HELP - Punctures - What Tyres ???

Gary said:

Hi,

My bike is a hybrid, I do 60% road and 40% off road i.e. grassed
footpath / shale forest road etc. I am forever picking up THORN
punctures.

Can anyone suggest a tyre whose composite will resist in helping me
stop picking up so many punctures of this kind.

www.schwalbe.co.uk/c2-1071-schwalbe-tires-marathon-plus.html

Quoted message said:

Present tyres are 26 x 2.10 EXTREME XC - TIOGRA Dont know if this
make means anything !

Probably size 26 x 1.75 will be OK too.

~PB

ps. This version might be more suitable for the off-road bits -

www.schwalbe.co.uk/c2-1072-marathon-plus-atb.html

- but personally I'd go for the Marathon Plus for the mixture of riding
described.

~PB

Pete Biggs said:

ps.  This version might be more suitable for the off-road bits -

www.schwalbe.co.uk/c2-1072-marathon-plus-atb.html

- but personally I'd go for the Marathon Plus for the mixture of riding
described.

~PB

MANY THANKS FOR YOU SPEEDY RESPONS AND ADVICE.

REGARDS

GARY

Pete Biggs said:

ps.  This version might be more suitable for the off-road bits -

www.schwalbe.co.uk/c2-1072-marathon-plus-atb.html

- but personally I'd go for the Marathon Plus for the mixture of riding
described.

~PB

Seconded - I use Marathon Plus and find they stand up to almost
everything (except flint flakes when they work in, but nothing stops
those).

Jon

Schwalbe Marathon PLUS
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24797

Or possibally http://www.dutch-perfect.nl/frm-gb.asp although they are much
harder to find.

Size 54 x559 atb
or 47 x 559 atb

Gary said:

Hi,

My bike is a hybrid, I do 60% road and 40% off road i.e. grassed
footpath / shale forest road etc. I am forever picking up THORN
punctures.

Can anyone suggest a tyre whose composite will resist in helping me
stop picking up so many punctures of this kind.

Present tyres are 26 x 2.10 EXTREME XC - TIOGRA Dont know if this
make means anything !

Many Thanks

Gary.

if you don't go too much off road, then may be one of the Schwalbe
marathon family will do?

i have them on my old mountain bike which i use 99% on road, but i have
taken them light off roading, richmound park etc cope fine. no problems.

roger
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