Originally Posted by
PedalingWalrus
Our tandem tire width is 32 (Schwalbe Marathon Plus). We just returned from a 10 day tour on which Google Maps was sending us on mixed terrain from regular roads to pretty bumpy gravel paths. I wished for a wider tire on some of the sections as well as during some of the steep downhill turny roads. I'm kind of considering 35 or 42. Anyone riding those widths on pavement and how do You like it?
We're running Donnelly (formerly Clement) Explor' USH (something like that) 35 mm tires on our tandem, where they barely fit in the rear. Although we're primarily on the bike path, I like the wider tires for the potholes and road construction in Northern Virginia and DC. If I could go wider, I would. We have the 120 TPI version of the tires, which seem to roll well without being fragile.
--Tom