Schwalbe Super Moto-X Tyre Review (26 x 2.40 559 62)

Schwalbe Super Moto-X Tyre Review

I love Schwalbe Big Apple Tyres, but come hedge trimming season, with thorns littering every country mile, I require a little more puncture protection. Otherwise the cycling makes way for more puncture maintenance which I don't like doing all of the time.

These super moto-x tyres are quite similar to Big Apple or Big Ben Tyres, but they have Green Guard Puncture Protection, and side wall protection. Some things to note:

• These Schwalbe Super Moto-X Tyres 2.4" are narrower that 2.35" Big Apples
• The Schwalbe Super Moto-X Tyre cross section shape is "taller" than Big Apples
• The Schwalbe Super Moto-X Tyre rubber compound is superior to Big Apples in terms of grip.

Stand alone points ( that don't just compare these Super Moto-X tyres to others tyres would be that:

• They are excellent quality
• The roll very well
• They provide excellent cushioning
• The rubber compound is very grippy
• They are high volume

I normally do a whole bunch of chapters now but instead I will just comment on photos.

So the above picture shows the Super Moto-X compared to the Big Apple Tyre (About 5 years old). The Super Moto-X has more tread, and is slightly narrower despite being advertised as 2mm wider! Come on Germany. I do not doubt it is 2.4" tall from rim to road, but is a narrower tyre than the 2.35" Big Apple, approximate real world width is around 55mm. 7mm narrower than advertised, even when mounted on a wide rim. 

 As with most Schwalbe Touring / Utility Tyre the Super Moto-X has a reflective side wall. Seen here in camera flash looking pretty fierce.

 Mounted on my weird bike. I like a fat tyre primarily for the look! What a fickle bloke I am.

 A image showing gap between the fork stanchion and the tyre. The clearance is OK, and these are not high volume forks. I expect these tyre will fit in any MTB frame no problem.

 Freshly mounted on EX325 Mavic rim. As mentioned in intro, the tyres are oval in cross section. I think this might be due to the green guard, I have some other green guard tyres and they are tall, and less round than other schwalbe tyres.

Close up of tread on Super Moto-. The tread although taller than the Big Apples is not squirmy on the road, I put this down to a softer compound that grips better. I have used some cruiser tyres that squirm very badly. 7 Month Update: The rubber compound is very good, it provide better grip on clean asphalt than the big apples, and I cannot see very much wear for 7 month's use.

A bit muddy after first ride. 80% on road (muddy, thorny, gravelly), and then about 20% on very muddy Stoney bridleway and tracks.

I used these with mudgaurds: P65s 

The tyres went on the rims well, although I did have to use tyre levers for the last bit. 

Another close up of tread not how the Super moto-x have a textured surface, which is unnecessary perhaps . 7 Month Update: The texture pattern is still there even in central area after 7 months of use. 

One last Super moto-x Tyre Photo. In conclusion I am very happy with the tyres. They are of course heavy, because they are high volume and have very good puncture protection. But they roll very well, and I think schwalbe have done an excellent job with the rubber compound, which grips very well.

It is just a shame no one a schwalbe can use a tape measure, 7mm narrower than advertised. . . .

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