Originally Posted by
himespau
Just got done mounting my brand new Marathon Pluses, and, man, I sure hope everything everyone says about their flat resistance is true, because I don't want to have to change those out on the road. Had to break out my tire bead jack (something I'd never actually had to do before) and even then thought I was going to break it on the first tire. Do they "stretch" or get easier to mount with repeated uses? Or am I just a wimp?
Nah, these were the hardest tires I've ever mounted.
On the plus side, I only had one flat with them when I used them for commuting, so I never really had to remove them often.
I don't commute anymore (work from home!) so I use thinner folding tires now that are much easier to mount. I now ride where I want rather than where I'm forced to, so flats are a lot less common now anyhow.