I have run Schwalbes for tens of thousands of miles and all of a sudden we have blown two. The first tire had about a hundred miles on it and split at the bead. Schwable replaced it. The new then blew with 5 miles. They were both very hard to get on and wonder if they are being stretched to much to get on the rim. They are 26"x1.50, 40-459. The rims are Sunlite Rhinos. They were both on the rear rim. Can't see any problems with the rim. I have not contacted Shawlbe about the last blowout yet.
Anyone else having this problem?
Originally Posted by
nancy sv
We are using Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires on our tour and have had nothing but great experiences with them so far. We've now come nearly 7500 miles and have only gone through two tires on the three bikes. In short, we are pleased beyond all expectations.
However, we have some friends who have had lots and lots of trouble with their Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires. Today, they had their FOURTH tire blow up. Some of the blowouts have happened when the bike was just sitting - not even while riding it. Anybody have any idea why this is happening? Schwalbe has been great to them and has sent out replacement tires, but they would liek to figure out why it's happening so they can prevent it.
They are riding tandems with kids in the back. Even though they have all their gear in panniers rather than trailers, they shouldn't have too much weight on the bikes since the stokers are kids.