Schwalbe Marathon Bike Tire, Black, Clincher

Good tyre, easy to fit

Excellent quality tyres. We are leisure cyclists and the anti puncture protection and build quality inspires a great deal of confidence and are perfect for us. However, the tyres are not easy to fit due to the wire inlay. The tyres won't stretch during installation. There are some very good YouTube videos available for reference. I strongly recommend using cable ties or a buckle strap to secure the tyre during installation so that it doesn't keep popping out of the wheel rim. Very happy with our purchase though.

Recieved tyres in good condition. Went on rims well. Only ridden 20 miles in winter conditions no puncture and road grip good wet with many leaves on road.Also road well not much friction.Did not think about my tyres so mind on the enjoyable ride.Have had similar tyre before came with bike, only one puncture when I went on a grass verge, rode over a rose pruning. Won't be so kind to cars in future!

Great service and good price

I've been using these tyres for some time, until they wore off. They are very difficult to puncture, and the riding is very comfortable.Just a couple tips for the installation if you've never used this type of reinforced tyres:First, you'll need steel levers for installing them. The plastic ones are simply not able to take them in or out of the rimAlso, when you install it, be careful on the valve area, because as the internal rings are very tight, is easy to pinch the tube bit around the valve with this tyre, which will drive you mad if you are not able to figure the issue. So simply, when you are bringing the tyre into the rim, push the valve to make sure that is completely inside the tyreI don't give it 5 stars because of the packaging, very poorly done. I ordered one 700x35 and a 700x32, they came from different suppliers. One from bikes4life and other from amazon. You'd expect they to come in a square thin box, but one came in a long box, bent like an 8, and the other one came in a plastic bag, bent in 3 loops. So both were very deformed and much more difficult to install than if they had come perfectly round. This, of course disapears when you fill the tube, but is more difficult to install it.In terms of width, I recomend a little wider than what you see on the streets for urban use. You can go with 25 mm wide and you'll have better performance, but you'll feel each single imperfection of the ground. Also, I recommend a little wider on the rear than on the front, as it receives most of the person's weight. For urban use I recomend 35 mm on rear and 32 mm on front, or if you weight 60 kg or less, maybe 32mm on the back and 28 mmon the front, but never less than that

I probably needn't say more than that I have 5 bikes and have fit these tyres to all of them. I travel everywhere by cycle, and there are few experiences more miserable than fixing a puncture in driving rain in the middle of winter. Since I fitted these tyres (3-years or more ago) that's not something I've had to do once. They roll really well, grip really well on wet roads, so stay on my bikes during all 4 seasons. Love 'em

I've been using these Marathon tyres for years, and typically upgrade any new bike to them within the first months of owning it. Every pair I've bought has been good quality, fitted the bike well, and lasted for years. They're a bit stiff and tricky to install the first time, but I figure that just means they're a good positive fit for the rims.I'm not an ultra-serious cyclist so I won't comment on weight or rolling resistance. All I know is that I get fewer punctures when I use them, which means more time riding and less time repairing the bike.

decent tyre.