Originally Posted by
stevage
Yeah, can you post a link for the claim that XR has been discontinued?
I found the Schwalbe "announcement" of the discontinuation of the Marathon XR.
http://schwalbetires.com/
Half way down the page under "New Touring Tires From Schwalbe". Apparently they are trying to ram the too-heavy Marathon Plus Tour and the too-thin Marathon Extreme down our throats. They're cleaning up the confusion around the Marathon sub-brand by dropping the tire that tourers want the most - XR - and pushing the one they want the least - the Plus. Sounds like Schwalbe's marketing has been blinded by their technology.