Schwalbe has unveiled the new Pro One Allroad tyre, which is said to combine road-race performance with the toughness of gravel tyres for the extreme conditions of races such as Paris–Roubaix.
Launched at the Velofollies trade show, Schwalbe says it began developing a tyre that excels in wet and rough road bike races a decade ago, with the S-One road tyre that was raced by Martin Elmiger at the 2015 Paris–Roubaix.
Elmiger finished the race in fifth, having suffered no punctures – and with a tubeless setup, which was unusual for road bikes at the time.
The new Pro One Allroad is priced at £74.99 / €74.90.
Pro One Allroad details
The new Pro One Allroad is said to use the same tread as the S-One, which is suited to all-road riding. But the rest of the tyre has come on some way since the model raced by Elmiger.
The road bike tyre uses Schwalbe's Race Pro construction. This has three carcass layers at the sidewall to minimise the risk of flats, while the V-Guard puncture belt adds further protection under the tread. By optimising the carcass construction, Schwalbe says it could also reduce rolling resistance.
The Pro One Allroad has Schwalbe’s Addix Race compound. This is used across the brand’s Pro Race tyres, but it has been fine-tuned for the Allroad tyre to help it deliver “noticeably better puncture protection, precise wet grip, and the race performance that ambitious riders expect”.
Elsewhere, the road bike tyre is manufactured with fair trade rubber and uses recycled carbon black from Schwalbe’s recycling facilities. This is part of Schwalbe’s steps towards “greater circularity” and better use of resources.
The Schwalbe Pro One Allroad is compatible with hookless rims and is available in three sizes: 30mm, 35mm and 40mm.
Schwalbe’s product manager for drop-bar bikes, Oscar Fronhoff, says this range of widths means, “Even a gravel bike can be converted to a race bike”.
Schwalbe is yet to confirm pricing.
New gravel tyres
Schwalbe has also announced its new G-One gravel tyres, the RS, R and RX. These tyres use the same tread patterns as the Pro version, but with Schwalbe’s Race carcass as opposed to Race Pro.
They also have the brand’s RaceGuard puncture protection rather than the top-spec V-Guard belt, and use the Addix Green compound.
While the Addix Race and Addix Green compounds are both said to aid Schwalbe’s sustainability goals, it says the Green version is “even more resource efficient”.
The G-One gravel tyres cost €49.90, around €35 less than its Pro gravel tyres.
