What Marathon Tyre do I need ?

[Tubamanandy]

Really struggling with working out the various Marathon tyres.

Using a mountain bike on the road, what would be the ideal Marathon tyre for road use ?

eg. Durano Plus, Marathon Plus - do I go for a thinner 26" tyre 26 x 1.35 ?

Confused

 

[daveboy]

I use Marathon plus 700cc x 35 and slime,no puntures in 3700 miles, so 26" by 1.5" approx David.

 

[RobF]

Good shout from Dave.

Marathon's are known to be bit harsh - trade-off for puncture resistance - so a bit of width is a good thing.

Just make sure you get one with a shallow tread, which is designed for roads/cinder tracks.

 

[Tubamanandy]

Finding the shallow tread isn't proving easy unless I'm looking in the wrong place

 

[RobF]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-marathon-plus-tour-wired-mtb-tyre/

 

[Tubamanandy]

Thanks - looks like those are the best for what I need

 

[Kramer]

This ebay seller has quite a few different selections....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/hopkinsoncycles-2008

....including the 26 x 1.5 road tyres I just bought: -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231062244908

Slightly cheaper than wiggle too if buying in pairs

 

[pdarnett]

I use Swalbe Land Cruisers filled with Slime and touch wood no issues. Great for muddy tow paths and light off road I found.

 

[tillson]

I use a MTB on the road and find that Big Apples work very well. I think the MPs are a bit on the narrow side for MTB rims. The Big Apples are more of an MTB tyre with a shallow road tread and roll very well.

 

[jerrysimon]

My daughter used Big Apples for two years pretty much daily on her ATB bike that I converted to E for her with not one puncture.

Her new bike has Kendras and she had a puncture within the first 6 months. I will change them for MPs when she gets the next one.

The BA give built in suspension/comfort and roll real well too. I would use those again in a heart beat for wider rimmed ATB/MTB bike for the road.

Regards

Jerry

 

[EddiePJ]

The Haibike came with Marathons fitted, and I can't find fault with them.

So I guess that's a vote in that direction from me.