Hi!
There are some rumours going on that wire bead tires have stronger sidewalls then their folding equivalents, with a weight penalty.
I don't really care if the tire is folding or not...
For example the Folding Gatorskins are about 5 euro more expensive then the Wire bead ones and they are just 40grams heavier...
If they indeed have stronger sidewalls, I would prefer them over the folding ones.
Is there any truth behind that claim or the folding ones are just exactly the same but with Kevlar instead of Wire?

There are some rumours going on that wire bead tires have stronger sidewalls then their folding equivalents, with a weight penalty.
I don't really care if the tire is folding or not...
For example the Folding Gatorskins are about 5 euro more expensive then the Wire bead ones and they are just 40grams heavier...
If they indeed have stronger sidewalls, I would prefer them over the folding ones.
Is there any truth behind that claim or the folding ones are just exactly the same but with Kevlar instead of Wire?