beatlejuice
Gently does it...
- Location
- Mid Hampshire
Tried fitting a pair of Schwable Marathon Plus tyres to my Triban 300. Looked impossible but found the solution. I took them to my LBS. They fitted mine for a tenner, money well spent!
Top Tip. Fitting Schwable Marathon Plus Tyres
- Thread starter beatlejuice
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Just fitted a pair to my Brompton .... bit of swearing but saved some cash. 10 minute job. You just gotta know how ....
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Yes it takes a bit of patience and swearing, but less time than going off to the bike shop and you save yourself a tenner
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Which can be used to purchase BEER.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Piece of cake to fit, follow this video and you will save yourself a tenner
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
That's what I did and only used 1 strap and a Var tyre lever. BOOM!
mpre53
Regular
- Location
- Cape Cod, MA USA
Great---now what are you going to do when you flat on the road? Call a taxi?
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Surely M+ NEVER flat .... If they do a host of Angels descend to take you home.
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
That's exactly what I did
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Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I had a couple of M+ punctures on the rear of my Brompton.
The dealer said it was relatively common, possibly something to do with the small wheel.
Problem made worse if the rider is heavy.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
They are easier to get off/on once they have done a bit of mileage.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
I've had one puncture on an M+ in 8 years, but from a piece of metal that had gone through the side wall of the tyre, and not the rim which is the bomb-proof bit. Sadly no angels helped me that time.
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beatlejuice
Gently does it...
- Location
- Mid Hampshire
I've put 35mm Schwable Marathon on before which wasn't nice but do able. I reckon some black magic rite was performed involving animal sacrifice beforehand when fitting 25mm ones. As soon has you got one side in it would jump out the instant I tried to put the other side in. I had to check the size twice because I was sure the diameter was too large.
