turbojet28

Hi All, Kind of a newbie here. I’ve always done a fair amount of recreational riding, but I’ve been starting to get more serious in my skills and knowledge of cycling in general.

I currently own and ride a Salsa Journeyman, and it suits my needs great for the moment. I do mostly paved trail rides with my family in the 20-30 mile range, but I’ve got a couple of supported tours that I’m signed up for (3-5 days in length and 200-400 miles). These tours will be primarily on pavement and are supported.

Im trying to decide which tires to purchase (700c) and not sure which ones to get. I’ve been looking at Schwalbe Marathon Almotion, Marathon Supreme, and Panaracer Pasela PT. I’m mostly looking for a relatively durable tire that rolls well. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Tony P.

I'm not familiar with the Panaracer Pasela but either of the Marathons will serve you well.

kingston 

I run paselas on my tandem. Gravelkings are worth considering too. Panaracer and Schwalbe both have a pretty good range of touring tires.

ups

All 3 have great reputations. The Almotion has lowest rolling resistance according to bicyclerollingresistance.

https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/tour-reviews/schwalbe-marathon-almotion-2016

andrewclaus

Continental Gatorskin is a lighter, more supple tire that's very flat-resistant. Probably won't get the mileage you will out of a comparably sized Marathon. I used Marathons for one trip and they felt too heavy for my riding style. But with well over 5,000 miles on them, they're still on the spare tire hook. Some say Gatorskins are harder to mount, but I had the opposite experience with my rims. The Marathons were awful to mount.

Brittney

I have used marathon 700c 32mm for a good few years.
good off road under reasonable conditions (dry ish etc) , good puncture resistance.
Rolling resistance is good for the level of puncture resistance.

ThermionicScott 

Supported touring on pavement? I'd just use regular Paselas. In fact, 100% of my spring/summer/fall riding is on tires of that type.

If you're worried about punctures, practice changing tubes a few times in your living room, then it'll be no big deal if/when it happens in the field.

debade

For a supported tour on pavement for 400 miles, most tires will be OK. But, if you are considering to put more miles touring on the same bike, especially unsupported, I have had tremendous performance (thousands of miles) from the Schwalbe Marathon.

imi

I can imagine that one disadvantage of using modern flat-resistant tires is that puncture repair skills may get rusty at best, and perhaps never learned!

On a more serious note, Gator Hardshells (32mm) are my tire of choice. Schwalbe Marathon Pro‘s are too slow rolling unless desert thorns are an issue, imho. That said I‘m continually amazed at how good tires have become in recent decades.

BikeWonder

Pasela PT tires have my vote. Light, nimble, and supple.
there are concerns for sidewall issues, but I haven't had any issues.

and they look great, too. My Miyata likes them
35mm

turbojet28

Thanks for all the input, everyone! I greatly appreciate it.

timdow

I use Schwalbe Marathon Plus. They are heavier, but totally worth the extra weight to me for their puncture resistance. They roll really well also.