Schwalbe Marathon Slicks

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Does anyone have experience with Schwalbe Marathon Slicks?

I found them rather slippery and not as bomb-proof as regular Marathons, but notacibly faster. My
'bent dealer swears by them, been all over Australia on them without mishap. For 26" wheels you
could also consider the folding, colored version of the Vredestein S-lick, wich IMHO is sturdier and
has slightly more grip than the Marathon slick (the non-folding Vredesteins tend to teaer along the
rim, and the black version is a bit slippier!).

Mark van Gorkom.

Bob, I use the Marathon Slicks as my wet weather tire (change wheels and use Stelvios in the dry)
and have had no problems at all. They are faster than the Marathons (non-slick), which I have moved
to the tandem.

Lon HepCat Double Vision

Bob Slebodnik said:

Does anyone have experience with Schwalbe Marathon Slicks? (These are not to be confused with
Schwalbe Marathons.) At 490 grams for a 26 x
1.35 and 360 grams for a 20 x 1.35, I'm wondering if they might be a reasonably light yet fairly
tough tire for use on pavement-- but able to withstand the rough spots in the roads. They are
Kevlar belted. The 20" is 66 grams lighter than the 20x 1.5 Schwalbe Marathon and the 26" is 110
grams lighter than the 26 X 1.5 Schwalbe Marathon. For a set, we're only talking about a weight
savings of 176 grams however I suppose the slick version would have less rolling resistance than
the treaded Marathon. Thank-you in advance for your comments. Bob Slebodnik

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Bob, I use the Marathon Slicks as my wet weather tire (change wheels and use Stelvios in the dry)
and have had no problems at all. They are faster than the Marathons (non-slick), which I have
moved to the tandem.

I ran Comp Pools on my Rocket but kept getting flats. I switched to the Marathon City Slicks. They
are indeed a tough tire, capable of handling what city streets can throw your way. I find them also
sure afoot. Wet pavement doesn't seem to bother them although I do ride more cautiously in wet
conditions. They are also wider than the Stelvios (which I have run or do run on my Barcroft
Virginia) and the Grand Prixs I ran on my old V-Rex (why did I ever sell that bike?) but are narrow
enough so getting the wheel off with a fender over the wheel isn't difficult. The trade-off, they
definitely aren't as fast as Stelvios, Grand Prixs, Comp Pools or Primo Comets. Another tire to
consider is the Vredestein S-Lick which we ran on our Barcroft Columbia tandem. They are a little
faster than the Marathons, a little less durable, but a nice all purpose tire. Downside, trying to
get one of them off the rim to change a flat. You develop a vocabulary doing that. And one last
suggestion. Look at the IRC Metros. I ran them for a short time when I had a Rotator Tiger. Very
fast tire (not as fast as the Stelvios etc.) and don't have the reputation of being whimpy.

Mike S. ST. Louis, Mo.

Bob Slebodnik said:

Does anyone have experience with Schwalbe Marathon Slicks?

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reasonably light yet fairly tough tire for use on pavement-- but able to withstand the rough
spots in the roads. They are Kevlar belted.

I have marathon slicks on teh front wheels of my Trice XL (Marathon on the back).

I commute about 5 miles each way each day all year round, plus probably a qurater as much
recreational riding. One of my commute routes (one I use about 20% of teh time, probably) features a
couple of miles of unsurfaced off-road track (packed stone, rough but not rutted or very badly
potholed). The marathon slicks are fine. I've had punctures at the rate of about 3 per year (in both
tyres, ie not 3 each).

They are quite entertaining on sheet ice (may not be as much fun if you have less than 3 wheels),
but then so are most tyres. On loose surfaces the back end of the Trice breaks free before the
fronts (as long as the tracking is set OK), but that's to do with weight distribution I think, not
tyre performance.

When they last wore out (the running surface started going yellow and fluffy as the kevlar came
through) I replaced them with exactly the same tyre. I'm very happy with them.

regards, Ian SMith
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