SchwalbeMarathon 27" Tire(Return to Product Page)

I use this tire on a older 27 ten speed I use it on the back cause it never goes flat. It rides well on streets and semi rough trails. I put 95psi in it and rolls good. Basicly never had a problem and very rarely a flat and I ride 3-400 miles a week.

I use this tire for Puncture protection when commuting, really reliable and still rides nice.

Use this tire for my old 27 10 speed.Very good durability as far as tread wear is concerned!!! Puncture resistance is above average though one time a shard of glass got me after just putting on the brand new tire !!!

This tire with 100 psi makes it a stonger faster ride and makes going up hill alot easier. The added tread makes it a comfortable ride as well.

amazing tire, worth the money and some. corners well. never had a flat and even ridden off road... np plenty of traction

Purchased this for my touring bike. Was using Continental Ultra Gatorskins. Too narrow for some trails, Marathon about 3-4 mm wider though both are 32-630. Using Sun CR-18 rims. Some difficulty mounting, but not as much as with Michelin World Tour. Very nice riding tire both on pavement and on packed stone rail trail (Katy Trail). Feels like tire has a better grip than the Continentals. The reflective sidewall shows up extremely well. Marathon is much cheaper than the Continentals too. I recommend this for anyone needing a 27 tire for loaded touring or softer paths or gravel.

I bought these in 2009 and have had some real headaches with these tires. I bought them based on the great experience I had with the original Schwalbe Marathon tires I had on my previous bike. They were 700 x 32 and they were fantastic in every way. They wore forever, rode smooth and were perfectly round. These guys, not so much.

I bought a pair of these and mounted them on some newly built wheels with new Velocity Synergy rims. Big hooks, nice rims, the tires were the finishing touch. I noticed they were ridiculously easy to put on, so much so that the bead had to be finessed to stay on the rim. This was a surprise as the original tires were almost impossible to mount and even harder to get off. I pumped them up to the spec 90psi and rode off. Ten miles in the rear tire blew out. Blew right off the rim. Put in another tube, rode home. That night as I slept, boom, another blow out. You're kidding me, right? Tried again, this time I got 20 miles out of it and it blew out. It kept going on the same spot and ripped the rubber off the bead destroying the tire.

Thinking I had a dud I bought a replacement. It mounted just as poorly as the first two, and with no amount of rotating around the rim could I get it to go nice and round so there's a nice bump in the rotation of the tire. Really disappointing. At least it didn't blow off the rim. That was a plus.

I still had my original series marathons and out of curiosity compared them to the new model. After 3000 miles of riding the tread depth on the original tires was the same depth as the brand new marathons. They were also more pliable even after all those miles. In short, the new marathons are stiffer rubber (less grip), smaller tread (shorter life) and are so cheaply made that they won't stay round on your rim(bump in your ride).

For $30 a piece I want at least want a tire that rolls round, even the Ching Shins at $10 do that. It's not asking a lot.

I'm glad to see Conti is back in 27 tires. My next set is going to be the Conti Tour Ride. They look a lot like the old Top Touring 2000s and they were a fantastic tire. Only thing better than the Top Tourers were the original Marathons but that ship has sailed. It's a shame, Schwalbe had a really good thing going. I'd recommend you don't bother with this tire.