Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to wear out Schwalbe Marathons. On my Atlantis, are rear will go around 6k miles, in a mix of loaded touring, some off roading & general riding. I've never pushed one to the point of seeing what's under the tread but when the center of the chevron pattern is getting faint I think it's earned its keep. A brand new pair of tires at the start of touring season is pretty good insurance against flats.
BTW, Riv has stock again on the Marathon Supreme (my favorite). I just got a pair of 40s, looking ahead to next year. They seem to come'n'go, so I grabbed 'em while they had them. Expensive? Sure. Worth it? Absolutely. dougP On Oct 29, 2:15 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > In his posting, Grant says nobody ever wears out tread on tires > anymore. OK, this is embarrassing, but *twice in the last two years* I > have had flats resulting from wearing through the tread of a Panaracer > Pasela. The thing is, it's hard to notice the tread on a rear tire if > you have fenders. > > The second offense was on my recent tour in the Sierra. Heading down > from Carson Pass, I heard the ominous hissing sound. Darn I'm unlucky, > I thought as I began to unload the panniers to fix the flat. On seeing > the tire, and the hard evidence of my neglect, I realized that in fact > I was very lucky to get a flat that day, instead of the previous day > on the climb when it was raining and there was no shoulder. > > A Highway Patrol officer stopped and inquired if I was OK. As I carry > a spare tire when I'm touring, I assured him that all was under > control. Later on that day, when I stopped at Hams Station for a late > breakfast, the same Highway Patrol guy walked past my table saying, > "So I see you fixed your tire." I'm sure he would have given me a > lift had I needed it. Nice guy. > > -- Anne > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:46 AM, John Bennett <johnat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We've had a super slow week, and yesterday was the slowest day of all. > > > Grant wrote this last night: > > >http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/303 > > > Dave thought of this a little while ago: > > >http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/304 > > > As Grant said, "If you plan to buy something anyway and we have > > it....hope to hear from you." > > > Cheers, > > > John > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
