Best puncture resistant road bike tyres...

[fossyant]

If I went for the Durano Plus, would I need to use the "tie wrap trick" to get them on when doing a roadside repair?
Or can they be refitted with just tyre levers?

I used to get them on by hand. Remember talc the inside of the tyre and then the tube. I think I only ever had one flat commuting on them (piece of wire), but cut to bits mind, then replaced when the puncture protection strip showed through. I always carry levers just in case - eg cold can make it trickier.

 

[vickster]

If I went for the Durano Plus, would I need to use the "tie wrap trick" to get them on when doing a roadside repair?
Or can they be refitted with just tyre levers?

With any tyre, it may well come down to the rims.
I find folding tyres easier to get on and off than wired (at least after the first time of wresting with them to unfold/uncurl 🐍 and stay that way)

 

[Dogtrousers]

If I went for the Durano Plus, would I need to use the "tie wrap trick" to get them on when doing a roadside repair?
Or can they be refitted with just tyre levers?

I had absolutely no problems removing/refitting D+ at the roadside but as @vickster says - it comes down to whether your rims and Durano Plus play nice together.

 

[Psamathe]

My fingers have been excruciatingly painful doing the repairs in the cold (Raynaud's Syndrome), I just want some recommendations for good puncture resistant tyres.

My impression is better puncture resistance means less likely to get punctures ie risk reduced not eliminated.

So after several rides where my fingers stopped working (at least for anything non-trivial 'cos of cold) I got myself a Vittoria Pit Stop emergency inflate and repair. Only had to use it once but it worked very well - I was imporessed. You'd need to replace the inned tube (at least I always have) but gets you home whatever temperature your fingers are.

(I only have experience of the Vittoria one but there are different makes of similar available).

Ian

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You are asking for guarantees. No one can say how you will get on with your rims and tyre combo. You will just have to buy some and try.

 

[abcd efg]

If I went for the Durano Plus, would I need to use the "tie wrap trick" to get them on when doing a roadside repair?
Or can they be refitted with just tyre levers?

It is never easy to mount Marathon Pluses. But I have done it with levers. And now that I have arthritis in my hands I expect it might be even harder. But people do it all the time and for me, the extra puncture resistance is worth the risk of having to remount the tyre. Actually getting tyre pressures right was almost as much a pain. Over the past year I have ridden my Airnimal Joey at 60psi (my first choice) then 45psi and then 40psi. Yesterday when I collected the bike from the bike shop where it had been for a service, I found the shop had pumped both the tyres to 50psi and they were perfect. I learned two lessons. One is that 50psi is indeed the correct right pressure for me and the Joey's 24in x 1.75 in wheels. And two, always listen carefully to the bike shop folk. They will have had a great deal more experience on a wider variety of bikes than I will ever get.

 

[ianrauk]

If I went for the Durano Plus, would I need to use the "tie wrap trick" to get them on when doing a roadside repair?
Or can they be refitted with just tyre levers?

Scan your thread for replies about the tyres Mazz. Some people are ok getting them on and off some rims some people are not. So best just try see how you get on.

 

[matticus]

It is never easy to mount Marathon Pluses.

That's a different tyre. More tread, heavier, and I SUSPECT stiffer.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

The trick to getting Marathon plus tyres on is pushing the bead in like the fella does on the video posted earlier, do that and they pop on quite easily, but as others have said rim type can be a bar steward.

I have one set of wheels were I use specialized Roubaix tyres and I can never get them on when the tyre is brand new, once ridden for a bit they get easier, but brand new I give it to the bike shop. Luckily these wheels are up for replacement in the spring, I've never got on with the buggers.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bought anything yet @Mazz ?

 

[Marchrider]

Have been on Marathon plus (the blue one) for a decade or more now, i will pick up 2 or 3 punctures a year but most of them are not apparent until the next day so luckily (and i'm tempting fate for tomorrow) I have had very few to mend on the road.

I said that yesterday and I didn't get a puncture today

do you think I have got away with it

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I said that yesterday and I didn't get a puncture today

do you think I have got away with it

No you haven't got away with it, the fairy is just waiting for the weather to be worse before she strikes.

 

[Mazz]

Bought anything yet @Mazz ?

Not yet.

Anyone ever bought from MOOSE?
https://moose.co/products/copy-of-s...MI-rq5tMGRigMVIJdQBh3Zlzt8EAQYASABEgLhVfD_BwE

Cancel that...they haven't got my size. I was looking for 700x25mm

 

[slowmotion]

Marathon Plus tyres do get a lot easier to change after a few hundred miles on the road. They are pretty tough but they can puncture. I had a 60mm nail poke straight into the side wall, parallel to the road surface. Lord knows how it got there.

 

[multitool]

If spending money is a possibility then going tubeless pretty much solves all problems, but it isn't entirely maintenance free and trying to short cut it is a bad idea.

Most punctures self-seal with sealant, but anything too big can be plugged with one of the dart systems on the market (Dynaplug, Lezyne etc). No need to remove tyre.

There is a learning curve and it's not for everyone, but one of the big advantages is you no longer need to ride heavy, slow or leaden tyres like Marathons or Duranos.