Schwalbe Marathon Plus or Big Apple or other

bianco
bianco Posts: 78
edited August 2007 in Commuting chat
Hi Guys,

Just kitted out my older rigid MTB with mudguards, panniers etc for commuting but I'm ussing 26 x 1.25 tyres at the moment, which is fine but not particularly comfy.

I'm after some new tyres that will fit under some SKS Bluemels and I think I'm going to go for either the Marathon Plus or Big Apples.

Has anyone any experience with either or better yet a suggestion which could be superior to what I have come up with.

Thanks in advance everybody.

Martin

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  • jongooligan
    jongooligan Posts: 223
    FWIW - had a lot of trouble with clearances for Big Apple tyres on my MTB commuter. Still using the tyres but had to ditch the full mudguards and go for clip ons.
  • bianco
    bianco Posts: 78
    Thanks, thats confirmed my doubts, I'll think I'll go for the marathon plus
  • yinya
    yinya Posts: 21
    marathon plus is excellent as it doesn't puncture, though a fairly heavy tyre (compared to fast folding ones like Stelvio Plus (or Gatorskins)). i'd get the marathon plus over anything else for commuting until you don't have a weight weenie bike.

    an alternative is Conti's Top Contact but I have no experience with that.
  • collie27
    collie27 Posts: 25
    Done 1200 miles commuting to central London on Schwalbe Marathon Supremes without a hint of a puncture. Super light and folding.
    woot

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