I had the same experience with Jon. I used Marathon Supremes on my 51cm Atlantis (26") and I only had 2 flats during my TransAmerica tour last year. Ed
On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 1:00 AM, Jon BALER <wcp...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've had really good luck with Marathon Supremes on touring bikes. I have > 38/40, my wife has 35 mm, and I think we have had 1 flat total over about > 3-4,000 miles each. > > I've had the 38mm Soma Shikora tires on my commuter for the last year, and > probably had 3 flats over ~3,000 miles. But I would gladly buy these > tires again, and love their performance. > > > On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 4:23:56 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote: >> >> This is correct; there are no invulnerable tires. For touring, the >> Marathon Supreme provides better puncture protection than a more >> performance oriented tire, but at the cost of weight & ride. Sort of like >> the old saying about "cheap, fast, & good; pick 2 out of 3". >> >> FWIW, I've punctured a 47 mm Marathon Touring Plus (970 grams of stout >> German rubber). OTH, I had one Marathon Supreme that went over 11,000 >> miles without a puncture. >> >> On tour, the junk on the shoulder is the killer. The busier the highway, >> the more crud gets deposited. Sticking to quieter back roads is a winner. >> There are places where you are forced onto the interstate & have to deal >> with Dan's list. Truck tire treads are a hazard, especially in summer. >> >> dougP >> >> On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 10:20:25 AM UTC-7, djm323 wrote: >>> >>> Marathon Supremes puncture, too. I have 42-559 Supremes on my commuter >>> and have had flats from wire strands, wood screws, roofing nails, narrow >>> glass shards, etc. Probably fewer than other tires but they are not >>> invulnerable. YMMV. >>> >>> :Dan • Chicagaux, USA >>> >>> On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 11:42:34 AM UTC-5, Eric Douglas wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On the other hand, if I absolutely wanted to avoid flats I might >>>> consider Schwalbe Marathon Supremes. >>>> >>> -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
