Things that go through a marathon plus

[biking_fox]

Aren't very many. But a piece of twisted metal terminating in a very sharp spike managed it. :-(

2nd deflation event since I fitted them in October. The first doesn't really count as it was a dodgy valve. For all their weight and huge inertia to accelerate anywhere, I have finally decided I'm a convert - at least for regular journeys that involve anything off the road.

 

[Panter]

Me too. I did once encounter a Hawthon that slowly hammered its way through, but very little else. Superb tyres!

 

[raleighnut]

A big piece of broken bottle that I was unable to avoid due to me travelling at 25 mph and being closely overtaken by a big fecking artic at the time.

 

[BlackPanther]

I've relied on M+s for the last 5 years/25,000 miles and I've yet to have a puncture. I can't sing their praises highly enough.

 

[mythste]

Hit a very sharp looking piece of metal the other day, I can see where it hit my gator hardshells but seemingly no lasting damage.

What a time to be alive.

 

[iggibizzle]

What type of mileage do you get out of these schwalbe marathons , gatorskins etc?

 

[CopperBrompton]

I get 2000-ish miles from Marathon Plus, with an average of one puncture every 3000-ish miles.

 

[iggibizzle]

Get twice the mileage out of luganos. And only about a puncture once every 3 months (800miles per month). Are they more expensive because of the tread pattern I wonder?

 

[Wobblers]

The Marathon pluses on my Galaxy have done well over 6000 miles now, and they've still got plenty of life in them. No punctures either! 2000 miles seem to be very low.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I get 2000-ish miles from Marathon Plus, with an average of one puncture every 3000-ish miles.

I've just changed a marathon plus on my commuter, did just shy of 12,000 miles on it. Tread was still okay but had masses of cuts in it.

Edit: was supposed to quote @iggibizzle

 

[iggibizzle]

Yea the Luganos I just took off had tonnes of cuts. But shows they have a decent protection level too.

 

[CopperBrompton]

The Marathon pluses on my Galaxy have done well over 6000 miles now, and they've still got plenty of life in them. No punctures either! 2000 miles seem to be very low.

The trike drags the mileage down as it slides round most bends when ridden by a hooligan :-)

 

[shadow master]

Marathon plus seem to be one of the best,the contact range from continental are good,gatorskins are pretty good,Serfas Seca survivor series are very good and cheaper than most.but so many tyres are printed puncture protected but are not that effective, one things for sure you won't find a tyre that every one likes,I hate luganos...have found one thing they are good for....landfill!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I managed to ride over a screw one day, and as luck would have it, the screw inserted itself into the tyre at an exact perpendicular to the wheel rim, and went straight through tyre and tube.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

I have never ridden on Marathon + but I'm now curious about the quality ride on them. I ride mostly on Michelin 4 courses and Gatorskin 28c on another bike. Would I have a shock? If I were to replace the gatorskin. I'm preparing a bike for touring and maybe these are the tyres for it.