That time of year again

[Racing roadkill]

Bring it on, add in some broken glass as well, just for lulz

 

[screenman]

Tubeless and sealant for me, I have picked 10+ thorns out of the inside of a tyre before, they have all sealed nicely.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That is why in winter months I always ride on Marathon Plus. I like knowing when I go out that I will not be sitting onsome cold muddy roadside fiddling with a flabby inner tube and tyre and mucking about with some mini pump. It’s bad enough on a warm sunny day, when you would still much rather be cruising along. It’s intolerable in the cold and wet.

I was on Racelite Hard Cases, a tyre that is now discontinued, I usually found they lived up to their name, and it was very rare that anything got through. These days I use Durano pluses, I did 4500 miles last year with two flats, one caused by a tube failure and one caused by hedge cutting debris, a 2 inch thorn is likely to get through most tyres.

 

[hoopdriver]

I'm sure there are other tyres that are durable and resistant as well. I've just been sold big-time on the Marathon Plus. I have used them for years in all sorts of conditions and never had a puncture. Well - actually that's not quite true. I did find myself standing ruefully on the roadside once several years back, looking at a flattened rear tyre - an M+ - and feeling like a fool. Because the M+ is such a fit-and-forget tyre I had fitted and forgotten, and in years of riding and thousands of trouble-free miles I hadn't bothered inspecting them for wear; they were absolutely shot, worn through, totally my bad. I fitted new ones the next day and the old tourer's been running like a top ever since. Which reminds me....

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm sure there are other tyres that are durable and resistant as well. I've just been sold big-time on the Marathon Plus. I have used them for years in all sorts of conditions and never had a puncture. Well - actually that's not quite true. I did find myself standing ruefully on the roadside once several years back, looking at a flattened rear tyre - an M+ - and feeling like a fool. Because the M+ is such a fit-and-forget tyre I had fitted and forgotten, and in years of riding and thousands of trouble-free miles I hadn't bothered inspecting them for wear; they were absolutely shot, worn through, totally my bad. I fitted new ones the next day and the old tourer's been running like a top ever since. Which reminds me....

I'm usually through a rear in about 12 months, normally I'll put a new tyre on the front and move the old front tyre to the back.

 

[Lavender Rose]

Just looking at that photo makes me twitchy! hehe, blackthorn are the worst, as they have big thick thorns that get everywhere!

 

[Thorn Sherpa]

I've used M+ for years like @hoopdriver says there will more than likely be other tires as durable and puncture proof but for me if it ain't broken don't fix it M+ all the way!

 

[Lavender Rose]

Yeah this is my issue - I really want to have some nice Continental's on both bikes this year - my Diverge being my training bike and the Allez for fun and duathlons. But it seems like if you have the fast tyres, you have to compromise some side wall protection?

 

[kingrollo]

Yeah this is my issue - I really want to have some nice Continental's on both bikes this year - my Diverge being my training bike and the Allez for fun and duathlons. But it seems like if you have the fast tyres, you have to compromise some side wall protection?

Pro 4 Endurance ?

 

[Lavender Rose]

I haven't heard of those? I was looking at Continental GP4000S II

 

[fatjel]

I swapped my normal lithium 2 for marathons this week and had a puncture within 3 miles :-(
Bas***d hedge cutting farmers.. There oughta be a law

 

[Ajax Bay]

if you have the fast tyres, you have to compromise some side wall protection?

Not really and the threat from thorns is through the tread rather than a sidewall attack (ime). I had a few km of hedge trimmed roads in rural Cornwall on Tuesday which I rode with trepidation (on a GP4000S II and a GP 4 Seasons).
Here's a comparison: Continental-grand-prix-4000s-ii-2014 v Michelin-pro-4-service-course-2014 v Schwalbe-one-vguard-clincher-2014

 

[BSOh]

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Bring it on, add in some broken glass as well, just for lulz

Your numerous posts on tannus @racingroadkill have convinced me that i need these in my life . I cant afford them at full price but if I come across some cheap then I'll be giving them a go.

 

[Oxo]

.........and the old tourer's been running like a top ever since. Which reminds me....

You'll be going out for a spin then?

 

[hoopdriver]

You'll be going out for a spin then?

After I check my tyres!