Comments on: Cool new products for long distance cyclists http://readytoride.biz/?p=277 Long distance cycling Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mirco http://readytoride.biz/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-51585 mirco Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:21:27 +0000 http://readytoride.biz/?p=277#comment-51585 steely, do those make any kind of buzzing/humming noise from the grooves in the tread? I considered these as my summer tires, but I was put off by the grooves in the tread. I ended up choosing Bontrager Race Lite 32s, in the Hardcase flavour, wishing I could upgrade to the HD ceramic flat protection and triple nano tread of the ultremo/marathon supreme, but in 35 slick, two worlds separated hopefully not forever by shwalbe. The Hardcase is like Schwalbe's Double Defense system before HD vectran came in. For dirt use, I'd select something like Marathon Extreme, Marathon XR, Marathon Plus Tour, or Marathon ATB. In winter, Some flavour of Marathon Winter, or Nokian Hakkapelitta 106/240, or, space allowing, extreme 296, all available in 26" or 700c, up to 54mm in the case of extreme 296. ah, choices. steely, do those make any kind of buzzing/humming noise from the grooves in the tread? I considered these as my summer tires, but I was put off by the grooves in the tread. I ended up choosing Bontrager Race Lite 32s, in the Hardcase flavour, wishing I could upgrade to the HD ceramic flat protection and triple nano tread of the ultremo/marathon supreme, but in 35 slick, two worlds separated hopefully not forever by shwalbe. The Hardcase is like Schwalbe’s Double Defense system before HD vectran came in. For dirt use, I’d select something like Marathon Extreme, Marathon XR, Marathon Plus Tour, or Marathon ATB. In winter, Some flavour of Marathon Winter, or Nokian Hakkapelitta 106/240, or, space allowing, extreme 296, all available in 26″ or 700c, up to 54mm in the case of extreme 296.

ah, choices.

]]> By: steely http://readytoride.biz/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-41547 steely Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:27:27 +0000 http://readytoride.biz/?p=277#comment-41547 I've been commuting on Marathon Supremes for about 2,000 miles now. I use 26x2.0 on a hard tale mountain bike. Excellent tires. One flat in that time. It was the mother of all goat head thorns. I should have sent it to the Smithsonian. I also found a staple from a staple gun embedded in the back tire, but no damage to the tube. The only negative is that these tires are not, repeat not, for snow and icy conditions. I’ve been commuting on Marathon Supremes for about 2,000 miles now. I use 26×2.0 on a hard tale mountain bike. Excellent tires. One flat in that time. It was the mother of all goat head thorns. I should have sent it to the Smithsonian. I also found a staple from a staple gun embedded in the back tire, but no damage to the tube. The only negative is that these tires are not, repeat not, for snow and icy conditions.

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