Originally Posted by
Doug64
I have toured quite a bit on 28mm Continental Ultra Gatorskins and really like them for their responsiveness and feel. I toured last summer on 32mm Schwalbe Marathon tires , and while I found them more comfortable, they dampened the ride a little too much; seemimg "dead". We use Continental tires from 23 to 28mm on all our bikes, and have not had any problems with them.
I also like the 28mm Continental Ultra Gatorskins. If the 32mm Schwalbe Marathon tires were actually Marathon
Pluses I can really understand the dead feeling. They feel much "deader" than most tires in a similar size. The regular Marathons much less so.