I did a multi-day tour with Marathon XRs last year. They were overkill for the moderately rough conditions I was riding. I think those tires are more for real expedition touring in back roads South America or Africa.
I'm using 32 Supremes on my commuter now and imagine the 26x2.0 would be a real good choice. Supremes roll real well and are surprisingly light for how tough they are. On Jun 27, 7:16 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I've done a fair bit of Minnesota/Wisconsin bluff-country gravel on my > Marathon Supremes (26x2.0). They offer plenty of traction, and I > always felt confident even on fast descents. A friend did the great > divide on Marathon XR 700x50, and thought they were ok, but on the > heavy side. > > On Jun 25, 4:47 pm, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I don't regularly ride on dirt or gravel except when I come to Vermont > > in the summer. Now I'm riding on gravel all the time and I find > > descents in particular very unpleasant. Lots of bouncing around and > > skittishness. One of my bikes has 700c Grand Bois tires and the other > > has Ruffy Tuffy's. I have plenty of clearance on both bikes. Are > > there tires that will make me feel more comfortable that won't break > > the bank? Jack Browns? Fatty somethings? > > GeorgeS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
