
User submitted reviews
Review by Hal
I've been using these tires on both Terra Trike and my Catrikes for six years and have never had a problem.
Review by NanaK
We bought these for my trike and were very pleased. They offer a smooth ride with good speed and security when taking fast corners. After a couple hundred miles on varied terrain, they have no visible wear. I am back on the website ordering some for my husbands trike. Also love the website and the fast free shipping.
Review by Anonymous
Good on ware and ride
Review by Mister Magoo
I swear by these for my bike trailers. I consistently haul 100s of pounds and this tire lets me travel free of pinch flat fears. High mileage and low rolling resistance.
Review by Anonymous
I use these tires on a tadpole recumbent trike. Schwalbe's are an excellent product. I like the Marathon for the trike better than the Marathon because the tread pattern wears better and makes less noise. I work at a bike shop, so get a cost 10 price. The price here was as good or better than I could get at the shop and I had it in my hands within 2 days. I would definitely buy from here again.
Review by Gman
I've been using these tires on my commuter for 8 years. They are my favorite commuting tire. They are almost bullet proof, and they roll fairly well. They are a bit heavy, but if your priority is to avoid flats, then the weight is worth it. The only time I get flats is when something like a nail is in the road, or when they are SUPER worn out (the green belt is showing). I've gotten one or two flats in 8 years on these. One caveat, we don't have a lot of goat heads in my area. If we had more of those, I might end up with the more durable Marathon Plus. Goat heads are so tenacious, they might get thru the kevlar on this tire, but I don't have any experience with that. For my commutes, these are A.
Oh! And you can run the 1.5 at 100psi, which is also nice.
Review by Mark
Bought these tires for a recumbant trike. They roll really great. Had a bigger size on a tandem. They are a heavy tire, but when strength and durability are what is important, these are your tire.
Review by Bill V
Original tires were well worn at 300 mi and the cords were showing by 400 mi. Schwalbe have 450 mi and look great
Review by Michele
Great tires great service great price
Review by Anonymous
Marathons are the best. I had the 1.75 tire that I took to Buenos Aires. The year before I had six flats in just two weeks of riding city streets. This past year with the Marathons, I had ZERO flats. The only problem with the 1.75 is that they are heavy and slow. So, I bought the 1.5 and they are lighter and much much faster (can inflate up to 100 psi vs 70). I am very happy with them cycling all over the city streets of San Francisco. The only problem is getting them on initially. They are very still and I had to go to a bike shop to get them on evenly. Great price and great service from Bike Tires!
Review by supermiler
Ran these tires on a supermileage car and achieved record miles per gallon (over 630 mpg). Great durability with minimal wear.
Review by John
I've used these for a year and found they last at least three times longer than the tires at Walmart. Well worth the extra cost. Easy to mount, also.
Review by Byron
Replaced tires on my Catrike Trail. Rolling right now.
Review by Norb
This is a excellent tire for my recumbent trikes
Review by Anonymous
Caused us to wreck and sent my wife to the hospital !! Had, on one other occasion, noticed an unusual slippery feel when touching painted surfaces on pavement. Was on a 65 mile ride, nearing the end of ride. Coming downhill at about 30mph when the front tire contacted painted pavement...1.5 seconds later we were sliding on pavement for about 12 feet. Injuries resulted in 2 days in hospital for wife. Would never buy this tire again!! Do not recommend ! Dangerous.
Review by jayo
put on my Bike Friday for touring, because the one came with the bike was only good for maybe 1500miles.
Review by Anonymous
Have put several hundred miles on these tires since receiving them a few weeks ago, both on paved roads and on dirt. They ride very well.
Review by Anonymous
Nice tire that provides a little more traction on rough riding surfaces. So much more traction that I almost flipped my trike the first time I negotiated a sharp turn. Make a little more noise on pavement than I am use to but I am use to it now.
Review by [email protected]
I install Schwalbe Marathons on all my Trikes that are traveling on rough terrain to provide a safe and long lasting ride
Review by Joe Rock
I'm using these tires with my folding bike.They give me a very smooth ride. They were
very hard to put on. I had to go on youtube & learn how to mount them on my rims.
Hi,
So sorry to hear you had such a negative experience with these tires. I hope everyone is healed up and riding again!
Thanks, Stacia