Hello John, I think the Almotion and Supreme are fairly comparable. I had a set of Supremes on a few years ago and the rear tire either had a manufacturing defect or I cut it in a pot hole as it split at the sidewall with not too many miles. The front I kept in service for a while longer. The Almotions I have are 700x38 vs the 700x35 Supremes I had in the past. I've also tried Schwalbe G-One in the 700x35 size. In my opinion, the Almotion are the best.
Schwalbe tires seem to just keep getting better. Their R&D costs must be eye-watering. FWIW the German sellers (Bike24, Rose, Bike Discount etc) will ship Schwalbe to North America giving access to a bit more selection and attractive pricing options. Need a studded folding 26"x4.8" tire? No problem! https://www.bike-discount.de/en/schwalbe-al-mighty-evo-26x4.80-spike-folding-tire IanA Alberta Canada On Monday, September 23, 2024 at 10:48:57 AM UTC-6 John Bokman wrote: > Ian, great intel from your tour. Sounds like a good one! > > By chance did you ever ride with the Supremes? Curious how the Almotions > compare? I still have one Supreme (700x35) in use, but have no more, since > they've been discontinued. I've found them to be excellent tires. I know > Schwalbe came out with their "Efficiency" as a replacement for the Supreme, > but have heard nothing about them, except they are expensive. > > John > Portland,OR > > On Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 4:01:26 PM UTC-7 Ian A wrote: > >> Also interested to hearing opinions as I have a 700x35 Greenguard pair so >> far unused. >> >> I have just completed a 7880km tour over the past three months on my >> heavily loaded touring bike. 1500km was on dirt roads, mainly the Dempster >> highway. The tires I used were 700x38mm Schwalbe Almotion. They roll great. >> The front did not flat and still looks almost like new. The rear I swapped >> with the new spare at 6200km as it was showing some wear and had punctured >> twice at around 6000km. I wanted to keep it as a usable spare, but I think >> it would have gone for another 1000km or so without issue. >> >> The Almotion are folding bead, which is nice and they weigh ~650g in the >> 700x38 size. They don't roll silently, there is a slight road noise, but >> they roll easily and do not flat. Amazing tires really. >> >> IanA Alberta Canada >> >> >> On Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 1:36:02 PM UTC-6 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> I’ve been loving the 700x50 Big Bens I put on my rebuilt Atlantis a few >>> months ago, replacing the 700x42 Panaracer Paselas I’ve ridden for decades. >>> They feel fast and have a reputation for being pretty flat resistant. Now >>> I’m looking for tires for my Clem, and the 700x55 Green Marathons look like >>> a good choice for the variety of roads around here and the occasional >>> off-road detour. Any opinions? >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a6b6ad2f-807a-4c90-8bc8-495da5d030ban%40googlegroups.com.
