Originally Posted by
SylvainG
Beside that one week two years ago, they served me right for the last two years and yes, they are fast. Mind you, I do swap them for Marathon Plus in late Fall and early Spring. More aggressive thread pattern and yes, less prone to puncture. Although it's not fun to fix a flat in Summer, it's very not fun when it's cold.
I use Marathon Green guard on my touring bike and those are a pain to put on, but they never need to come off till they're worn out which isn't for a very long time. And what's weird is, as heavy as those Marathons are they have the best rolling resistance of any touring tire by a large margin.