Commuting Tyres...again....sorry!

[MrJamie]

Im a big fan of the Marathon+ as mine have just passed 950 miles without an issue so far on my hybrid, compared to the Kenda Kwicks that came with the bike that had around 25-30 punctures in 700 miles and desperately needed replacing.

I think the nature of the very rigid M+ tyre means they deform less, so have less friction than a normal tyre of that width, they feel fast and smooth but you can tell the weight a little uphills imho. My friends same model bike with the MTB tyres still on is much more stable on mud and snow as youd expect, but the M+ seem fine youd just have go a little slower offroad.

I think of the extra weight as just a little extra training and will probably pay off in the future when im a lighter guy on a lighter bike.

 

[Sobrique]

Some Marathons look like just the ticket. I'm somewhat confused about sizing though (and I'm a newbie, so utterly ignorant). I've got 622-35 written on the side of my Schwalbe Rapid Robs.
Would I be able to replace them with 700x35 Marathon+ tyres? (Or slightly narrower, perhaps)?

 

[BSRU]

Some Marathons look like just the ticket. I'm somewhat confused about sizing though (and I'm a newbie, so utterly ignorant). I've got 622-35 written on the side of my Schwalbe Rapid Robs.
Would I be able to replace them with 700x35 Marathon+ tyres? (Or slightly narrower, perhaps)?

622-35 is the same as 700cx35, 622-35 is the official ISO size.
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html