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Bought a set for the front of my tadpole trike. They are great so far. There's lots of glass on the streets here and I have had no punctures after using them for about a month.
On the other hand, they were a bear to get mounted properly. I put them on, they didn't roll true. I remove them and remounted them and fiddled around with them all sorts of different ways and still couldn't get them into a roll true. Finally took them to my friendly neighborhood recumbent repair shop, and it took the mechanic there a good while to get them mounted so they would turn without a wobble.
My ICE VTX recumbent race trike has 406/20" tubeless-ready wheels in front, and is used in triathlon and Ironman 70.3 Challenged Athlete Foundation events. Until recently I was using the more expensive Pro One tubeless tires, but because of a latex allergy I always ran them with ultralight tubes instead of tubeless. They were fast, comfortable, great on corners, the downside being they were a real pain to mount or dismount - especially during roadside repairs! But until recently, there were no alternative competition grade tires in 28-406/20x1.1 size.
I recently ordered these ONE tires, and after a couple months of riding, I can say that they are everything the PRO Ones are, except they are MUCH easier to install. I can't detect any difference in cornering, speed, or road feel with these tires. Installation is so very much easier than the tubeless version that I don't feel roadside repairs will be an issue at all (It is about a half hour job with the tubeless versions - a 3 tire lever project at the side of the road!!)
I have been using a Pirelli P Zero TPU tube in my 700c rear wheel with great results, but put off installing TPU 20" tubes on the front wheels just because it was so hard to work with the PRO ONE tires on my rims. The ONEs, however, are so easy to use I may take a chance on using 406/20" TPU tubes on my front wheels.
I haven't had these long enough to comment on wear, except to say that they seem to be wearing about like the PRO ONE tubeless version. Usually the PRO ONEs would last 3500-5000 miles of combined training and racing, and so far the ONEs don't seem to be wearing any differently. (Trike front tires wear faster in racing than bike tires, because they don't lean in corners. Rear tire wear is accelerated in corners not only by the lack of leaning, but by competition habit of braking the inside front wheel and drifting the rear wheel out for faster cornering.)
So far I really enjoy these tires, and unless there are surprises, I will be using them for all my training and racing needs.
This is now my go-to front tire for my Vision recumbent. I used to use Continental Grand Prix, but those sidewalls would sometimes start to deteriorate. I wish that Continental made Gatorskins in this size, but they're not available.
I get about 5,000-6,000 miles of wear on these Schwalbe tires, riding only on paved roads, I can't remember when I last got a flat, and I find that with the high pressure, it rolls well, without any problems.
