Seems like a good time to note that in 19,500 miles I have worn out three Schwalbe Marathons (not three sets, three tires -- the fourth tire is still in service). And it's not that the tires weren't still riding fine, I just got a little nervous when the undertread started peaking through. If I kept the front tires on the front, rather than rotating to back, they'd easily run 12,000+. So I don't quite know how to figure the mileage, but I got my money's worth. I am tempted to try other lighter, more flexible, and more fashionable tires on my Saluki, but ... I've had three flats in 19,500 miles on regular ol marathons, and I commute on nasty roads ... and after three thousand or so miles, my Marathons have lost a lot of weight and and gained perhaps a bit of flexibility, so for the next 5,000 miles I like to pretend I have a reasonable facsimile of a Compass tire ...
On Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:18:25 PM UTC-5, dougP wrote: > > The Blug has some interesting photos of a Schwalbe Marathon that went > 14,000 miles. There's no tread left on the center, so it pretty much > earned its keep a while back, IMHO. BUT, at the end of story, Rivendell > says "Anybody who buys a Marathon Plus from us and rides it 14,000 miles > gets a free replacement." Save those proofs-of-purchase! > > I don't doubt the mileage. I got 11,000 miles out of a Supreme on the > front on my Atlantis. It looked better than the tire in the photo when I > changed it. I don't try to squeeze the last mile out of my tires, > especially the front. Tire life is highly variable, depending on width, > load such as rider weight & use, nice pavement vs off-road, etc. > > So if you pile on the miles, now you know the best source for tires. > > dougP > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
