Trog Woolley <
[email protected]> wrote
> I just have a BAppSc, which is why it only took me 20 mins.
Either you're much more mechanically inclined than we are, or you had access to the manual! We got
ours used and so had to start from scratch.
> Did you check that you put the Marathons on the right way round? If not you'll need another couple
> of hours to change them...
I did check the markings on the tire to put them the way they're supposed to go, but I really don't
think it matters much either way. If I had made a mistake I'd have just left them that way.
> I reckon you are better off ditching the Marathons and switching to the Brompton kevlar 42ft
> tyres; lighter in weight and you can take them to 100psi for less rolling resistance.
The fact that the Brompton tire is a bit lighter is pretty much irrelevant with the Brompton, being
as it's not a very light bike in the first place, I'm not riding it very fast, and the wheel
diameter is so small that the usual argument about rotating weight is even less relevant than usual.
I could inflate the Marathons to 100psi if I wanted to (that's the max inflation on the tire), but I
prefer the slightly more cushy ride of 85psi. I chose the Marathons because I have good experience
with them. I have Marathon Comfort on my fixer, Marathon City on the tandem, and used Marathon XR
while touring in Ireland. They are very puncture resistant, reasonably long-lasting, grip well
enough for me in both the wet and the dry, and have reflective stripes along the sidewalls. They
even have a dynamo track if I wanted to install a dynamo. I'm not going to risk an unknown tire for
a few grams of weight loss!
-Myra