Thanks Jim for the feedback on the Supreme. I also used the old 1.6 Marathon supreme from my last TransAm tour in 2016 and I only had 2 flats. They grip well on wet aspalt so gave me confidence on downhill.
Because of your feedback, I now would like to try the 650b size which is only available in 1.6” last time I checked. Thanks again. > On Nov 21, 2020, at 5:29 AM, dougP <dougpn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Jim: > > I can confirm your overall impression of the Marathon Supreme. I haven't > used the latest version but have been using them for over 10 years & find > they have best balance of performance & ruggedness of anything I've tried. > "Faster" tires flat much too often for my use, and more rugged tires > (Marathon Mondial, for instance) are a bit of overkill. Most of my riding is > on pavement & maintained dirt trails. For years, I did long tours with gear, > which is where I discovered the Supreme. My tour bike has 40 mm & my utility > / around town MTB conversion has the 26 x 2.0 which measures a real 1-5/8". > The 40 mm measures to size. > > Good to hear that you've found something that fits your needs. That's always > a nice experience. > > dougP > >> On Friday, November 20, 2020 at 10:34:20 AM UTC-8 Jim Plaugher wrote: >> There have been times in the past year when I wanted to chime in about >> favorite tires, but hadn't introduced myself, properly. I did post pictures >> of my Roadini a while back, but still remain more of a listener. >> There are 15 models of Marathon so when someone says they replaced their >> rugged Marathon with a speedier tire, I want to ask "have you tried the >> latest generation Marathon Supreme?" With the new slicker tread pattern and >> One Star rubber compound? >> I also want to ask , "have you tried the 26X2.00?" This size seems to be a >> real sweet spot in terms of rolling and feel. The revelation was how much >> better it rolled than 26X1.6 tire it replaced. It was not apples to apples, >> since the 1.6 was the previous compound and tread pattern. The 26X2.00 >> Marathon Supreme seems similar to the Schwalbe G-One speed with a little >> thicker rubber. >> Living on a gravel road where I feather the brakes going down some steep >> sections, the 26X2.00 feels more secure than the 700X35C on the Roadini, yet >> another reason this is my favorite tire. >> Isn't it nice there still options for nice rolling 26inch tires? It gave me >> confidence when ordering an Ebisu frame based on 26inch wheels. It is still >> in Tokyo, in quarantine, waiting for Japan Post Office to accept large >> parcels. >> For Patrick and others, the 26X2.00 Marathon Supreme measures an actual 45mm >> on Atlas rims. The V-Guard models are made for tubes. The Schwalbe 14a >> xxlight tube fits perfectly. >> Jim "Studded tires on the car; soon on the bike" in Lansing, Iowa >> > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1829fef8-d21c-4687-b149-89d9e91938c3n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/64CA1E77-052E-4F91-B4E4-A8E21D24E905%40gmail.com.
