Schwalbe marathons WOW

[cockney]

Just had my 1st proper ride with them they are fab mind you going from mtb to these i suppose they r going to be

 

[Broughtonblue]

Hope you don't mind me asking but how much did you pay for them? Thinking of replacing my knobbly ones this weekend

 

[cockney]

Not at all LBS quoted me £54 fitted,so went on the net and found them for £17.50 ea liking my LBS went back and explained i can get them cheaper so in the end he done them for £40 fitted

 

[Broughtonblue]

£40 for a quicker, smoother ride, think Santa might come this weekend!

 

[Salty seadog]

I would like to replace my 26x2.2 nobblies for something that is more suited to the road but also capable of some (not to rough) off road. Would the marathons be any good for this? Or can anyone guide me in the right dirrection.

The wheels on my forme rage are Rims: One23 AT24, 26x1.5x32h double wall according to the specs, what would be a good width for my requirements, i will be about 85% on the road and 15% off road. Given the wheels i have what would be the width range I could use on them?

I must say I'm not sure what the figures on the wheel spec means but I would guess at 26" diamiter x 1.5"rim width, I have no idea what the 32h refers too....



any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[mcshroom]

The 32h refers to 32 holes - meaning you can put 32 spokes in it

How off road are you looking to go? I was fine on this last month when touring (with 4 panniers) on 700x37c Marathons (thinner than mtb ones)

 

[Salty seadog]

Hi mcshroom, cheers for the reply, I would be looking at something like that , maybe a bit of bumpy/lumpy chalk path too and some woodland trails/paths.

what does the 700 refer to, I keep reading 700c on various posts?

 

[Peteaud]

700c is the wheel size.

I had M+ on my last hybrid and they are good for general stuff but if its slippy / muddy i wouldnt use them, but thats me.

i had 26 x 1.95 on my last bike

 

[Bigsharn]

I run Marathon Plus' 700x25cs and love them

 

[Mozzy]

I do find I slide quite a bit with SM+ 700 x 32. New and at 80psi.

Mozzy

 

[MarkF]

I would like to replace my 26x2.2 nobblies for something that is more suited to the road but also capable of some (not to rough) off road. Would the marathons be any good for this? Or can anyone guide me in the right dirrection.

They'd be great, I have them on both my hybrids.

On my MTB, which I use for shopping, trail & towpath riding, I have Bell (Asda) tyres bought in-store for £10 each early summer, I was skint and couldn't justify another set of M+'s. They've proved quite grippy, I've suffered no punctures and they have far less resistance than the regular 2" MTB tyres that I had before. They have suffered a lot of abuse and I'm impressed.

 

[Salty seadog]

I do find I slide quite a bit with SM+ 700 x 32. New and at 80psi.

Mozzy

Hi Mozzy, what sort of riding are you doing when sliding on them? And is it only in the wet?


BTW mcshroom, that looks like some nice riding country.



Hi MarkF, thanks for the info, sounds like most people seem to like them.

 

[Mozzy]

Hi Mozzy, what sort of riding are you doing when sliding on them? And is it only in the wet?

Roads and canal paths. And yes, almost only when wet.

Mozzy

 

[Pikey]

I put a set of continental travel contacts on my mtb in Sept and I doubt very much whether they will come off. Ever...

I run them at 70 psi on the road and a little lower on trails and towpaths so the teeth on the sides can get a look in when needed.

So far (touch wood) they have been superb, let me down a lot less than the old set of geax slicks i had. Just watch out for manhole covers when it is wet.

 

[Cyclopathic]

£40 for a quicker, smoother ride, think Santa might come this weekend!

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