Originally Posted by
MEversbergII
I've thought about doing exactly this - bought the Marathons but somewhere I read a post or two that talked me out of the liners. Seems like I should pick up a set sometime in the near future and give them a shot. I had a hard time seating my 20" Marathon Plus' properly so I had a bike shop do it, so it might be a bit before I go back by there for those. Would suck to fix a flat and have to fight those again, that's for sure.
I have a velomobile with Marathon pluses up front, and also tire liners (not sure what brand, they were already in there). Even then, I had a flat on my third commute to work.
Pretty sure the culprit was a steel wire from all the bits of tire debris around here. I've pulled industrial size staplers out of my tire that were deflected by the liners, and for a commuter, I wouldn't run without them. I'd rather get to work a little slower, than have to stop and make a repair on a regular basis.