Hi Ray, You don't say what kind of riding you'll use the tires for, and that can be important. Offroad, and you'll want tougher sidewalls and rougher tread. Lots of stop-and-go riding, and you'll want a lighter tire. Bad roads with scattered glass, and you'll want additional flat protection. If you mainly ride good roads, it's tough to beat the Pasela -- it's fast, comfy, and handles well. Bummer that its sidewalls aren't holding up for you. You might want to try the 1.5 -- narrower tires put less stress on their sidewalls, all else equal.
If you're looking for more of an all-rounder tire, check out the Geax Streetrunner 1.6". Geax is Vittoria's BMX brand, and while the tires are ugly as sin, they seem very well made and offer a nice toughness/ comfort/weight compromise in a package that's great on streets, including rough ones, and does fine on dirt/grass, too. And you can sometimes find them for <$15 at Nashbar/Performance. On Sep 21, 11:34 am, Ray Varella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the market for some tires in the 26 x 1.75 range. > I have been using Panaracer Paselas, they ride nice but the sidewalls > fall apart while there is still tons of tread. > I looked at the Schwalbe Marathon, it looks like a nice heavy duty > tire that will take occasional trail use but they appear rather heavy. > Can anyone offer some input on how they ride? > 1.75 is about the size limit, if I go to a 2 inch tire I won't be able > to run fenders. > Is there another tire I'm missing, 1.5 is an option as well. > > Thank you, > > Ray --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
