Hello Martinf . . . . How do you find the Schwalbe Ones 700-28 on wet roads?? No tread as far as I can see, any problems??
I'm interested because . . . . I have ordered an Audax . . . . of which more in a later post. Being built up for me by Thorn. I've ordered Supremes 700-32, but that can be reviewed . . .
The Schwalbe One 700-28 are on a bike that I try and avoid using in wet/dirty conditions, because I don't want the hassle of cleaning the derailleur gearing too often. On that bike they suit the rims and mudguard setup better than wider tyres, which I generally prefer.
But just before I finished building up my Raven Sport Tour I rode that bike to a meeting about 50 kms away. The outward trip was calm and very cold, with occasional icy patches, the weather changed during the day and the homeward trip during the night was in a storm (high winds, branches on the road, heavy rain). I had no problems with the tyres.
I don't think the lack of tread matters much on a road-going tyre. Supremes don't really have much tread either. I use the 26" x 50mm version of the Supremes on my two Raven Tour bikes and find them to be a very good tyre for use on roads with occasional forays onto paths and tracks.
I reckon Schwalbe One 700-28 should be faster than Supreme 700-32, slightly less comfortable, significantly less durable and probably more likely to puncture.
