Schwalbe700c Presta Road Tube (2025)(Return to Product Page)

These are excellent tires and tubes which I needed for an upcoming weekend ride. When I was shopping online (Sat) the BikeTiresDirect website indicated an expected delivery date of the following Friday, 6 days later which seemed very standard for a small package containing 2 folding tires and 2 tubes. Once the order was processed on Monday the expected arrival date changed to a full week later. The package was then picked up on Tuesday by a very slow carrier called TBA and delivered the flooing Monday. The BikeTiresDirect website is very misleading in this regard.

Normally, I buy and either like or dislike tubes. These tubes were an exception because of their noticeable build quality without a weight or volume penalty. They were easy and quick to work with, install, & fully inflate. They don't take up measurably more space in the saddle bag than a thin Conti race tube of the same size.

Caught a flat on way home from work, used the Schwalbe I had recently purchased'flat again by morning. Was pretty sure I cleared the glass shard that had caused the previous puncture, so I was surprised.

Upon submersion of the new Schwalbe tube it appears there's a leak along the valve stem, below the screw.

(See video in link)

Not sure if there might be a defect in a production run of these tubes. I had already recycled the box that the defective tube had come in, but I included photos of the second tube box I had purchased at the same time. (Haven't tested that one yet...)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/FmUeRo8YbQa1wkRq9

Great product, terrific service!

I run a tubeless setup and prefer keeping a butyl spare in my saddle bag

Moved to Schwalbe tubes after experiencing an unusual frequency of flat purchasing Continental. Happy with Schwalbe. Like available stem lengths.

I love 40mm threaded Presta valve stems. I replace the innertube with every new tire. Plus I keep a spare tube in my under seat bag. Besides glue less patches. You never know when you'll have more than one flat on a ride. Plus for the BTD price replacing the tube quickly instead of dealing with flys,& skeeters alongside the road on a hot,windy day. Glue less patches are just a back up for me now.

Simple; Schwalbe makes awesome tubes, probably the best in the business. Price is right too.

BikeTiresDirect only sells quality products. Everything I have purchased has been beyond my expectations. Highly recommend.

The only reason that I rate as a 4 is that I have to spend extra $$ on Clik Valves. Schwalbe should be offering their tubes with the Clik Valve as an option, even with a small up-charge over the standard tubes. I really don't like to waste the supplied valve cores.

These are good tubes at a best price when on sale. As with most tubes with a removable core, be sure to tighten the valve core when you get them. I've had a few that have leaked out because the cores were loose.

i I first used Schwalbe Marathon tires on a cross county ride in 2015. I rode over three thousand miles without a flat tire. Near the end of the ride I picked up a drywall screw in my front tire. I had to use a screwdriver to remove to screw. The tire never went flat. Since that time I've ordered eight to ten Schwalbe Marathon tires from Bike Tires Direct. They seem to have the best price and the service is excellent. Since 2015, I've only had one flat tire.

These Schwalbe tubes are very well made and a great value to boot. Though my parts drawer is loaded with spare MTB and road tubes, I bought these for my new Gravel bike due to wider 700C rims. Recommended!

These lasted 2 months and about 500 miles, then both went flat from a leak overnight within 2 days of each other.

I found nothing poking through either tire, which I bought new at the same time as the tubes. I've been changing tubes for 25+ years, I don't get pinch flats. I'm used to getting several years and thousands of miles from a tube before I inevitably get an obvious puncture.

So It's always possible I installed them wrong, but just I can't believe I'd screw up both wheels, and for the first time in literally decades. I think these are garbage tubes. Schwalbe has a great reputation for tires (which is why I bought these), it might just be a bad batch, but this is the first and last time I ever buy their tubes.

This is a tube for a winter commuting tire. Doesn't need to be anything fancy. Just reliability at a fair price and this tube meets both of those qualities.

had no problems with these tubes for many many miles. I had a pinch flat (not the fault of the tube). I patched it and used it for a spare. Later after installing this spare in a tire It held air for only a few hours. I found the cause was a small hole at the base of the presta valve where the tube is reinforced at the edge . Because of the location of this hole there was no way for it to have happened during installation. I checked my other Schwalbe tube with about the same mileage and age and found an identical problem developing at the same spot. I closely examined the wheel and found nothing to have caused this. It is curious that both of the tubes had the same issue in the same exact spot. I replaced the tube with another manufacturer and so far no problem. I love the Marathon tires but a bit leery about the tubes now.

Been using Schwalbe tubes for years. Love the 40mm Presta valve stems. Used to live with the 50 & 60 mm lengths for too long. These are great quality & being a BTD Gold member. I get a great price on them too! I only need air them before every ride or rarely puncture one. Great durability.

I have been using these for 6 months now, and I have encountered ZERO problems running them in 28 mm tires. I don't want to jinx myself, but I haven't had a flat in six months between the Continental tires and the Schwalbe 60mm tubes.

These seem fine, but I use a frame pump that screws onto the valve, and when unscrewing, the removable core comes with it. Nowhere that I see does the spec say that these have removable cores ....

I bought two of these tubes a little over a year ago for my 2004 Trek7700 hybrid bicycle. I use the bicycle three or four times a week. The tubes hold pressure very well, I give my tires a squeeze test before each ride and have never noticed a drop in pressure. My only gauge is on my floor pump and I have never noticed a drop in pressure there either although this isn’t a very accurate measurement.

My favorite feature is the clear dust cap on the valve stem, very classy looking. I’d get these again.