SCHWALBEMarathon Plus HS Wire Tire

I installed three of these 20X1.75'" tires on a Catrike Villager recumbent e-trike. Now installation requires a little experience but once mastered is not that hard. The secret is lube and SQUEEZE. Just a few drops of dish soap in a glass of water, brushed liberally on the tire bead with a brush.Getting the first bead of the tire on the rim just requires a little pushing with your thumb AFTER LUBING. Then install the tube, inserting the valve thru the rim hole and stuffing the tube into the open side of the tire.Then, after lubing the bead again, insert the tire into the other side of the rim, starting with the valve and working around the rim on both sides. No tire irons are required but can be used. You will be able to get all but about the last 12", opposite the valve in pretty easily. Then it gets difficult. Now listen up...SQUEEZE the sides of the tire along the entire seated portion to move the beads into the center of the rim, not on the bead area. Then pushing/rolling with your thumbs get more of the bead into the rim. Then repeat, SQUEEZE and push. A little more will go in.Now for the final 6", SQUEEZE again to ensure that all the bead in in the center of the rim, lube the final area gain , and grasping the tire with your hands, roll the rest into place. Don't just use your thumbs, grasp the tire and roll it over the rim away from you. You are actually twisting the tire over the last portion of the rim.That is it. Takes a little practice, but if you do not do the SQUEEZE part it is almost impossible. With it, it's pretty easy. You see, the center part of the rim is smaller in diameter than the bed grooves, get the bead into that and it will go on. If you don't, it won't.Great tire, very quiet and smooth, low rolling resistance and pretty comfortable at 60-65 psi.

Tires for my Hase Kettwiesel. Pretty much bullet-proof. Trike with motor and battery weigh in at a hefty 75 pounds (approx 35 kg) and I weigh a hefty 175 pounds (approx 80 kg). Robust German tire technology!

I bought these Schwalbe tires for my Trek Domane 6 after having 4 flats in 4 rides on another brand (and multiple other flats over time). I ride on chip-and-seal, gravel, and hardtop roads. The problem comes from the highway shoulder debris where multi-belted radial truck tires have blown out and have strewn tiny, almost invisible wires that penetrate every tire I’ve run on multiple bikes through the years (I’ve had quite a few high-end road and gravel bikes and the results are always the same… blow out after blow out). Nothing worked. Not tubeless tires with all the gummy, messy glue, not other name brand “puncture-proof tires,” not Kevlar liners, not rubber liners, not Slime-filled tubes, not thorn-proof tubes… need I keep going? Anyway, I’m 6 rides in on the Schwalbe’s and haven’t lost a ride to a blowout. I’m beginning to believe I’ve finally found a workable solution, a tire that performs as advertised. And here’s an added bonus. It’s a pretty “tall” tire from the rim to the bead and it makes for a smooth, cushier ride. I haven’t had a chance to ride them in the rain yet but by the looks of the treads they should perform well under wet conditions too. So far, very pleased. We’ll see what happens over time and many more rides but for now it’s “all systems go” on my Domane 6 running over 20MPH. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Plain and simple these tires seriously cut down the number of flats I got. They're the only ones I've used for over 15 years and I have no reason to change. Tire inserts are a good idea too for extra protection but the tires alone are still great.

Provided the softer ride I was looking for and I had no punctures during the life if the tire (several thousand miles). Definitely recommend!

I bought the Marathon Plus because last summer I had at least four flat tires during rides. Since putting the Marathon Plus tires on, I've ridden 300 miles (a few of those rides on the same trail that gave me multiple flats last year), and so far so good - not a single flat.This morning I rode in the "Tour de Belt" event around Harrisburg, PA, and when I got back to my car I discovered the pin (or whatever it is) pictured with this review embedded in my back tire. It was in there so deep that it broke into two pieces as I tried to pull it out. The pointy end of the little hooked piece was at least half-way into the tire. I got it out and, as far as I can tell, the tire's fine. The tube was undamaged.I should mention that those who say these tires are hard to get onto the rim aren't kidding. I was expecting it to be difficult, and it was even worse than I was expecting. Took quite a bit of struggling. But if I can get them onto a rim, probably anyone can.Also, these tires are noticeably thinner and harder than my previous tires, so the ride has gotten a good bit rougher and it took me a while to adjust going around curves, especially in gravel. But considering that the tire survived being stuck with that pin that would have easily flatted my previous tires, I can live with a slightly rougher ride.

Puncture proof my furry but. Just pulled a nail out of the center of the tread tonight. Had two of these on my mtb for over 5 years with one picture. 300 miles on this one before my first puncture. What a pile of. Just bought a stans rim strip to try running it tubeless. If that doesn't work I'll put the junk durano oem back on and have a puncture every 600 miles instead.edit - 11400 miles later I've had to replace this as the tread was pretty much gone and there was a small delamination of the bead. Can't remember how many punctures I had over this period but was probably around 3 or 4 including my first one above. Replaced with Marathon Supremes which are lighter and ride better, but aren't as puncture resistance (had 2 punctures in one week and probably 4 or so in the last 5000 miles). When this one wears out in a few thousand miles I'll get another Marathon Plus. They're heavy and ride heavy, but they shrug off all but the most determined insults.

Un poco pesadas, pero me he olvidado totalmente de los pinchazos. La uso para mi bicicleta urbana Holandesa que es mi medio de transporte en mi ciudad (Valencia) y necesito siempre mi bicicleta preparada y lista, para que no me deje tirado y con estas ruedas lo he conseguido.

Quand c'est parfait c'est parfait il y a rien à dire de plus

A Milano dovevo cambiare la camera d'aria ogni due mesi perché continuavo a forzare su schegge di vetri che trovo in strada. Da quando ho cambiato il copertone e ho installato questi anti foratura, non ho più dovuto sostituirli. Ottimo! Davvero anti foratura.

These are among best tires you can get for commuters, fitness/leisure cyclists etc. they can last for years, thousands of miles and punctures will be very rare. They are heavy but good quality and the cost is covered by not having to change tires, inner tubes etc... Have been using them for years.

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