It took actively searching for tire reviews to find this thread... usually I rely on the word "Swift" in the title! I was happy to read James thorough testing of the IRC Metros... only marred by the fact that I just received two new Schwalbe 406 x 1.5 Marathon Kevlars in the mail.

The Schwalbes came highly recommend by Gaerlan Bicycles, who sold me the spokes for the new wheelset I am building up. His custom cut spoke prices were less than 1/4 the cost of custom cut spokes elsewhere. And he was recommended by a couple of Swift owners who have had good luck with him. So I trusted that these might be great tires and not overpriced.

IIRC the Marathons cost me about $26 each. I realize a lot of folks think this is expensive, but assuming they repel punctures better and outlast a cheaper tire by 2x, then they are worth it?

I couldnt find a real review of the 20" Marathon Kevlars so if anyone has comments, I'd love to hear them.