Originally Posted by
MikeDeason
Sure and as I’ve posted about 100 times. The Marathon wheeset is for my city commute and city trekking. You do not go fast in the city. It’s a big city. You stop and go. Sit in bike lines at lights and pound over cracked concrete and potholes. And the bike is stored outside.
Dude ... chill a little. This is not combat.
I understand what you have posted. I read all your posts. I am NOT OPPOSED to Any tire, wheel, frame, bike style .... I don't even care if you ride, why should I care?
You asked a question and I answered it.
By the way, I was a car-free urban/suburban commuter for way too many years and I can assure you that sometimes some folks go fast in the city, even on a loaded touring bike or commuter. But at no time did I say Not going fast was a bad thing, nor did I say you could not go fast on Marathons.
What I said was that high-performance tires tend to have higher performance---grip, suppleness and thus low rolling resistance---than tires designed for longevity, not high-speed performance. That is sort of a "1+1=2" level of logic there.
I never said tires designed to last longer or be more puncture-resistant were bad. I didn't say Anything was bad. I just pointed out Exactly what you asked, which was why some people said what they said about Marathons.
Potholes? Broken pavement? debris? Seen it all. When I started riding bike lanes basically didn't exist in most places. Throwing things at cyclists was considered good sport. Running a cyclist off the road was considered fitting ... he should have been on the sidewalk anyway, right?
I am not competing with you, but honestly I don't think there is a lot you could tell me about urban/suburban commuting which I have not lived through.
I don't see why you should get defensive if some folks don't like your tires. I don't see why you should even care if some folks don't like your tires.
Furthermore, this is the Internet,. and no matter what you say, ten people will tell you ten different reasons why you are more wrong than Flat-Earthers ... and some of them will probably be Flat-Earthers, It's a crazy world.
Just ride your bike.
By the way, if you find you need all the tread on those Schwalbes, great. If you find you don't a friend highly recommends Schwalbe Big Ben+ tires. Not sure they come in your size. He says they roll fast and offer good traction because of the contact patch, on any surface which is hard enough not to let knobs penetrate. (I'd have said something sooner but he just spoke up recently.)