MTB Commuting tyres

[Dene]

Marathon and Marathon Plus tyres are fantastic if you suffer from a lot of punctures, the cycle lane I use is next to the A45 and it gets all of the rubbish from the road including glass etc. from accidents, I have used them on my mountain bike, commuter and recumbent trike and they are fantastic. If you don't need the protection then they are expensive and heavier than the alternatives.

 

[Debian]

Very good, much better than the worn knobbly it replaced, as you have probably seen you get a fairly solid centre band with knobbly bits at the side.

So on the straight you are pretty much on a slick.

I pump mine up to about 45PSI

HTH

Graham

Thanks Graham. I think I've pretty much decided on them, especially at that price.

 

[flat-pack]

Good luck with them, watch out if you buy two, they go on different ways for front and back.

 

[Debian]

Good luck with them, watch out if you buy two, they go on different ways for front and back.

Do they? OK, thanks for mentioning that!

 

[bigtoe]

I use Continental Travel Contact for commuting/touring and a bit of light off road. They're not cheap (about £25) but they've got excellent puncture protection and seem fast and durable. Served me well during the autumn/winter.

After paying £35 a pair ive just sin em for atwatting tenner on planet X.
Follow the twatting link.

http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/info_TYCOSC2613.html

 

[Debian]

After paying £35 a pair ive just sin em for atwatting tenner on planet X.
Follow the twatting link.

http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/info_TYCOSC2613.html

Blimey, that's cheap!

I'm undecided again now

 

[JiMBR]

I've been using these for a while now...


http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=18845


I'd definitely buy them again.

 

[Debian]

I still can't decide. I'm the epitome of prevarication at the moment.

I like the look and the image of the Big Apples - I just prefer the fatter tyre look on an MTB. Going to a 1.5 or even a 1.75 would look a bit silly on an MTB IMHO

Am I going to pay a significant drag penalty by using a fat semi-slick compared, say a 1.9 land cruiser or similar? The only reason I'm changing from the current knobblies is to gain an improvement in rolling resistance so I don't want to go over to the Big Apples if there's to be no significant gain.

Or am I better off sticking with my original choice of the Land Cruisers?

Thoughts anyone?

 

[dub-no-bass]

Always late to the party, me. I've got Spesh Armadillo Nimbus 1.5 tyres on my MTB and in 3 years of occasional use (probably 2000 miles or so) have never had a puncture. They seems to be grippy too, I don't every recall a slippery moment with them.
They do make the bike look like a "normal" bike just with very small/shrunken wheels, so I know what you mean about the fatter tyre look. I like 'em though. Enough that I am thinking of putting the road bike equivalent on the road bike.

 

[jig-sore]

Am I going to pay a significant drag penalty by using a fat semi-slick compared, say a 1.9 land cruiser or similar?

no your not. what most people seem to forget is that a wider tyre will have a larger side wall and therefore a larger diameter and a larger circumference. this will travel further for each revolution of the wheel (that's why you have to re-set your computer) and cancel out any drag penalty that may or may not exist.

you will also get huge benefits in comfort with a wider tyre.

I'm using 700c x 40 michelin citys' on my hybrid, i challenge you to keep up http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=26232

 

[Debian]

Yes, the additional comfort is a factor. Hadn't considered the extra height of the tyre though.

Hey-ho, too much choice now!

 

[chugsy]

I've been running Land Cruisers since last summer and think they are pretty good for the money. Fast and quiet and no p*nctures so far... having said that I just plumped for some BAs to spur me on with getting back in the saddle after a prolonged xmas break - just need to fit them.

 

[Debian]

What size BAs did you buy?

 

[chugsy]

26x2.0 at £15 a pop from Amazon... the price has gone up now. They came standard on my folder and impressed so it was only a matter of time before I kitted out the mtb/commuter.

 

[Debian]

OK, thanks.

I'm just deciding between 2.0 and 2.3.