Hello Ray, >From October of 2004 until the end of 2006, I rode a Specialized Stumpjumper >for my 44 mile per day bike commute. I made a lot of changes to this bike to >make it more commuter friendly. One of the changes I eventually made was to >install Schwalbe Marathon Plus 26 x 1.75" tires. I added these tires in June >of 2005. These tires were both good and bad. My commute during this time was >from the near West side of Chicago to a Western suburb (Westmont, IL), and I >had to ride through the West side of Chicago where the streets are filled with >gangs and broken glass. The tires were great for broken glass, and the only >flat I ever got with these tires was from a 3" wood screw that would have >punctured a car tire. That is the good part. That being said, these tires >are heavy, and it was very noticeable with all the accelerating I had to do >from stop signs and stop lights. That is the bad part. This bicycle was not >exactly lightweight before I installed the Marathon Plus tires, but I still would ride between 17 and 18 mph and it was a LOT harder to do with these tires.
If you have a heavy bike, you don't have a lot of start and stopping, and you are not going to be trying to ride fast, then I think the Schwalbe Marathon Plus will be a good choice. However, if you start and stop a lot and you ride fast I think you will really notice the extra weight. Derek Paschal ----- Original Message ---- On Sep 21, 11:34 am, Ray Varella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the market for some tires in the 26 x 1.75 range. > I have been using Panaracer Paselas, they ride nice but the sidewalls > fall apart while there is still tons of tread. > I looked at the Schwalbe Marathon, it looks like a nice heavy duty > tire that will take occasional trail use but they appear rather heavy. > Can anyone offer some input on how they ride? > 1.75 is about the size limit, if I go to a 2 inch tire I won't be able > to run fenders. > Is there another tire I'm missing, 1.5 is an option as well. > > Thank you, > > Ray --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
