My Atlantis came from Riv with Paselas but I don't know if they were TG or not. I went to T-servs when the originals wore out, then to Marathon Supreme. With each change I got fewer flats. With the MS, I average about 1 flat over the life of a tire, & it's usually a wire from a radial tire. The MS seem to last about double the life of the original Paselas. Roads here are good and I tour with the Atlantis so it sees a fair share of variety on road quality.
FWIW one of my touring buds has over 14,000 miles on a set of Marathon Plus, and they look to have quite a bit of life left. He doesn't care how a tire rides or what it weighs; only that it be puncture resistant and last a long time. Don't know how many flats he's had I suspect it's not many or he would have changed tires by now. dougP On Jan 30, 9:34 am, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, it's like this. > > I used to commute on an old (steel) MTB with SMPs to avoid having to > change flats to/from work. > When I got my Sam Hillborne this summer I treated myself to a set of > Marathon Supremes. > Riding home in the rain today I got a Puncture!!! Not a pinch flat, > not a bad valve stem, a puncture. > > Unacceptable! What if I had been late for work? > > Couldn't find the culprit so I washed and dried the tire in my kids' > bathtub (never done that before, seems like a good idea though) and > ended up mounting an almost new Pasela TG I had in the closet. > > So, did I just get unlucky or are the Supremes not good enough for the > roads around here? Are Paselas any better or do I need to go back to > SMPs? > > Vital stats - puncture was in the rear tire (where else?) with about > 2000 km on it, 80 psi. > > I know some people are willing to accept the occasional flat if the > tires offers exceptional comfort or speed or whatever. That's fine for > them, I just want to get to work and home again without getting my > hand dirty. > > Jay -- 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-bunch@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.
