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Schwalbe Pro One HS493A folding, 700x28C

The premium road tire here: a 700x28C folding tire with Schwalbe's Super Race casing, ADDIX Race compound and V-Guard protection.

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Schwalbe Pro One folding road tire in 700x28C

Schwalbe Pro One HS493A folding, 700x28C

The premium road tire here: a 700x28C folding tire with Schwalbe's Super Race casing, ADDIX Race compound and V-Guard protection.

ETRTO size
28-622 (700x28C)
Casing
Super Race
Compound
ADDIX Race
Protection
V-Guard belt
Type
Tube type, folding
EAN
4026495862639
  • Twenty-eight millimeters, which is where current road tire thinking sits
  • A named casing, compound and protection belt, all from a specialist manufacturer
  • The most expensive tire here, and sold singly

Best for: A fast road bike where rolling resistance and grip are the point, and tire life is secondary.

≈ $60.44
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Specifications

ETRTO size
28-622 (700x28C)
Casing
Super Race
Compound
ADDIX Race
Protection
V-Guard belt
Type
Tube type, folding
EAN
4026495862639
Photo : Marija Zaric, Unsplash

Schwalbe’s Pro One is the premium road tire on this shelf, and every element of it is named and specified.

What the manufacturer publishes

A high-end tube type road tire for ambitious riders. A Super Race casing construction giving exceptional suppleness and direct feel. The ADDIX Race compound, offering extremely low rolling resistance with grip. An integrated V-Guard protection belt giving good puncture protection at low weight. Folding, 28” 700x28C, 28-622.

The 28 mm (1.10 in) question

Twenty-eight millimeters is where road tire thinking has settled. Wider than the 25 mm (0.98 in) standard of a decade ago, it runs lower pressures, deforms around road surface rather than bouncing over it, and gives up remarkably little speed for a large gain in comfort and grip.

Check your frame and brake clearance before assuming 28 fits — and remember a tire measures wider on a wide rim.

Race compound, and what it costs you

Softer rubber grips better and rolls faster, and it wears out sooner. On a bike doing 200 km a week that is a real cost. Schwalbe makes harder-wearing tires in the same family for exactly that reason.

V-Guard

Schwalbe’s protection belt for its lighter tires — protection at low weight, rather than the heavier armor of a commuting tire. A fast tire with a protection belt is a compromise both ways, and an honest one.

The questions riders ask

What does ADDIX Race mean?

Schwalbe's compound designation for its fastest road rubber. Schwalbe describes it as offering extremely low rolling resistance with grip. Race compounds are softer and wear faster than training ones — that is the trade.

Is it tubeless?

This reference is described as a tube type tire — it runs with an inner tube. Schwalbe makes tubeless versions of the Pro One under different references.

Who buys this one, among road bike tires

A fast road bike where rolling resistance and grip are the point, and tire life is secondary.

If this is not it: the rest of the road bike tires

Its value for money among road bike tires

At $60, it sits +15 % against the $53 median of the 6 models in this category published here.

The recorded price, among road bike tires

Details checked on October 31, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for road bike tires and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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