Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I don't think i've seen it mentioned so far in this thread,but if it has apologies as i haven't seen it. I've had 3 punctures when riding on Marathon Plus tyres. All have been impact punctures rather than penetration ones. One was caused by a small ridge in the road which i saw at the last second and couldn't avoid. It was about 2-3 inch high and i only hit it at about 10 mph but it caused a puncture. The second two were caused by a water filled pot hole again i didn't see till the last second and was unable to avoid as cars were up my backside and i couldn't swerve to go round it. I was travelling downhill at about 17 mph. The hole was quite deep,about 5 or 6 inches. I noticed this when i passed it in drier and less heavy traffic conditions. Both tyres/tubes went with a bang due to the hard impact. I've had tyres that have rode these type of obstacles without a problem,but to me Marathon Plus tyres seem to be crap at resisting pressure punctures.