Schwalbe has no plans to bring back the G One in Microskin casing

I sent this message to Schwalbe:

Hello, I am wondering if you are considering bringing back the G One Speed with the Microskin casing or maybe instead with your newer race casings. I have ridden the G One (in various versions) but really love the 30mm Speed version in Microskin. Unfortunately my last set are wearing out and now I find it's only available in the Superground mountain bike casing. Many riders in the gravel community feel that the Speed version has become much too slow with this casing. Also results from Bicycle Rolling Resistance show that as well. I'm going to have to find an alternative for my road/light gravel tire.. Maybe Challenge or another brand. It's too bad as I have been using Schwalbe tires for so long. But it seems you no longer make a fast light gravel/road tire like the S One / G One Speed.

Schwalbe:

Thank you for your inquiry, which we answer below.

Currently, there are no plans to bring back the Microskin casing. However, we do not want to completely rule this out.

Our colleagues from Sales and Product Management are always in contact with the bicycle manufacturers to be able to react and respond to trends and wishes. Whether and when other variants will be developed and offered, we can unfortunately not say at this time.

Best regards,

Schwalbe Team

I sent this message in desperation after receiving a pair of tires from a seller that they listed as Microskin, assured me they were in fact that version when I asked them to double check. But when they arrived they were the notorious Supergrounds.

I think there are no more Microskin G One Speeds available anywhere. There was a set for sale second hand recently but they basically wanted full price for them and I hesitated and someone else bought em.

Is there any other tire out there that is close? The Challenge Strada sounds similar but also sounds like it's a nightmare to mount. I've loved the Schwalbes easy mounting on my HED rims, as compared to my Vittoria Terrenos which are a b*tch to get on/remove.

I've still got some All arounds in Microskin that have plenty of life in em. But my last set of 30mm Speeds (which I use for road and light gravel) are getting long in the tooth...

I found the Strada Bianca Pro very difficult to mount the first time but after it had been on the rim and ridden it was easy enough to remove and re-mount.

I've been very happy with both the Strada Bianca Pro and the Corsa N.EXT.  I would recommend either of those over the G-One Allround (original One Star) but I haven't used the G-One Speed.

stu wrote:I found the Strada Bianca Pro very difficult to mount the first time but after it had been on the rim and ridden it was easy enough to remove and re-mount.

I've been very happy with both the Strada Bianca Pro and the Corsa N.EXT.  I would recommend either of those over the G-One Allround (original One Star) but I haven't used the G-One Speed.

Thanks.. maybe I'll pick up a set of the Stradas if they are only bad the first time around. The Corsa N.EXT also looks promising.

I think the issue with the new G Ones has been misattributed to the Addix rubber compound. Since the Addix is on their super fast TT tires I'm pretty sure it's the Superground casing that is to blame for the slowness.

It's telling that Schwalbe didn't even try to deny that it was slow with the new casing in their response. They probably know and just don't care as the majority of their customer base will just roll with it.

Same experience as Stu.  They're fine the second time around and I have fewer problems mounting them than slightly used GK SSs that I use in wet leaf season.

Why not go for the Pro One in 30mm instead? That has the super race casing, is available in tan & black, comes in both TLR and tube versions and nowadays even has 32 & 34mm versions.

Thijsvanderwal wrote:Why not go for the Pro One in 30mm instead? That has the super race casing, is available in tan & black, comes in both TLR and tube versions and nowadays even has 32 & 34mm versions.

I ran the Pro Ones for a bit a few years ago. They felt amazing, like buttery smooth. Problem is I flatted them within 2 weeks just on a bit of gravel that was in the road shoulder. They were 28mm TLR and wouldn't reseal fully after hitting them with co2 and bacon and so I had to sort of limp home at 50psi. I would be really hesitant to run them on even a light gravel road or path, which is what I want to be able to with my 'road' tires.

I don't know what Schwalbe is thinking killing off the old G One Speed, that tire had a cult following ever since it came out as the S One back maybe 2014 or so. It's like all they care about is durability of their new tires for OEM installs who don't really care about rolling resistance. They have their own RR equipment and would be able to tell that the new version was significantly slower.

I just got a set of 32mm GP 5000 S TRs in the mail. I had thought they weren't that durable but then learned that they actually won Paris Roubaix. I'll give them a go.

Those GP5000’s should indeed be a bit more robust vs the pro one’s.

Please note the G One RS now also comes in 35mm, that might hit the spot with its super race carcass and slick middle part? You basically then get the side nubs for free (and a weight penalty of 100gr per tire lol)

Thijsvanderwal wrote:Those GP5000’s should indeed be a bit more robust vs the pro one’s.

Please note the G One RS now also comes in 35mm, that might hit the spot with its super race carcass and slick middle part? You basically then get the side nubs for free (and a weight penalty of 100gr per tire lol)

Yeah the RS looks interesting.. quite fast, again confirming that it's indeed the Superground casing that's the issue. I'd get a set if I didn't already have a similar filetread type tire. If they came out with the G One Speed mold with the super race carcass like the RS I'd definitely snap a set up.

Thijsvanderwal wrote:Those GP5000’s should indeed be a bit more robust vs the pro one’s.

I have both.   I think the Pro-ones are a little tougher and longer lasting.  I have them in XL size, and the Pro-one is 1mm bigger (32 vs 34mm, lol).  

But the Pro-One has thicker tread and a little more puncture protection there compared to the 5000 S TR; not much tread protection on the latter.

My older 2018 GP5000 TL had tougher sidewalls than either of the two above, with its thicker 60tpi casing - certainly a lot stronger than the tubed version!