Hi all,

Just installed a set of Marathon Winter Plus on my commuter. They are the heaviest, stiffest tire I've ever encountered. I read some reviews about them suggesting that they were difficult to mount and they were sort of a bear but not too bad. After riding them only the 12 miles to work this morning, studs aside these seem like extremely tough tires. Pumped up to full pressure, they don't roll noticeably slower than the same size Kenda street tires I had been rolling on despite being almost twice the weight. I don't mind changing flats but it seems like these would be pretty unlikely to puncture in the first place. It has me thinking about whether or not I should consider some non-studded Marathons in the spring, even though I'm accustomed to riding tires less than half the weight. I mean for being as heavy as they are AND having studs, I'm pretty impressed. I'm not worried really about speed, I generally tend to ride around 15-17mph no wind.

Any other commuters rolling Marathons, non-studded, during the other 3 seasons? Especially over long distances? What kind of lifespan might one be able to expect? Are they a good all around tire? Seems like you could almost put them on, check the pressures once a week and otherwise just forget they're there. I've only been commuting for a little over a year but generally ride about 100-150 miles a week.

Thanks in advance.