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Schwalbe Pro One MicroSkin TLE

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Love the confidence they give from a major blowout and the rolling resistance and ride is excellent but they are expensive to run because if they get a significant puncture they then are effectively ruined as they slowly leak air. I have the 23's wider might be better to resist that? Also if you do get a major cut and need to fit an inner tube at the side of the road they are significantly tighter on the rim than a conventional tire.

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Tyres are grippy, light weight and seem to roll well. Not a lot else to say really. Downside they don't last long (approx 1500km), especially the rear and are pretty difficult to fit on the rim as very tight

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Hard to get on. Fed up with them picking up cuts do easily. Now trying 5000TL.

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Good tubeless tyre, very easy to mount and take off. Has great grip , but can wear out quickly. Quality can vary from tyre to tyre

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Fast rolling lights supple tyre, can be difficult to install tubeless on some rims. Nice to ride especially at slightly lower pressures.

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These are my second set, maybe just bad luck but rear tyre lasted 20metres, hit a stone and damaged side wall, liquid couldn't seal so had to patch, my first set have been on my other bike 4 months and are still perfect

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Set up easy, managed to get a pinhole puncture in the sidewall, the sidewall is too thin to heal so had to get a new tyre

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I bought Schwalbe pro One Microskin tubeless tyres based on on-line recommendations. There is no doubting that they are light and fast. My experience of installing them is that whilst they are no more difficult than a conventional clincher tyre, it will probably be better to add the puncture repair rubber solution through the valve (i.e. removing the valve core) rather than pouring it in before final tyre installation. This is because the tyre walls are quite thin, so they flatten on the ground as you heave the last edge of the tyre over the rim. This lets the fluid flood out onto the floor, so you don't know how much remains. The ride is comfortable, because you can get away with relatively low pressures (80psi for a body weight of 70Kg). However they are not ideal for lanes around areas with a high flint content in the soil, like the Surrey Hills. Here after just 50 miles I'd had one puncture (which self-repaired to a ride-home-able low pressure) and several surface slits of several mm length. I'm disappointed given the cost and can't recommend them for roads across similar geology. However if I were racing on semi-perfect, smooth roads - then they are probably ideal. Sadly that's not where I live.

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Make sure you run these at 70psi, when they feel awesome. Any harder, & they're pretty harsh.

Had to replace the rear from a puncture that wouldn't seal but otherwise no complaints. Raced on them at low pressures and roll faster than turbo cottons with latex tubes.

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Difficult to rate the tyre as I’ve only done 120km’s so far. What I can review is the ease or lack of ease of fitting the tyre to my Mavic’s. I got blisters on my thumbs and broke a tyre leaver before giving up and taking the tyre and wheel set to my local bike shop to fit it for me :)

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Great Tubeless tyres. Easy to install and seem to have plenty of life in them. Very quick in the summer but lack grip in the winter. I've also had a couple of puncture which I've not been able to seal even with a tubeless puncture repair kit.

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Tricky to fit but very good when on

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So far so good. 1500 miles of commuting in so far and bar a few glass cuts from London streets and suburbs here and there nothing too much to report. Which is strange because at first glance these tyres seem quite an open compound with definite grip all speeds, temperatures, wetness and angles which inspires confidence. A pain to put on but worthwhile on the road. Well done Schwalbe.

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Pros: These tyres are smooth fast, easy to fit and look great. Cons: vary in weight front 245g rear 295g, probably won't last long, but you don't buy these tyres for durability.

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Easy to fit for a tubeless tyre, light and fast. I have just had to bin one after a 5mm gash in the side wall (probably flint), but that is the first serious puncture I've had in 3 years of tubeless so I'm not complaining, and bought another straight away.

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This is definitely the easiest tubeless tyre to fit onto a rim, however, it's still an effort compared to standard clinchers. I have both the 23mm and 25mm versions (on the same rims) and the 23mm was definitely harder to fit. Other than that, these are fantastic tyres and I've not had a puncture with them.

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Schwable pro one 25c Great tyres so far! easy to convert to tubeless, now running 85 rear and 75 front 85kg They roll very fast and soak up rough surfaces! They did take a wile to scrub in Very pleased will be ordering some more

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Great tyres but do not over inflate; I am 90+kg and 90 PSI is too hard to keep traction in the wet.

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A new convert to tubeless, these tyres were easy to fit and look well made, sealed to the rim with little fuss, roll well and are quick, would recommend. Only gave them 8 because I have not had them on the bike long enough to offer a definitive rating.

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A fast and light tubeless tyre. Durability can be an issue depending on the sort of surface one rides on but 500km in France and similar in UK roads - rear has a cut which sealed (did the Bonnette despite it) and front tyre still fine. Definitely a summer tyre

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Great tyres for speed but don't expect them to last.

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Easier than the original tubeless Schmaltz One's to get on but still not great, you will certainly need a set if leavers. Otherwise a great set of tires

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They're not too difficult to mount on the wheels but I found it a real challenge to actually inflate them but this may be down to the tyre/rim combination. Once installed, they give a superb ride quality in my opinion but contrary to what you read, anything larger than a pin hole doesn't seal at any useful tyre pressure.

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Where as in the past there was a compromise when choosing tubeless tyres, these are so good that they are every bit as good as top normal clinchers, plus with the bonus of being tubeless. Only drawback is somewhat high cost and that the tyres are quite soft and wear more quickly than some others (but probably no worse than other tyres of similar performance).

Harder to get on the rims that hutcheson Atoms tubeless (not as tough as Gaterskin continentals though). They look like much better quality and so far after a few rides seem fantastic. Let's hope they last longer than the 2000 mile Hutchinsons

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Nice tyre. Very easy to install on my Shimano Ultra rims. Used a blast from a CO2 cartridge, added sealant, pumped to pressure, rode off. Easy.

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Let me start with the positive side - these tyres are simply sublime. I never thought they would make such a huge difference to comfort, ride quality and the sensation of speed. They are truly wonderful to ride. The negative? Wow, fitting them was hard! I don't see how Schwalbe can print "tubeless easy" on the box and sleep at night. I spent two whole nights at home trying to get them onto my DT Swiss R23 Spline wheels - sweating and panting like a madman. I only managed to get one on, I had to pass the second one over to my bike shop who charged me £20 for the privilege. It's been an expensive experience, but overall I'm very happy with them. I'll never go back.

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Now I've got these fitted tubeless they are great, but they are very tight to fit - I broke 2 tyre levers getting them fitted.

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Great to ride on, and great to pump to a softish pressure. The last pair did wear out very quickly. Despite calling them easy to put on they are still Very Very hard to mount.

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Had real trouble mounting these to Giant/DT Swiss wheels, I used soapy water, washing up liquid on the bead, gas, had ten mounted with a tube at 120psi beforehand etc but still nearly impossible to mount tubeless. One wasn't so bad but the second took some seriously vigorous track pump efforts to seat. Depending on your wheels these may be for experienced tubeless users only.

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Had a puncture after about 100 miles. Unlucky? - Maybe. Very difficult tyres to fit. If you need to get them off make sure you have very strong levers. Fast, light and grippy.