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Re:Michelin Airless by gambiting on Thursday October 14, 2021 @04:44PM (#28869830)
How about just regular Schwalbe Marathons Plus? In my experience those tyres are literally unpuncturable(at the cost of a huge weight penalty).
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Re:Michelin Airless by ch33zer on Thursday October 14, 2021 @05:22PM (#28870320)
I rode across the country on a pair (two pairs actually, first set wore out) of marathon pluses. I got 1 flat from a metal staple, which is pretty good for 4200 miles :D
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Re:Michelin Airless by justinator on Thursday October 14, 2021 @08:54PM (#28872471)
These are great tires, but the rolling resistance can absolutely be felt. They do suffer in grip in wet conditions as well.
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Re:Michelin Airless by xmcqdpt2 on Friday October 15, 2021 @06:58AM (#28876434)
The non-Plus Marathons are quite nice, but less puncture-proof.

You can't really win, the stiffer the tire the better it is at protecting the tube but the rolling resistance is higher and the tire flexes less which makes it less grippy.

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Re:Michelin Airless by gambiting on Friday October 15, 2021 @08:36AM (#28877050)
Weirdly, it's actual black magic - the regular Marathons have the lowest rolling resistance of any touring tyre[0](lower than Schwalbe's own Marathon Racer lol), despite being very good at puncture proofing and not being completely slick. No idea how Schwalbe has actually done it.

[0] https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/tour-reviews/schwal...

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