Originally Posted by
bent4me
I have Marathons on my Swift and find them quite fast and durable but the stiff frame and small wheels make me want 2.0. I'm going to change the front to Schwalbe Big Bend and leave the rear with the Marathon 1.75. I wish I could get a 2.0 on the back. I changed out my derailuer to a mid cage Shimano 9 speed with trigger shifter and the front crank to 44. Works for me.
To be fair, I was riding in Hawaii where there were no potholes to speak of. I did commute on the swift for about a week here in Seattle before I left, where much of my route is a patchwork of potholes an uneven asphalt patches, though I suppose it's possible that my commuting brain is too occupied with not getting squashed by cars for the bumps to be memorable.