Hi Erl, I just finished a 350 mile tour on the Schwalbe Greenguards in the 700x38 with no flats. They are heavy (because they are heavy duty) but they roll great! They are built like a car tire. The shape of the tire is a little weird. The tread is narrower than the tire at its widest point. In one way, you get the benefit of the smoother ride of the larger tire, but the reduced rolling resistance of the narrower tread. It just looks a little different, but there is no doubt that these things will go a long time.
I rode little ben's on my commuter for over a year. They are supple, but are heavy and felt a little slow to me versus the 700 x 35 SOMA new-xpress tires I replaced them with, which I still ride on my commuter. The little ben's also got flats, not many, but a goat head could take them down. If you are looking for zero maintenance and affordability, I don't thing you could beat the schwalbe marathon greenguards or their new marathon plus. Scott On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 8:48:54 AM UTC-6, WETH wrote: > > My Cheviot has room for 700x40 tires with fenders according to Riv specs. > The Cheviut will be used for daily commuting and loaded touring/s24o > trips. Riding will be mostly done on pavement with some non-technical dirt > and gravel trails. I value flat protection highly, as I loath changing > flats on the way to work! > > I am coming from 26" wheel bikes (Atlantis and LHT) where I had phenomenal > success with Big Apples 26x2.1 and Compass 26x1.75 tires. > > Rivendell has two options in the close to 700x40 size: Schwalbe Little > Big Ben wire, RaceGuard Performance line, HS439 - 700c x 38 (40-622, > 28x1.5) - 10128 > And > Schwalbe Marathon GreenGuard HS420 tire > > Compass has the 700C x 38 Barlow Pass. > > Jack Browns seem too narrow (about 33.3333mm) when I have room to approach > 40mm. > > I would appreciate learning the merits of these tires and which would work > better for me. What is the difference between the Marathons and Little Big > Bens besides weight? Do the marathons give greater flat protection? Do the > Barlow Pass have the flat protection of the Schwalbes? Are there other tire > options I should be considering? I am feeling a bit overwhelmed by options > and a bit clueless especially in comparing marathons to Lil Big Bens of > almost identical size and price. > > With appreciation, > Erl > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
