[RBW] Re: WTB:Schwalbe Marathon Dureme 700x50

2013-05-26 Thread Garth
They have discontinued the regular Dureme, but still manufacture a tandem version in 700x40c. Basically a double carcass tire ! Quite a bit heavier than the standard tire. Why discontinued ? who knows ! It was a short lived tire. It was not a replacement for the XR tire but after that

[RBW] Re: WTB:Schwalbe Marathon Dureme 700x50

2013-05-24 Thread Mike
I think the RBW site mentioned something about them going out of production. RBW has the 700x50 Marathon Greenguards in stock. Schwalbe has released the new Marathon Deluxe which seems similar to the Dureme. http://www.schwalbetires.com/node/4213 You might be able to get Duremes through this

[RBW] Re: WTB:Schwalbe Marathon Dureme 700x50

2013-05-24 Thread Deacon Patrick
They are out of production. Grant recommends the Big Ben as the next closest thing for a more agressivish tread and still fairly hearty protection. That's my plan for my next round of tires when my current set are approaching the end of their life. With abandon, Patrick On Friday, May 24,

[RBW] Re: WTB:Schwalbe Marathon Dureme 700x50

2013-05-24 Thread Deacon Patrick
I should say Grant recommended to me for my specifics. He may well have other recommendations for different riders. With abandon, Patrick On Friday, May 24, 2013 8:51:25 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: They are out of production. Grant recommends the Big Ben as the next closest thing for a

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB:Schwalbe Marathon Dureme 700x50

2013-05-24 Thread Mike Williams
Thanks for the info Mike. Perfect! -Mike Sent from my iPhone On May 24, 2013, at 7:33 AM, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote: I think the RBW site mentioned something about them going out of production. RBW has the 700x50 Marathon Greenguards in stock. Schwalbe has released the new Marathon