> I started on Marathon ?? Plus / Supreme.. the ones with the flat protection > you could put a thumb tack in without a puncture.
Two different tires. Marathon plus is the tire with the real thick inner layer: http://smtp.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/marathon_plus_tour It is designed for people riding in very rugged conditions as one might find in rural Africa or South America. The Supreme is a lighter tire made with a special flat resistant compound: http://smtp.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/marathon_supreme It has less rolling resistance than the plus. > Then I bought my Bombadil with 700x50 Big Apples.. WOW.. why would anyone > tour on anything less that that????? If you have a bike that can accommodate Big Apples they are definitely worth considering. Very comfortable tires. On Jan 27, 11:04 pm, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > I started on Marathon ?? Plus / Supreme.. the ones with the flat protection > you could put a thumb tack in without a puncture. > I first ran these 700x28's on a tour between Boulder Colorado and St Louis > Mo. The sold me along the way as I drank coffee and watched friends patch > tubes from goat heads. (multiple times daily) Great story, one of my > friends took his tire of to patch the tube and it had six holes in it. I > just rode and enjoyed. > > I then went to the 700x35's for the next several tours, all short one week > things. I loved the extra stability and the better ride. > Once again I've never had a flat with these tires. > > I will continue to use them on tours but they are too heavy for daily riding > in my opinion. For daily riding I'm loving the JB's. > > Then I bought my Bombadil with 700x50 Big Apples.. WOW.. why would anyone > tour on anything less that that????? > Ok why would I (and won't) ever tour on anything less than that. It's just > a marvelous feeling loaded up. Stability, good roll etc. > > So I'll have to see if the Big Apple has the same quality protection or not > before the next tour.. but I'm just sold on bigger tires period... > > Kelly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
