Schwalbe Tires is a brand name of Ralf Bohle GmbH, [1] a German manufacturer [2] of pneumatic tires for bicycles [3] and wheelchairs. Schwalbe produces a wide range of tires for different cycling applications, but is best known for its commuting, touring and utility tires such as the Marathon range. [4] [5] Schwalbe also makes and markets tires for a variety of small wheel sizes, such as used on folding, BMX, children's, and recumbent bicycles, and on bicycle trailers, [6] a market ignored by some larger manufacturers.[ citation needed ]
Schwalbe Tires is based in Reichshof-Wehnrath near Cologne, Germany, as of 2018 through 2021. [7] Manufacturing is carried out in their Indonesian factory, which is co-owned with its Korean joint-venture, production partner, PT Hung-A, and in its Vietnamese factory. [8]
Schwalbe Tires sponsors a number of high-profile athletes, including Jonas Deichmann, Fabian Cancellara and Amity Rockwell. The company also sponsors professional cycling teams, for example Canyon–SRAM, Tudor Pro Cycling Team and SEG Racing Academy. [9]
