I've been commuting on Marathon 650Bs on my Saluki over about 13,500
miles of mostly miserable and trashy roads. I've had two flats in that
time. The first occurred at mile 500 or thereabouts, the result of a
strange spike of glass, the likes of which I've never seen before. The
second occurred on the same tire (rear, of course) at mile 9,900.
That's when I decided I might as well put on a new Marathon tire (I
switched the old front to the back and rode it another thousand or so
miles - riding merits aside, what a value!).
On our somewhat more "recreational" bikes, I've ridden Gran Bois
Cerf (28), Soma New Express 38, Marathon 30mm Racers and various
Michelins. I'd buy the Racers and the Cerfs again, though they've had
their share of flats. I guess it's possible any of them might be
"faster" than the Marathon, but I never think of the Marathons as slow
(except when I'm riding into the wind) and I'd have to describe all of
them (including the Somas) as somewhat more harsh.
It's entertaining to think about the merits of various tires, but
at a certain point, you want to quit worrying about tires and go
somewhere. That's what Marathons are for.
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