Comments on: A Guide To The Best Touring Bike Tyres from Schwalbe https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/ Bikepacking, Bicycle Touring, Equipment, Testing, Videos Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:20:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Barron_Park https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-4524 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:07:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-4524 In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com.

Thanks for all the great articles, I’ve enjoyed them all.

]]> By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-4519 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-4519 In reply to Barron_Park.

Unfortunately, tyre fit isn’t just a function of the tyre, but the rim as well.

The Marathon Plus can be really hard to fit in the narrower sizes (700x28c is painful!) because the ‘smartguard’ strip is so rigid. Folding tyres are often the easiest to fit. I’d suggest grabbing a set of those next.

]]> By: Barron_Park https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-4517 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:40:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-4517 Good article, but I wish you included another item: how hard (or impossible) the tires are to put on and take off.
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I won’t roll with Marathon Plus, because in the small chance of a flat, I don’t know if I can remove and reinstall the tire. And it’s not for lack of muscle. Maybe it’s lack of skill. Whatever the reason, I can’t reliably install that tire.

Any thoughts on the most durable touring tire that can be installed by mere mortals? Right now I roll with Big Bens and Slime tubes, haven’t had any problems on pavement or dirt hard-pack.

]]> By: Mark Litherland https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-3936 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-3936 In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com.

Ordered!

]]> By: Mark Litherland https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-3934 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:10:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-3934 In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com.

I had just about come to that conclusion – thanks.

]]> By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-3933 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 00:42:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-3933 In reply to Mark Litherland.

Folding Mondial is the go!

]]> By: Mark Litherland https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-3931 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-3931 In reply to Mark Litherland.

Damn – just read your review on the folding Mondials :)))))

]]> By: Mark Litherland https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-3930 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-3930 Thanks for this – we are currently speccing our new tour bikes and looking to go up from the excellent 700c x 32 Marathon Plus that we have on our current bikes. Excellent on the road but the only problem is that the front wheel gets away from you a tad too easily on non-tarmac roads when damp, we both got dumped unceremoniously on the Thames Path a couple of months back.

Comfort and grip are important to us without going too silly, but we were concerned about the rolling resistance on the Marathon Plus Tour tyres, as we will always do >80% on the roads, so it’s reassuring to see that you have them as not materially different for this.

Current thinking is 700c x 40 Marathon Plus Tour

]]> By: Brian Bassett https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-3364 Mon, 01 May 2017 22:53:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-3364 I have to Marathon Mondials folded and in the bottom of a pannier. I put almost 2000 miles on a set and one shredded itself from the inside out. It allowed a huge bubble to form and felt like I was riding on a concrete block road. By bike shop showed Schwalbe pictures of the failure and they sent a tire worth 1/2 the cost of the Mondial. I’d rather they just charge me for X miles of ware and tear and give me a new Mondial. But I do like the ride, little slippery on leaves and needles in fall.

]]> By: Clive https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/#comment-1665 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:42:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=315#comment-1665 Been running Marathon Plus 700×35 at 70 psi over about 20,000 km and never (touch wood!) had a puncture. Love ’em!

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