Switzerland): With horizontal rain and under extremely difficult conditions he secured the Downhill World Champion’s title with an incredible eleven seconds margin. 

The „young gun“ of the Giant Team, who started riding Schwalbe tyres from the beginning of the year, used a tyre he could rely upon for this final run; a tyre that was not only ideal for the deep, sticky mud but also had the right name: Dirty Dan. 

The Schwalbe Product Manager must have had some kind of premonition about both the Brit and the track conditions, because the special mud tyre provided for the World Championship finals was a ‚Danny Hart’ signature edition. And the personalized tire certainly brought him luck: His inimitable style and hard riding now means he’s called Danny Hart, World Champion! 

 

HANS DAMPF FOR EVERY TRAIL 

 

Hans Dampf is as much at home on back streets as it is on tough trails. Strong lugs, grippy TrailStar Compound and additionally strengthened sidewalls (SnakeSkin) make it feel as comfortable on rugged terrain as on „flowing“ single-track, so described Schwalbe’s Head Technician, Markus Hachmeyer. 

TrailStar Compound has been used to achieve outstanding grip. „The grip is like the tYre has been coated with maple syrup“, wrote American mountainbike magazine „Decline“. The unique grip is attributable to the triple compound where Schwalbe has optimized and combined three different rubber mixtures specifically for All-Mountain/Enduro: a grippy mixture is used in the tread center, an even grippier formula on the tyre shoulders, while there is an easy rolling base compound under the tread. Weighing in at just 750 grams Hans Dampf rolls relatively easily and is also not bad on ascents. The verdict of „Decline“ magazine: „Schwalbe sets new standards in rubber.“ 

For touring riders there is a Hans Dampf version with a faster rubber compound, PaceStar triple compound. This has been optimized for speed and low rolling resistance and is why this version is preferable on the rear wheel. 

The profile of the Hans Dampf offers complete control because the large lugs have a huge contact area. This high proportion of positive tread gives the rider confidence in every situation and at the same time minimizes wear. An additional woven layer, SnakeSkin, strengthens the sidewall. Weighing around 40 grams SnakeSkin casing provides protection from sharp rocks and stones. 

Hans Dampf has a further new feature: Tubeless Ready. The SnakeSkin, which is extremely thick already, makes conversion of the allrounder into Tubeless with the addition of latex fluid really simple. And so prepared, Hans Dampf rides like a tubeless tyre with all of the well known benefits: high puncture protection, low rolling resistance and first-rate trail performance, since it can be ridden at lower pressure. 

2.35 inch is the classic size for versatile trail riding. The test riders of US magazine „Decline“ put it this way: „The width and high volume add to this tyre’s ability to instill confidence and grip whatever you put in front of it.“ Rolls over everything – this applies in particular to the increasingly popular Twentyniner: That’s why Hans Dampf will also come in 29 inch. 

Just like all Schwalbe products Hans Dampf is available in specialist cycle stores. 

 

LEOPARD TREK RIDES SCHWALBE 

 

Schwalbe is the tyre sponsor of Luxembourg’s newest race team, Leopard-Trek and will provide the team with its Ultremo HT tubular. The team, that world governing body UCI has straightaway ranked number one, has ambitious goals: "We want to win the 2011 Tour de France“, said twice Tour runner-up Andy Schleck.