Last updated: 2024-10-19
The HS484 in the above example tire designates the tread of the tire. In this case, it stands for the profile of the product Road Cruiser of the tire manufacturer Schwalbe.
All tread designations at Schwalbe begin with HS, followed by a three-digit number. Occasionally, the letter A is added. Below is a list of all the tread designations currently in use and the associated tire products.
| Tread designation | Tire products |
|---|---|
| HS127 | HS 127 |
| HS269 | CX Pro |
| HS326 | Space |
| HS369 | CX Comp |
| HS371 | Little Joe |
| HS371A | Little Joe |
| HS375 | Fat Frank |
| HS376 | Insider |
| HS377 | Road Cruiser |
| HS379 | Ice Spiker Pro |
| HS385 | Insider, Kojak |
| HS392 | Delta Cruiser, Delta Cruiser Plus |
| HS396 | Marathon Winter Plus, Winter |
| HS404 | Marathon Plus Tour |
| HS407 | Black Jack |
| HS413 | Kid Plus |
| HS417 | Dirty Dan |
| HS418 | Tracer |
| HS420 | Marathon |
| HS421 | Silento |
| HS425 | Rapid Rob |
| HS428 | Marathon Mondial |
| HS429 | Marathon Racer |
| HS430 | Big Apple |
| HS431 | Delta Cruiser, Delta Cruiser Plus |
| HS438 | Rocket Ron |
| HS439 | Big Ben |
| HS439 | Big Ben Plus |
| HS439 | Little Big Ben, Super Moto-X |
| HS440 | Marathon Plus |
| HS442 | Spicer Plus |
| HS447 | Magic Mary |
| HS450 | Land Cruiser, Land Cruiser Plus |
| HS451 | Thunder Burt |
| HS452 | Rock Razor |
| HS462 | One, Pro One |
| HS462A | One |
| HS463 | Nobby Nic, Tough Tom |
| HS464 | Durano DD, Durano Plus, One |
| HS464A | E-One |
| HS466 | Jumbo Jim |
| HS467 | X-One Allround |
| HS467A | X-One Allround |
| HS468 | Marathon Plus MTB |
| HS469 | Marathon Supreme |
| HS471 | Lugano II, Lugano II Endurance |
| HS472 | G-One Speed |
| HS473 | G-One Allround |
| HS475 | Marathon GT 365 |
| HS476 | Smart Sam, Smart Sam Plus |
| HS481 | X-One Bite |
| HS483 | X-One Speed |
| HS484 | Road Cruiser, Road Cruiser Plus |
| HS485 | Energizer Plus Tour |
| HS487 | G-One Bite |
| HS489 | Racing Ray |
| HS490 | Racing Ralph |
| HS491 | Hans Dampf |
| HS492 | Energizer Plus |
| HS493 | Pro One, Pro One TT |
| HS493A | Pro One |
| HS496 | Eddy Current Front |
| HS497 | Eddy Current Rear |
| HS498 | Marathon E-Plus |
| HS499 | Hurricane |
| HS600 | Billy Bonkers |
| HS601 | G-One Ultrabite |
| HS602 | Nobby Nic |
| HS603 | Marathon Almotion |
| HS604 | Johnny Watts |
| HS605 | Super Moto |
| HS608 | Big Betty |
| HS609 | Pick-Up |
| HS610 | G-One R |
| HS611 | Al Grounder |
| HS614 | Wicked Will |
Bicycles are used for very different purposes. Road bike riders want to go fast and are mostly on dry asphalt. Narrow tires with a low profile and high tire pressure are ideal for them, as they have less air resistance and are easier to accelerate due to their lower rotating mass.
Tires on city and trekking bikes must cope with firm as well as slightly loose and uneven surfaces and usually have a more distinct bicycle tire tread.
For off-road use, mountain bike riders like to use particularly wide MTB tires with high tread lugs at larger gaps. These find more grip on gravel and natural trails, as well as on muddy surfaces, and have good self-cleaning properties.
Tires with studs can provide more grip in winter on icy surfaces.
This article is part of a series of articles. For the other information on the bicycle tire see:
