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@skive
i'll chuck in a little story...
i bought one of those schwalbe durano skid at the beginning of the year, it took something like 6 months to actually arrive. it took a further month before it was even on my bike.
i skidded through it in a week and a half.
it had squared off within a day and was wearing so so quickly i was pretty shocked it was so bad.
pretty shit, as stated above in the reviews in this very thread.
i emailed schwalbe uk to register my complaint about a product simply not up to standard.
in response i got a set of durano plus as a sweetener next to an apology.
a subsequent email went back to schwalbe uk to let them know i was very happy with the durano plus. in their response they mentioned that the initial run of the durano skid had been made using the wrong compound.
so potentially once all the shite compound skids have been bought and then thrown staight away the next batch could be alright.
i will remain well clear of them however i have found a very decent tyre in the durano plus.
very heavy - 380g but very tough with good resistance to skids and wear, no punctures. aces.