Puncture protect tyres

[benb]

I've got Marathon plus tyres on my commuter, and I've gone 4 years and over 16,000km without a puncture.

My luck can't hold much longer tbh.

 

[vickster]

Marathon plus on my Whyte 28mm, no visits, but my are they slow and slippery in the wet

I have the Londons, very good price in 700x28 from Spa http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s142p2829

 

[User6179]

I use the MPlus tour 28s on my Caadx in the winter and the tyre and tube weighs more than the wheel
Had only one pinch type puncture in thousands of miles .

 

[hoopdriver]

My puncture resistant tyres have had loads of punctures!
How can you stop tacks, long thorns and shards of glass?

Schwalbe Marathon Plus

 

[Katherine]

Schwalbe Marathon Plus

I've had a look at these but the reviews say that they slip in the wet which sounds dangerous or I'd have to go slower?

 

[srw]

They don't. They're solid as a rock. You do need to keep them well-inflated - use a track-pump once a week.

 

[hoopdriver]

They don't slip - or not that I have ever noticed and I have put tens of thousands on various pairs of these tyres over the years. They are the go-to tyres for tourists and commuters. I use them in my expedition tourer, which is also the bike I use on long winter rides early in the morning in the cold and dark when I really, really, really do not want to have a puncture. And so far, knock on wood, I never have. No slips, no flats, just a good steady ride.

There is a tendency for road riders to affect a disdain for these tyres, with all sorts of exaggerated claims for their 'enormous' weight etc. sure, they are heavier than the so-called performance tyres, but then they were not designed for racing or high performance. I do not use them on my Pegoretti, I do use them on my tourer.

They are built for reliability, but at the same time you can cover ground with them. I could not count how many century days I have ridden on these tyres while touring, or how many 30, 40, or 50 mile rides on cold dark winter mornings.

 

[benb]

They are definitely heavier and therefore slower than some tyres, but they are undoubtedly quicker than fixing a puncture!

 

[vickster]

I've had a look at these but the reviews say that they slip in the wet which sounds dangerous or I'd have to go slower?

Mine definitely do,, especially when new, but you'll go slower on M+ any how compared to a lighter tyre. Any tyre can ultimately slip on metal grilles, white paint, soggy leaves

 

[vickster]

@hoopdriver I've had several slippages on M+ especially when they were newer...no fairy visits though

 

[w00hoo_kent]

I've found the Lugano's (also puncture protected I think, although I've already had one) on the Synapse really twitchy on wet stuff and especially bad on wet metalwork. I know nothing is meant to be great there, but the Lugano's really haven't inspired any confidence. With the new wheels coming (soon, so soon) I've shelled out for a pair of Durano Plus to go on it in nominally 28c (they come out closer to 26 and look very narrow on the Sirrus) I've been happy with those so far, hopefully this set will be similar. Also, on the quality control note, the Lugano I have on the rear seems to have a twisted carcass on the flat of the tread. I noticed what I first thought was a bulge, then maybe a flat spot, but on closer inspection you can see a twist in the threading and tread. I don't know if it's getting worse (the tyre was removed and refitted for said puncture last Saturday) but I can now hear (or imagine hearing really well) the thump thump thump on the road as the rear wheel rotates over that point.

 

[Turdus philomelos]

I wish I was clever enough to create a rubber compound that would protect against Hawthorn barbs, the only cause of punctures to my Schwalbes.

I'd be a millionaire (ish)

 

[Bodhbh]

I had ran XRs for ages and they were a great tyre but a tiny bit pants on wet tarmac and didn't like road iron much. They used the same 'Endurance' rubber compound as the M pluses. I thought it was a given that the tougher, more durable rubber compounds are less grippy?

 

[hoopdriver]

@hoopdriver I've had several slippages on M+ especially when they were newer...no fairy visits though

All I can say I have never had the least bit of trouble with slippage, in tens of thousands of miles and all sorts of conditions.

 

[vickster]

Lucky you. I've had a few scary moments, and my they are slow!