I made the exact switch you are describing. My Seven Rando bike had Ruffy Tuffys which I loved. Great ride, no flats luckily after nearly 500 miles but they are so light and thin that I felt a flat was inevitable. My riding has changed recently with me riding through Boston at night and I didn't want to deal with changing a flat in Roxbury at 11 PM, yikes. Plus, the Marathons have reflective sidewalls.
The Marathons are nice and are hear to stay. My only gripes: They claim to be 700 x 30 but actually measure just shy of 28 so they actually have less volume than the Ruffy Tuffys. They fit more loosely to the rim which always freaks me out but no issues. They tend to need more pressure than the Ruffy Tuffys or they feel a little unresponsive, probably because of the heavier casing. Plus, they don't look as nice :) On May 15, 8:23 am, Forrest <ftme...@me.com> wrote: > Any experiences and/or preferences on the Ruffy Tuffy versus Marathon > Racer 700x30c? I am thinking of going with one or the other on my Riv > LongLow (geometry and clearances similar to Rambouillet). Thanks. -- > Forrest -- 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.
