Originally Posted by
crowrj
I have a similar question. I currently have Schwable Sammy Slicks (
Sammy Slick HS 414 | Schwalbe North America ). I like these tires alot as I often hit some off-road trails after work. A rash of punctures through the tread, including an annoying week and a half with a annoying sliver of glass lodged in the tire tread that I did not spot. I want something that can handle a tiny sliver of glass no matter what angle I hit it at.
I'm thinking of switching to the Marathon Plus Tour (
Marathon Plus Tour HS 404 | Schwalbe North America) or the Marathon Mondial (
Marathon Mondial HS 428 | Schwalbe North America). These are rated the same as the Sammy Slicks for off-road use-- 3 1/2 squares-- but I'm worried without the knobbies they may not be able to handle beginner/intermediate singletrack I take sometimes. Does anyone have any experience with these tires?
I was using the Schwalbe Marathon Tour Plus Tires hs404 26x1.75 on my Surly LHT
and very hard to unmount from my Rims so I can try Continental Touring Plus 26x1.75 in
Southern California and in 2013 I wanted Schwalbe marathon plus hs348 2013 26x175 I did not like tread on marathon plus hs348 but when Schwalbe Tires came out in 2014 the marathon plus hs440 I like this tread but I don't have $120.00 for new Tires at this time!