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I've had great experiences with Continental going from DH to road bikes and almost anything in between. I'd definitely look at those, maybe Race Kings or Mountain Kings to compare with your Schwalbes. Also, maybe the complains are due to folding vs. wired beads more than sidewall stiffness.
That could be - I won't know for sure unless I get my hands on some but the chief complaint is that as soon as they get one side on the rim, the other side forcefully pops off. My first thought was that people are trying to put the wrong size tires on their rims but this complaint is common enough that I think there may be more to it.
I'll check out the Mountain Kings, thanks!
I'm also a Conti fan, though I haven't tried folding, and have only used them on a narrow wheel road bike
+1 for Continental. Their tires are my favorite.
I've also had good experience with WTB, Kenda, Maxxis. The only tires I really haven't liked are Serfas.