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I regularly ride a Kalkhoff Agattu (diamond frame) off road on bridleways and tracks together with my wife on her horse. I have done this for the last year or two and have seen no issues with the bike. I find that I have to hose the mud off after a days ride and I found that the standard tyres just didn't work well particularly going uphill (especially when wet and slightly muddy). More than once the front end has drifted out resulting in me coming off and I also found the back wheel frequently spinning uphill. As a result, I fitted these . . . Schwalbe - Marathon Plus ATB . . . the same old Marathon Plus (including SmartGuard), but with a more suitable All Terrain tread. I also fitted Schwalbe Inner Tubes with 40mm schraeder Valves at the same time. Pretty simple to fit, although you do need to make sure the tyre bead is well seated . . . and I had to use tyre levers for the last few inches. Handling seems to be absolutely fine and off road is much improved . . . I have just recently had my first puncture though (a thorn worked through the MP ATB Protection).

My wife & I both have Agattu's, which we regularly ride off road. I found that the standard tyres just didn't work well particularly going uphill (especially when wet and slightly muddy). More than once the front end has drifted out resulting in me coming off and I also found the back wheel frequently spinning uphill. As a result, I fitted these . . . Schwalbe - Marathon Plus ATB . . . the same old Marathon Plus (including SmartGuard), but with a more suitable All Terrain tread. I also fitted Schwalbe Inner Tubes with 40mm schraeder Valves at the same time. Pretty simple to fit, although you do need to make sure the tyre bead is well seated . . . and I had to use tyre levers for the last few inches. Handling seems to be absolutely fine and off road is much improved.

I now have Schwalbe Marathon Plus ATB tyres (complete with Schwalbe Inner Tubes and 40mm schraeder Valves) on both of our Agattus. Pretty simple to fit, although you do need to make sure the tyre bead is well seated . . . and I had to use tyre levers for the last few inches. Handling seems to be absolutely fine and off road (bridleways with our horses) is much improved. I used to experience rear wheel slip when powering up a muddy hill and the occasional front wheel sideways slide (which resulted in me coming off a couple of times) . . . I have not had either of these problems since I replaced the tyres.

What about these . . . Schwalbe - Marathon Plus ATB . . . the same old Marathon Plus (including SmartGuard), but with a more suitable All Terrain tread ? Any thoughts ?

Hi Please add me to the map, I am at CW11 (Cheshire)