Originally Posted by Doug64

I ordered a couple pairs of the standard Marathon tires, but they sent the Marathon Plus by mistake. By the time I realized the mistake, it was too late to send them back. I compared the weight of the Plus to the standard Marathon and decided to just sell them. I ended up selling one pair on CG, and putting the other pair on my wife's around town bike. They might be a good tough tire for rough commutes, but IMO they are too heavy for touring.