It's a Specialized Crosstrail

It came with 38-622's that are closer to 42mm

I've had Michelin Proteks on it for about 2 years that are 37-622's but measure to 39mm, but are more rounded than the Marathons. The Marathons are more pointy across the tread, like the top curve of an egg vs the bottom curve of a egg if that makes any sense.

So even though they are only 2mm thinner than the Michelin's they look tinier.

I assume the pointer profile means the slick center on the tread will be the highest pressure spot on the ground, which is a good thing. It's probably part of the overall design to give the tire better rolling resistance. It just looked weird on the bike, especially in the suspension fork with arms as wide as the tire and lots of clearance space. hahaha

(And I've been thinking about swapping out the suspension fork with a rigid fork anyway since I only use this bike as a commuter now)

Whatever...they will probably expand out a little bit once I ride them. I didn't get a chance to test ride them today because I couldn't get the kids through breakfast in time to get out the door soon enough. So now I'm sitting here with fresh tires I haven't ridden on overthinking everything.