Schwalbe marathon plus

[slowmotion]

I used about a dozen releasable cable ties when I fitted my first M+. I had blood coming out from under my thumb nails, no joking.. The strange thing is that they are quite easy to fit after some use on the road. The rubber really gets a whole lot more flexible. BTW, I didn't discover that after a puncture, just a clumsily broken valve.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I've been using Marathons for 15 years or so, 35mm originals and latterly Plus' s on the tandems, 32mm originals on my work, touring, and audax bikes. Never had any trouble with them at all, I swear by them.

 

[Cuchilo]

There are two sorts of people in the world. Those who swear by them, those who swear at them, and those who have no opinion at all.

That's three

 

[steveindenmark]

I doubt if it is a manufacturers fault. Probably user error :0)

I have fitted lots of them and they are very tight to get on. Plenty of coffee and a lot of tyre levers do it for me. I use plastic levers and not metal ones. They may not be user friendly, but they are more bike friendly.

 

[Cuchilo]

Is there a smiley that says there's always one?

You wanna make your mind up . Is there two , three or one ?

 

[jefmcg]

There are two sorts of people in the world. Those who swear by them, those who swear at them, and those who have no opinion at all.

I'm really missing the word play here. Is there a pun or something?

Cf. There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don't.

 

[potsy]

Is there a smiley that says there's always one?

This one?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

By the way the last time I fitted a new marathon I used a couple of toe straps but didn't have to use levers at all.

 

[Racing roadkill]

The bead is stiff. Don't use metal tyre levers, they destroy the edges.

 

[HLaB]

Shredded my tyre yesterday and paid a visit to a lbs, he offered me the M+ but I opted for his other stock Schwalbe Luganos.

 

[briantrumpet]

I never had a bead come out of M+ on fitting (though obviously that's very rare with how resilient they are), and though they were virtually bomb-proof, when I eventually swapped over to smaller Bontrager Race Lite Harcases, the bike was at least 5kgs lighter, I think.

I'm sure they'd exchange for a new M+ without much persuasion, in your case.

 

[Moodyman]

There are two sorts of people in the world. Those who swear by them, those who swear at them, and those who have no opinion at all.

isn't that 3 sorts?

edit: beaten by Cuchilo

 

[Cuchilo]

isn't that 3 sorts?

edit: beaten by Cuchilo

Apparently

 

[Cuchilo]

Evans swapped the tyre over btw

 

[Blurb]

I had blood coming out from under my thumb nails, no joking

Been there, done that on the Brommie! Those 16" tyres are a bugger.
Relatively easy to get on a 700c wheel IME.
Still my preferred tyre on the commuter.