Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700x34
12-08-11 | 03:27 PM
#27
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From: PNW - Victoria, BC
Bikes: 2002 Litespeed Vortex - 2007 Trek Madone 5.9 - 2004 Redline Conquest Pro - Specialized S-Works Festina Team Model - 93 Cannondale M 800 Beast of the East
One thing I noticed is that the Supremes transition really smoothly into corners, they feel a lot like good motorcycle tires in that respect. I'm sure it's due to the very round profile and the way the tread merges seamlessly around to the sidewall. Very nice feeling tires! I was having so much fun with them yesterday I dragged a pedal, and I don't recall ever doing that before! Need to remember to keep the inside pedal high with these things.
The only problem is that I can't figure out which one of them is Diana Ross.
The only problem is that I can't figure out which one of them is Diana Ross.
12-08-11 | 08:09 PM
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I started riding Supremes a few years ago and haven't looked back. My first pair lasted about 6000 miles before the sidewall started to tear. They still had plenty of tread though. I've gotten two flats in about 7000 miles, one glass, one a ceramic chip. As they start getting torn up by glass, etc I fill in the holes with RTV silicone. Seems to help keep crap out of there later on.
These tires are so much better made than others I've tried. Their increased initial cost pays for itself in their durability and peace of mind.
These tires are so much better made than others I've tried. Their increased initial cost pays for itself in their durability and peace of mind.
12-08-11 | 09:24 PM
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
Bikes: 2012 Cinelli Mystic Rat, Nashbar CX
12-09-11 | 01:57 AM
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From: Heythuysen (The Netherlands)
Bikes: Gazelle Davos and a Santos mountainbike
I ride with them a couple of years. First on my old bike after 5500 miles no flats. After that, no idea I sold the bike. The new bike got a pair of continental travel contact light, after 3000 miles and 5 flats I got a set of supremes. The lasted 7000 miles with 3 flats, all in the last 700 miles. The current set has 4000 miles on them no flats. Nothing but good about the tires from me. Our roads (and bikepaths) are pretty clean, the occasional glass in the town center but not to brutal.
12-09-11 | 03:55 AM
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From: Heythuysen (The Netherlands)
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12-09-11 | 12:11 PM
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12-10-11 | 02:56 AM
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From: Heythuysen (The Netherlands)
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Good point. My last set didn't get it millage in a row. From half november until ferbruary I used as set of marathon winter tyres (super heavy, but very good grip on black ice and compacted snow).
