I wouldn't think people would compare Marathon Supremes and Compass tires. They really have completely different purposes. I'd take the Marathons 10 times out of 10 if I was touring Central Asia. On the other hand, for a brevet I would take Compass tires 10 times out of 10.
For riding mainly paved roads with some mixed terrain or gravel, the Compass are great. They are more fragile, some people complain of sidewall cuts on rough terrain. They wouldn't my choice for riding on rough rocks for sure. But yeah that's just my opinion. -Jim On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 3:19 AM dougP <dougpn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Those of you who know me know how much I hate flats & like chubby tires. > For many years now, I've been a big proponent of the Schwalbe Marathon > Supreme as a nice balance between heft & performance. The development of > wider, supple tires seemed an interesting option. When Compass began > offering larger sizes, and Jan wrote about numerous off pavement > adventures, it seemed like something worth considering. But the $160 for a > bikesworth put me off a bit. A while back, I got a pair of used Snoqualmie > Pass Extralights from a list member. This allowed me to do a back to back > comparison to see what all the excitement was about. > > Well, the results are in & I'm impressed by the real difference in ride > and performance. For ages, I've run 700 x 40 Marathon Supremes on Mavic > A-719 rims. They measure an actual 40 mm @ 50 psi, and the advertised > weight is 490 grams, at a retail price (non-tubeless) of $76. > > I've been running Marathon Mondials for the last few months. They are > noticeably harsher riding and slower to roll up to speed than the Supremes, > as you might guess from their advertised weight of 650 grams. They measure > 40 mm, same as the Supremes. Current retail on Schwalbe's site is $84. > > Switching from the Mondials to the Snoqualmie Pass Extralight was a > revelation. Smoother, softer ride and much quicker pickup from a stop. > Compass claims 329 grams, and they measure 43 mm @ 50 psi on the A719 > rims. I will need to do some serious thinking when these wear out. > > The big unknown is flat resistance. I don't mind the odd flat from time > to time, but I recall the days of light tires that seemed to constantly > flat that lead to my aversion of the chore of fixing. These days, my > riding is mostly on paved roads that are in good condition so it's a pretty > easy on tires, and it's unlikely I'll do any more major tours. As long as > the flat issue is under control, I'll be looking at Compass for my next > pair. > > 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 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.
