Supersuperleeds
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- Leicester
Of course you can get them off, the fact is you don't have to do it too often.
They can be a bugger to put on the first time but they always go on if you use this method:
Best Tyres?
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Of course you can get them off, the fact is you don't have to do it too often.
They can be a bugger to put on the first time but they always go on if you use this method:
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Thanks, have you (or anyone) actually removed a Marathon Plus tyre at the side of the road to repair a puncture?
I'm interested, because I'm thinking of buying a pair.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Not me, but I did manage to get a new one on, on the garage forecourt - it was a bar steward - I didn't know their reputation - an emergency buy at 6:30pm towards the end of Day 4 of LEJOG (an hour to go). Came off OK though, once it'd done 1000km (to Orkney) and got home, and I couldn't be doing with half a kilo extra weight on my wheel (28-622).
It will be interesting to see if you get any 'on thread' answers to your question as few if any will ever have had an M+ puncture on them.
IME (28) they come up 2mm wider than spec and quite a bit deeper (so just bear in mind frame clearance and mudguard bridge clearance).
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
If you think M+ are bad on a 700C wheel, you want to try fitting them on a Brompton wheel...
It is possible to do it at the side of the road, but it's no fun. Fortunately, it happens so rarely that it's really not worth worrying about.
VAR tyre levers are your friend:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/var-tyre-levers/
It is possible to do it at the side of the road, but it's no fun. Fortunately, it happens so rarely that it's really not worth worrying about.
VAR tyre levers are your friend:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tools/var-tyre-levers/
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
I have, and it's not that difficult if they've been on the wheels a while. They're not puncture-proof, just very puncture-resistant. I can even put them on without tyre levers most of the time. I normally use 28mm ones on the tourer/commuter and 25mm ones on the road bike.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Yes (I ride over some roads where motorists seem prone to crashing and others seem to throw their drinks bottles out) but in 35s which may be wider than you can use. I'm not sure if the narrower ones are stiffer like Vittoria tyres seem to be. I use fibreglass-reinforced plastic levers to get them on/off but that's true of most tyres these days.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
A few times, they are not as bad as people make out. Now marathon winters are a real pig to do on the side of the road, mainly due to the fact it is really cold when they come out to play.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Only available in US 26" (559) size now. K-guard and SBC on 50EPI, same as the various Cruiser tyres.
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Put a new Marathon plus tyre on the rear of my old 1980's Raleigh winter bike, it's an old Weinmann wheel. Pumped it up, left it a few hours, had few cups of tea/biscuits, took it off/on again a few times. The Spa Cycle trick works well, especially for the more difficult "first time", thank you.
View: https://youtu.be/-XUFVrl0UT4
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Globalti
Legendary Member
With due respect to Yellow Saddle's explanation on page 1, I really like Veloflex Open Corsas; they are lightweigt with cotton sidewalls so super smooth-riding and comfortable and the tread is of soft rubber with a file pattern so I think they are exremely grippy on wet roads. I certainly find that they feel much more secure than the Michelin Pro 3s and 4s that I used before discovering Veloflex. The tradeoff is that they don't last very long but at £26 a tyre I don't mind that; I'm happy to pay more for the feelings of comfort and security.
