Schwalbe was struck by the pure and beautiful expression on the girl's face.

It has a shock-absorbing carbon-fiber fork, straight mountain-bike-style handlebars, and sturdy Schwalbe tires.

The American Classic MTB Race 29 tubeless wheels were wrapped with Schwalbe Racing Ralph tires.

Lindenbein, Brosin, the talented Gosrau, and the no less gifted Schwalbe, were also dear friends.

So in 2006 Schwalbe and writer David Shipley sat down to pen a handbook of sorts.