Originally Posted by
jonc123
I went ahead and ordered the Marathon Supremes for a great price (tires and shipping) from Chain Reaction in the UK. I have heard good things about them...I'll see.
I know trying to lighten up the weight of a bike can be $$$, but I think I'm getting good bang for the buck with 2 pounds weight savings for a little over a hundred bucks. I'm not going to get rid of my Marathon Plus tires...I'll keep them just in case. I can't avoid some of the glass lanes (excuse me, I mean bike lanes) around here for safety and I'll just have to see how the Supremes work out.
Do yours have the reflective strip around them? The Schwalbe website says "No", but an internet image search shows it.
Anything special I need to know in mounting these folding tires?
I bought mine from Chain Reaction as well and they had a reflective stripe. They've been tough performers and I have them currently mounted on a vintage mtb that sees both commuting and rough road duty.
Nothing special about mounting the tires. They're a bit tough to mount but the kool stop tire jack helped a lot.
Probably the biggest thing is tire pressure. I think they take something like 35-80 psi and I run them around 50.
2 pounds of weight saving on the wheels is something you will notice; I'd say that was a good investment.