Help Needed Please
Hi Guys
I recieved my Shwalbe Marathon plus 26 X 175 MTB Tyres today for my Wisper 905SE which were the original size of the tyres supplied by Wisper, from:
ATC: Marathon Plus - Schwalbe - Mtb - Tyres
and the price was great!
However, I am a little worried as it appears to be a very slick tyre and doesn't appear not to be in the pic supplied by allterrain which appears to have a more substantial tread on the outer rim? I can see now that this was a computer generated pic as many more pics out there for the same tyre didn't appear to have such a dense tread for the outer part of the tyre,but on conducting searches I kind of picked the cheapest and didn't look at that time
I know it is the right tyre and correctly supplied, but:
Anyway, I guess what I am asking is: Are these tyres ok for a little gentle sort of off road? I have had one puncture already on my SE and kind of didn't want another one as had to push it to work
My off road to work consists of cycle paths with some debri, a 1 mile run on an, in some parts dented tarmac path of which I negotiate around dents at speed covered in debris, glass and leaves at times and can get quite muddy and wet in the rain. Will that affect my riding? I don't corner fast, so guess it won't affect that?
I did notice that they do an ATB Marathon Plus at 26 X 2.00, do you think this may suit my needs better? Although I feel there may be more adjustment to the breaks needed I guess due to size? Would using this tyre affect my speed on the road with rolling resist? I kind of think it may, but may not?
I certainly don't plan on going on too harsh mountain bike rides but my Powabyke and SE were fitted with hybrid tyres with the nobbly tread on the outside and this particular Marathon Plus, although it is an MTB seems really really slick and more roady?
I would really appreciate anyone who uses these tyre's in my circumstances could give me their views?
Sorry for the long post I just want to be clear before I fit them
Kind Regards
Mandy