Schwalbe Marathon Woe's

[potsy]

I certainly noticed a bit of extra grip when I swapped my M+ for some M Supremes, price you pay for all that solidness perhaps?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Aye, but @biggs682 has Marathons Originals, not plus.
I cycled (by mistake, we took a wrong turn) a mile on a rutted, muddy, slimy field without coming off on Originals.
My MB skills are non existent, btw.
Only time I came off in them was on ice, before discovering the Winters.
Did I mention I'm a Schwalbe girl? I'm working my way through their entire range of tyres

 

[srw]

Aye, but @biggs682 has Marathons Originals, not plus.
I cycled (by mistake, we took a wrong turn) a mile on a rutted, muddy, slimy field without coming off on Originals.
My MB skills are non existent, btw.
Only time I came off in them was on ice, before discovering the Winters.
Did I mention I'm a Schwalbe girl? I'm working my way through their entire range of tyres

He doesn't - take a look at the logo in his photo. It's the full-on M+ smartguard jobby.

Of all the bikes in our garage, the only one without Schwalbe's of some kind is Mrs W's Spesh, which still has its original something or others - and the light dynamo front wheel, which currently has a Vredestein. I've just ordered a pair of Duranos to change that.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

He doesn't - take a look at the logo in his photo. It's the full-on M+ smartguard jobby.

I did take another look just to make sure
The logo says "original" just like mine. Used to have pair of M+ but don't have them anymore to compare logos so you're probably right

 

[srw]

 

[biggs682]

Bit of an update another weeks worth of miles covered in mostly dry conditions

Putting the pressures up seems to help they certainly roll well in the dry but a couple of damp rides were still treated with utmost care , but will carry on doing the miles and reporting back

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

I did take another look just to make sure
The logo says "original" just like mine. Used to have pair of M+ but don't have them anymore to compare logos so you're probably right

Look like Greenguards to me - which also have the "Original" logo but are heavier

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Look like Greenguards to me - which also have the "Original" logo but are heavier

I think you have that the wrong way round. Greenguard is the standard version and is 120 grammes per tyre lighter than Marathon Plus in 26x1.75 (according to the Schwalbe website)