Originally Posted by
Lexi01
Agree, but I'm pretty sure the poster was referring to HIS weight...not the weight of the tire...
Lexi01, You are right that the poster was referring to HIS weight. I was attempting to add another point of view in response to your post earlier in the thread:
Originally Posted by
Lexi01
Don't stress about weight...I'm 6ft 5 and 225. I alternate a pair of 28mm Schwalbe Marathon Supremes and some 35mm Racing Ralphs. You'd need to be pretty heavy to start choosing specific tires due to weight.
The reason for my post was because some people were recommending Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires, which are heavy enough to cause some cyclists to think they make a bike sluggish. They are notably heavier than most tires, so the tradeoff to get the durability of the Marathon Plus is that the tire is quite a bit heavier than most other tires. Marathon Plus tires can be as much as twice as heavy as the Marathon Supreme or the Racing Ralphs, depending on size. Since Marathon Plus tires can weigh as much as two pounds, they can take more work to spin up to speed than the Marathon Supreme, or most other tires mentioned in this thread.
I wasn't trying to make anything more difficult for the OP, so I hope my earlier response didn't cause any confusion for the OP.