I have Marathon Supremes 700*35 and they're fine for the road and carriage trails. Now in winter I've replaced them with the Marathon Extremes 700*40 which work a lot better when the roads and trails get messy. I have a lot more confidence in the Extremes. Bill
On Feb 3, 7:25 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Have used both the 26" and 700C versions on non-paved roads and/or > trails. They work just fine. Not sure I'd want them as racing tires > on farm roads in the driftless region of Iowa. But for most things > short of that, they'd be fine. > > But yeah, they do get slippery on ice. But not much worse than a > Pasela or similar lightly grooved tire. > > Haven't tried them in snow. Prefer the grip of studded tires. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Feb 3, 2:38 am, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > They slip on ice..........just ask me! I ride mine on dirt, gravel, > > minor mud like riding through mud puddles and the surrounding muddy > > areas but mostly pavement. You just have to be careful. I like the > > lighter weight, low rolling resistance and width of the my 700 x 40's > > (38mm actual). I can ride them at lower pressures and I have enough > > volume that I avoid pinch flats and they roll fast with about 65 psi > > and I am 265+ these days. > > > On Feb 2, 8:35 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Hey Forrest, > > > > I have the 40s on my QB, and while I bought them for my daily/nightly > > > commuting here in Denver, they have seen a fair amount of dirt road/ > > > trail action up in the mtns. Absolutely super tire! Obviously not > > > the best in thick sand or mud, but for forest service roads, etc. > > > they are great. > > > > -Jay B > > > > On Feb 2, 6:45 pm, Forrest <ftme...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > How capable are the Schwalbe Marathon Supremes for mild non-pavement > > > > riding -- e.g., gravel roads, crushed rock rail trails, and the like? > > > > Thanks, -- Forrest (in immediate-post-blizzard Iowa City)- Hide quoted > > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
