29"/700c MTB version of Marathon Plus

[HorTs]

Does anyone know if it is possible to buy a 29"/700c Schwalbe Marathon Plus MTB tyre or any brand with such good puncture resistance?

I know there is a 26" version but can't find a 29".

 

[MacB]

M+ go up to a 700x47 in the 700c size:-

http://www.schwalbe.com/gb/

That's the most puncture resistant but they are very heavy. You can get the Big apple in a plus version which goes bigger but is super heavy. For a bit more speed but still quite resistant there is the standard Big Apple, or faster still are the Super Moto in 700x60 and the Marathon Supreme goes up to 700x50.

By the way 700x50 is 29x2 and 700x60 29x2.25/2.3 - depends which manufacturer you're reading - I find the Schwalbe I've used are pretty true to size in the width and can be a bit taller than other tires.

To give an idea on weight:-

M supreme 700x50 - 645g per tire
M+ - 700x47 - 1.1kg

Depends on riding you want them for, if it's for mainly road based and just about speeding up a 29er then I'd not bother with the M+, if it's a mix then I'd think about M+ tour with a bit more tread.

I have a new in box set of M Supreme 700x50 that I'm flogging, could do them at £55 for the pair posted in UK. I've settled on the Super Motos and if I want to go lighter faster then I put 700x40 Supremes on the 29er

 

[HorTs]

Thanks MacB, but I think I've given you the wrong end of the stick.

I'm after a MTB style knobbly tyre in with the Marathon Plus puncture protection.

 

[MacB]

Thanks MacB, but I think I've given you the wrong end of the stick.

I'm after a MTB style knobbly tyre in with the Marathon Plus puncture protection.

in that case I would have thought you'd be better looking for a tubeless solution wouldn't you? I've not tried it but plenty of you tube videos on how to setup ghetto tubeless with an old inner tube. Certainly a cheap and cheerful way of trying it out.

 

[contadino]

I'm running Schwalbe Land Cruisers on my MTB at the moment and they haven't had a puncture yet. It's only been a couple of months, but there's a lot of broken glass around here. They have a fairly smooth middle line but get knobbly on the sides. I'm not sure you could class them as cyclocross - probably more 'hybrid' whatever that means nowadays. I spend more time on gravel than mud, and they're fine with that.