According to multiple recent reports, which tested samples supplied by Schwalbe and quoted Schwalbe press releases, Schwalbe's new tubeless Ultremo tyres are already available. Unable to find them anywhere, I asked schwalbe.co.uk for help. Their reply:
"The tubeless ZX will not be available in the UK aftermarket until early 2013"
A second message asking which county or countries would get the product first apparently didn't merit a reply. So I asked schwalbe.com about worldwide availability - and the reply from Germany:
"Said article is not yet available, delivery date is still unknown"
Hopefully the tyres, whenever they do eventually become available to Joe Public, will be more impressive than the coordination of Schwalbe's marketing and sales teams.
Time to research the alternatives?
http://ti10x.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/tubeless-bicycle-road-tyre-availability.html
http://roadtubeless.blogspot.co.uk
...updated 30/01/2013: apparently the tubeless Ultremo ZX will not now be available until "spring" 2013 - http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12900079
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