Schwalbe Durano Plus tyre query...

[bobdaspider]

One down side of latex tubes is that they loose pressure very quickly, and if damaged punctured almost impossible to repair.
Upsides lighter and give a 'smoother' ride. Though using Durano I'd doubt you'll notice.
To loose perceivable weight, wheels then tyres are the most effective route if keeping a bike.

Yes, loosing air pressure is one of the issues I'm aware of with latex tubes but unless I can get the inner-tubes into my Schwalbe Durano's without too much 'work' I won't try because the latex tubes also require care in handling IMHO.

 

[bobdaspider]

Agree with Fossy. As much as I like the Durano Plus for cycling commutes where you are more likely to run into crap, sharp stones and glass, and of which they have served me very well over the year. Put on a pair of Rubino's and it's a whole different, much better bike performance. Absolutely no point using lightweight tubes with Durano's.

Noted.

 

[bobdaspider]

Durano Plus user here (28c). How did you get on?
All very good advice re: seating the tyre bead on the hooked rim.

I also push in the exposed valve stem, complete the tyre at 90 to the valve, pump it to 20-30psi, massage the tyres all around and pump to 80psi, deflate and pump to 80psi, check all around and settle back down to 60-70psi. With the notorious Marathon Plus, I dab a bit of washing up liquid on the segments where the bead don't seat, pump it up again and that usually does the trick.

Slightly off topic, I thought Durano Plus was fast 😅. I've changed quite a lot on my bike recently and the change is massive on my humble Triban (Sora, mech disc). Wheelset (stock 2300g aluminum > DT Swiss P1800 1700g), inner tubes (butyl > Chinese TPU 😁) and tyres (Marathon Plus 28c ☠️ > Durano Plus 28c). Just shy of 300miles with this new set up. and I'm consistently 2.5-3mph faster! Effect is likely to be from the wheelset, tyre and negligible from TPU.

I have taken onboard the advice given from the board and have managed to seat the inner-tubes better than I've been able to do before BUT they could still be better - so am about to have another go this afternoon. Wish me well...

 

[bobdaspider]

Talc them - do the inside of the tyre and the tube. Really great commuting tyre, but they aren't fast rolling - was very noticeable switching from Michelin tyres to Durano, but they were the only tyre that stood up to the glass on my commute.

Latex tubes in them are a waste of time. sorry. You want a summer tyre, then there are better - Rubino's won't break the bank.

Noted.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I had '28' Durano Plus* on my CGR, when I first bought it (2017)
Compared to the Lugano, as a '23', on its predecessor; one of the 7005 blue alloy frames, it felt like riding in treacle
(but those 7005 frame/fork are a hell of a lot better than their cost implies)
After wearing out a couple of pairs of Durano, it got transferred to Marathons, in a '28, which again, 'felt like treacle', but can cope with some fairly thick/sticky mud
The CGR frame failed, at the seat-cluster, & was replaced with a Spa Cycles 'Aubisque' (to keep the discs & decent mudguard clearances

As for the OP's question, I had issues at first with the Durano, but nowadays, on those rare circumstances, can generally remove/refit the Marathons with only one tyre-lever


* the fattest 'slicks/road-tyres I'd used on the road, since the 1990s, when I had Tioga City-Slicker 1.25" on my RC100 at times