[Des Gibbons]

Schwalbe marathons are a good all rounder, you can get a few variations with better puncture protection, all very easy to get online and most big online bike shops.

[John Taylor]

Schwalbe Marathon Plus are incredibly tough BUT they are incredibly difficult to change if you have a problem. After five years of using Marathon Plus tyres on a Rohloff equipped TSR I’ve changed to Marathon Racer. I ride regularly on the Kennet and Avon canal tow path, which is a terrible surface, but they cope with that. The racer won’t last as long as a marathon plus, but will give you less problems in the long run.

[Cameron]

What did you go for in the end?

I think the challenge of getting the Marathon Plus tyres on depends a lot on the rim. On some of mine I can easily get them on with fingers only, but the narrower rims are more tricky.

I had some Marathon Racer tyres but hated the feel (rather subjective, but they felt soggy and slow). They are less puncture resistant too.

I am now running Marathon original (Greenguard) which feel better, and are fractionally quicker round my usual circuit.

However I think the smallest diameter for all those three is 40mm so not helpful.

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