Schwalbe marathon plus punctured

[srw]

Turned out to be a clout nail the type of thing used for holding felt to a shed roof. Goodness knows how that came to be on there.

That's a very worrying thing, it smacks of cycle hating numpties to me.

Lol.

Perhaps in a rural area someone had some kind of she'd they were fixing?

I've had two M+ punctures. In one, some cycle hating numpty (TM) had accidentally dropped a 6-inch nail into the road in London from their builder's lorry. The second was a largenand very sharp flint that worked its way into a tandem tyre.

M+ are great, but they're only puncture resistant.

 

[PaulSB]

My LBS persuaded me to try Schwalbe Marathon in 2012. At the time I'd ridden +/- 6 years on Gatorskins without a puncture. I had three punctures in 10 days with the Schwalbe.

Binned them forever.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Lol.

Perhaps in a rural area someone had some kind of shed they were fixing?

The Tissington Trail is an old railway line, it is for cyclist, walkers & horses only, there is no other traffic, it crosses very few roads as most are bridges or tunnels, the proof would be whether it was a new or used nail. Joking aside it is likely to be sabotage by a walker as there are a lot of ignorant cyclists who tear down there expecting everybody to get out of their way.

 

[raleighnut]

The Tissington Trail is an old railway line, it is for cyclist, walkers & horses only, there is no other traffic, it crosses very few roads as most are bridges or tunnels, the proof would be whether it was a new or used nail. Joking aside it is likely to be sabotage by a walker as there are a lot of ignorant cyclists who tear down there expecting everybody to get out of there way.

Quite.

 

[Moodyman]

I found the M+ puncture rate no better/worse than other tough tyres (Gatorskin Hardshell, Bontrager Racelite Hardcase and Vittoria Randonneur Pro).

That is, punctures are rare. About one every 18 months or so on the commuter. A lot depends on riding away from the gutter and periodic inspection and removal of embedded debris.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Slightly off topic as its Schwalbe Durano Plus rather than Marathon Plus, but here's a pic of a tyre that successfully protected the tube from a nail attack.

 

[Paulus]

Joking aside it is likely to be sabotage by a walker as there are a lot of ignorant cyclists who tear down there expecting everybody to get out of their way.

It could backfire though, a nail will penetrate a walking boot sole with some ease if trodden on at the right/wrong angle.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It could backfire though, a nail will penetrate a walking boot sole with some ease if trodden on at the right/wrong angle.

You've fallen into the trap of assuming it was left by a sane person