SCHWALBE Marathon Plus HS Wire Tire

This has been a great tire for my foldable bike. It is a strong and solid tire but it does weigh more than other similar tires that fit my foldable bike tires.I would buy this tire again and I have bought it a couple of times already.

Most durable tire I over 3000 miles on mine with little wear.

I ride every day and since I bought these tires, I have never ever had a flat tire.

No more flats since I put this tire on. Needed something to handle all the road flats I was getting.

I installed three of these 20X1.75'" tires on a Catrike Villager recumbent e-trike. Now installation requires a little experience but once mastered is not that hard. The secret is lube and SQUEEZE. Just a few drops of dish soap in a glass of water, brushed liberally on the tire bead with a brush.Getting the first bead of the tire on the rim just requires a little pushing with your thumb AFTER LUBING. Then install the tube, inserting the valve thru the rim hole and stuffing the tube into the open side of the tire.Then, after lubing the bead again, insert the tire into the other side of the rim, starting with the valve and working around the rim on both sides. No tire irons are required but can be used. You will be able to get all but about the last 12", opposite the valve in pretty easily. Then it gets difficult. Now listen up...SQUEEZE the sides of the tire along the entire seated portion to move the beads into the center of the rim, not on the bead area. Then pushing/rolling with your thumbs get more of the bead into the rim. Then repeat, SQUEEZE and push. A little more will go in.Now for the final 6", SQUEEZE again to ensure that all the bead in in the center of the rim, lube the final area gain , and grasping the tire with your hands, roll the rest into place. Don't just use your thumbs, grasp the tire and roll it over the rim away from you. You are actually twisting the tire over the last portion of the rim.That is it. Takes a little practice, but if you do not do the SQUEEZE part it is almost impossible. With it, it's pretty easy. You see, the center part of the rim is smaller in diameter than the bed grooves, get the bead into that and it will go on. If you don't, it won't.Great tire, very quiet and smooth, low rolling resistance and pretty comfortable at 60-65 psi.

EDIT: Finally heard from the company, my email went to Germany and was diverted to the US for follow up. The company stood by their product and will replace the tire, that is great customer service and am satisfied.Had the tire since Nov 2022. As you can see there is plenty of life left in these tires. Bought an expensive tire as was expecting them to last worry free. Had a blowout on the sidewalk for no apparent reason while riding. The interior looked unscathed. Rode another 20 miles and then did not hold the air. Wrote to the company twice and got not response.

After getting constant flats with Continental Gatorskin on smooth roads, I changed to these. Don’t want to jinx it, but zero flats after a year and over 1,000 miles. Fit well on my 2006 Trek road bike.

I bought these Schwalbe tires for my Trek Domane 6 after having 4 flats in 4 rides on another brand (and multiple other flats over time). I ride on chip-and-seal, gravel, and hardtop roads. The problem comes from the highway shoulder debris where multi-belted radial truck tires have blown out and have strewn tiny, almost invisible wires that penetrate every tire I’ve run on multiple bikes through the years (I’ve had quite a few high-end road and gravel bikes and the results are always the same… blow out after blow out). Nothing worked. Not tubeless tires with all the gummy, messy glue, not other name brand “puncture-proof tires,” not Kevlar liners, not rubber liners, not Slime-filled tubes, not thorn-proof tubes… need I keep going? Anyway, I’m 6 rides in on the Schwalbe’s and haven’t lost a ride to a blowout. I’m beginning to believe I’ve finally found a workable solution, a tire that performs as advertised. And here’s an added bonus. It’s a pretty “tall” tire from the rim to the bead and it makes for a smooth, cushier ride. I haven’t had a chance to ride them in the rain yet but by the looks of the treads they should perform well under wet conditions too. So far, very pleased. We’ll see what happens over time and many more rides but for now it’s “all systems go” on my Domane 6 running over 20MPH. It doesn’t get any better than that.