Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires at 25,000 miles

[dougP]

Rivendell says Schwalbe tires last a long time & don't get many flats.  One of my high mileage touring buds can vouch for both claims.  He got these for Christmas 2012, and has had 2 flats since then.  When the blue puncture protection belt started showing thru one, he decided they'd earned their keep.  The outstanding performance motivated him to get another pair of the same tire, bumping up from 26 x 1.5 to 26 x 1.75 size.  He keeps accurate records of such things and says these have 25,000 miles on them.  I've known him for a number of years and don't doubt him.  YMMV.

Pictures prove they're worn out:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/33786397@N03/sets/72157647503088443/

In the shot with my feet in the background you can just make out a spot of the blue belt starting to show.  It was worn down to that point at a few places around the tire.  Schwalbe's website lists the 1.5" width at 870 grams.  We weighed a worn out one at 825 grams. 

dougP

[SpiralCage]

Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires are the absolute best.  I rode my last one until you could see a line of the blue belt all the way around the tire.  I've gotten over 15,000 miles on all the ones I've had.  I've only had one legitimate flat in two complete sets of the tires; my last set had zero flats including even this particular incident:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/35237104136@N01/15558308972/in/set-72157645098333388

I use the 700x38 on the Atlantis and I find that the ideal size for touring and moderate off road use.  Can't imagine using any other tires.

-Robert

[Andy Williams]

A couple of years ago, maybe more, I got a flat on my Schwalbes when I ran over an industrial-sized tack.  When stopping and fixing it, I was amazed and actually sort of pleased that I remembered how to fix a flat, it having been such a long time!    

Andy

On Thursday, December 18, 2014 5:29:32 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: