Schwalbe Addix compound technology – it's all about the mixture!

The ADDIX Formula

ADDIX is created using completely new formulas. Schwalbe purchase advanced raw materials, carefully test for quality and diligently source the best worldwide. Basically, they have significantly increased the filler content for silica and now control the mixing process more accurately than ever before. As a result, ADDIX compounds are characterized by one thing in particular: they solve the trade-off between grip, rolling resistance and wear across a much broader range.

ADDIX is produced in a completely new mixer using a new process that they have designed. Schwalbe now has hardware throughout our plant that they are using to implement what is currently the most advanced and precise mixing process in the bicycle tire industry. Entirely new dimensions are opening up to them because they can vary all the parameters infinitely. It’s this high-end mixing technology, controlled by our specifications, that actually makes completely new compound properties possible – with ADDIX we’re achieving a whole new level of performance and quality.

ADDIX Overview

↓ TireCompound →		XC Race	XC / AM / Trail	Enduro / Downhill	Enduro / Downhill
Magic Mary	DH				•
	SG			•	•
	TLE APEX*		•	•
	TLE			•
Dirty Dan	DH				•
	SG				•
Hans Dampf	SG			•
	TLE		•	•
Rock Razor	SG			•
	TLE APEX*		•
	TLE		•
Fat Albert FRONT	TLE			•
REAR	TLE		•
Nobby Nic	TLE APEX*		•
	TLE		•
	LS		•
Rocket Ron	TLE	•	•
	LS	•
Racing Ralph	TLE	•	•
	LS	•
Thunder Burt	TLE	•
	LS	•
Furios Fred	LS	•
Dirty Dan CX	LS		•
Jumbo Jim	TLE		•
	LS		•

XC Race

ADDIX SPEED is the compound for XC race specialists.
It catapults our XC tires into a new performance dimension.

XC / AM / TRAIL

ADDIX SPEEDGRIP, the universal compound. It definitely has the widest range of use. Perfect for XC, AM and Trail: for the majority of EVO tires there’s a version with ADDIX Speedgrip! It replaces the previous PaceStar compound where a significant, though not the only difference, during extensive use is more mileage and a longer life.

Lots of everything: speed, grip and durability. Combining all three characteristics to achieve the perfect compound is almost impossible in theory, but now they’ve done it with ADDIX Speedgrip to an extent that we never thought possible!

ENDURO / DOWNHILL

ADDIX SOFT is a compound that bridges many disciplines. It’s just as at home in the enduro and downhill world as it is in the demanding discipline of all-mountain and trail riding. It also impresses when used in combination with other ADDIX tires – more speed: Soft on the front, Speedgrip on the back. Or more damping: Ultra Soft on the front, Soft on the back.

Rides superbly and provides impressively good damping. That’s ADDIX Soft. Schwalbe dug deep in the tire builder’s bag of tricks to create the perfect balance between the two. The result is a compound that’s amazingly good fun and yet is significantly more durable than the previous TrailStar compound. Tip: ADDIX Soft is also ideal for e-MTBs. Here it really plays to its strengths of “great damping and powerful grip”, and due to the optimized low-temperature properties it does this all year round!

ENDURO / DOWNHILL

ADDIX ULTRA SOFT is the ADDIX compound for hardcore use in enduro and downhill. Sensationally good damping has been further improved over the previous VertStar compound, while at the same time ADDIX Ultrasoft is suitable for all-weather use due to significantly improved low-temperature properties when it comes to grip and damping.

Extremely soft to cope with very difficult challenges. ADDIX Ultra Soft appears to stick to the ground, literally clawing its way into the subsoil because there’s only one goal in sight: maximum damping and maximum grip.