Originally Posted by
wologan
I recently finshed a 13,000km trip (
www.beijingtoparis.com), in which I used the new Schwalbe Marathon HS368 40-406mm. This is the new version of the old HS308. On the schwalbe website they claim to have the same puncture protection rating as the XR.
Just curious why you didn't go with the Marathon XRs? They are a more robust touring tire than the standard Marathons.