Charlie, I've not switched from anything else, but have Mara Supreme 40's (not sure of actual) on my 58cm Hillborne, and would describe them exactly as you describe your Marathon 47s. e.g. slow to accelerate, sure, solid, fast (once up to speed), and smooth over any surface at 60psi.
they seem more punc-resistant than any other tires i've had, but i've only put ~ 1K miles on em (and i don't generally puncture tires). so.. maybey you wouldn't notice much difference? :) best, andrew On Jul 25, 2010, at 11:31 AM, charlie wrote: > Lovin my Marathon 700x47 (41's) more every time I ride them. Heavy > they are and harder to accelerate but they inspire confidence and they > only need about 60 psi to ride fast and smooth. I can go over nearly > any surface I want to ride on with out worry of flatting and chip seal > roads are way less jiggly using them than my old 32's at 90 psi. I've > come to the conclusion that when riding by myself I prefer a softer > bigger tire and don't notice the speed loss. When I ride with others I > tend to get left behind somewhat but I don' t think a lighter tire > would really help much. I did learn one thing recently and that is, > carry a few extra chain links with you. My friends old Bianchi broke a > link and luckily he had a couple extra links and I had the tools and a > shop rag. > Back to tires.........I was considering the Marathon Supremes but > wondered if anyone has switched to these and noticed a dramatic > improvement in performance over the 700x47's. Also do you think your > puncture resistance is any less using the Supremes. > -- 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-bu...@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.
