Schwalbe Marathon or Marathon Plus

MSeries said:

I am thinking of getting some really tough tyres for winter rides. I
rather like the reflective bands around the Schwalbe Marathons and
these tyres have had favourable reports on here. Now Wiggle have
Marathons for £16.95 and EBC have Marathon Plus for £22.95, are the
more expensive ones worth an extra fiver ?

(EBC have 28mm ones too which is my pereferred size for the bike in
question, but 32s would be OK for a saving of £5 per tyre.)

The Marathon Plus has a thick spongy layer to prevent punctures. It seemed
to work the time I pulled a drawing pin out of my tyre with not a hiss to
be heard. They are, consequently, heavier. C+ gave them a good rating this
month and I'm very happy with them on my tourer.

Colin

"MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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.. Now Wiggle have
Marathons for £16.95 and EBC have Marathon Plus for £22.95, are the
more expensive ones worth an extra fiver ?

I have had a pair of Marathon 28mm on for about 4000 miles and I'm only just
replacing the rear tyre now (it's not badly worn but I tend to replace
sooner ratherthan later) so durability is good. I think I've had 3
punctures in that time. Haven't tried the Plus so don't know if they are
any more puncture resistant.

St John Street Cycles do the Marathon without the reflective strip for £12
each.

Ian

MSeries said:

I am thinking of getting some really tough tyres for winter rides. I
rather like the reflective bands around the Schwalbe Marathons and
these tyres have had favourable reports on here. Now Wiggle have
Marathons for £16.95 and EBC have Marathon Plus for £22.95, are the
more expensive ones worth an extra fiver ?

(EBC have 28mm ones too which is my pereferred size for the bike in
question, but 32s would be OK for a saving of £5 per tyre.)

I haven't had a puncture yet with my Marathon Plus tyres.

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I haven't had a puncture yet with my Marathon Plus tyres.

Just one tiny thing: friends of mine had the thread come off of two
Marathon Pluses within 1.000 kilometres ...... The supplier took them
back and replaced them with XRs, just to make sure.

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Regards,
Marten

"MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am thinking of getting some really tough tyres for winter rides. I
rather like the reflective bands around the Schwalbe Marathons and
these tyres have had favourable reports on here. Now Wiggle have
Marathons for £16.95 and EBC have Marathon Plus for £22.95, are the
more expensive ones worth an extra fiver ?

Definitely worth it! The Marathon Plus is *the only* tyre I have never had a
puncture with and I ride on lots of glass infested cycle tracks during the
winter. I've had a 5 year rolling experiment whereby I've had different
tyres on f+r wheels to test them and they are number one, with Conti
Contacts in second place.

--
Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

"MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am thinking of getting some really tough tyres for winter rides. I
rather like the reflective bands around the Schwalbe Marathons.......

I've been using these tyres for commuting and touring for a couple of years
with no problems. One small point though, I wouldn't really expect too much
of the reflective band. In mucky weather it soon gets covered in [censored]. I'm
too lazy to be bothered cleaning tyres so my reflective bands aren't really
very reflective for most of the winter.

tony R.

Marten Hoffmann said:

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I haven't had a puncture yet with my Marathon Plus tyres.

Just one tiny thing: friends of mine had the thread come off of two
Marathon Pluses within 1.000 kilometres ......

That's a very accurate distance there. No problems at all with mine over
1,000 km.

Colin

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Marten Hoffmann said:

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Quoted message said:

I haven't had a puncture yet with my Marathon Plus tyres.

Just one tiny thing: friends of mine had the thread come off of two
Marathon Pluses within 1.000 kilometres ......

That's a very accurate distance there. No problems at all with mine over
1,000 km.

Oops sorry, I'm from the continent, you know :-) That should have been
1,000 kms of course. Nevertheless, the problem remains the same: TWO
tyres that had the same problem.

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Regards,
Marten

Marten Hoffmann said:

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That's a very accurate distance there. No problems at all with mine over
1,000 km.

Oops sorry, I'm from the continent, you know :-)

I guessed.

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That should have been
1,000 kms of course. Nevertheless, the problem remains the same: TWO
tyres that had the same problem.

That sounds like a faulty batch.

Colin