Originally Posted by
Alekhine
I like Schwalbe Marathon Supremes best so far for road use, but I've only tried maybe 4 or 5 current tires for comparison, among them the regular Marathons, Vittoria Randonneurs (again, a road tire), and Gatorskins (didn't like the Gators; too heavy and sluggish).
I don't get it. In 700x28 the Gatorskins weigh 320 grams, the regular marathons 520 grams, and the Vittoria Randonneurs 500 grams. How can you list the three and then call out the gatorskins for being heavy? Granted the Gatorskins are narrow for their rated size, but even if you compare the 28mm Gatorskin with the other two in 25mm the gatorskins are still substantially lighter, since in 700x25 the marathons and Randonneurs are 500 and 390 grams respectively.
I like my Gatorskins pretty well mostly because they are light and have a lively feeling ride, while still being pretty robust. I have not ridden on the Randonneurs at all and have only ridden on regular marathons in a different size than I have gatorskins so I cannot directly compare the ride. The gatorskins definitely have the edge on weight though and by a substantial margin.