Marathon E-Plus or HS 440?
01-08-21, 06:45 PM
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Marathon E-Plus or HS 440?
The tire has to be a 38c, I'd prefer a bigger tire, but that is one of the mistakes the guys made that made my e-bike. They don't make e-bikes any more.
Anyway..
I have narrowed it down to the Schwalbe E-plus or the HS 440 which used to be their top touring tire. The 440 has 10% less rolling resistance, and but also slightly less flat resistance. The E-Plus is a newer design, but heavier.
I'm leaning toward the E-Plus.
I was wondering if anyone had experience with either of these tires.
https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_t...arathon_E-Plus
Anyway..
I have narrowed it down to the Schwalbe E-plus or the HS 440 which used to be their top touring tire. The 440 has 10% less rolling resistance, and but also slightly less flat resistance. The E-Plus is a newer design, but heavier.
I'm leaning toward the E-Plus.
I was wondering if anyone had experience with either of these tires.
https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_t...arathon_E-Plus
01-08-21, 07:59 PM
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my bike came wit them. I got three fats in a month but none after I don't know if the slime or Stans helped or what. the front has gone over 7000 miles so far. I destroyed thew rear wheel when a strap caught in the rear spokes and the wheel locked at 30mph.
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When you say them, which tire do you mean? My bike came with the Energizer Plus HS 492, and I had a flat, and then damage that destroyed the rear tire. The rear tire didn't last a thousand miles.
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the marathon plus. I maybe hard 3000 miles on it when I locked the rear wheel up so I don't know how long it will go. but the front looks fine I ride the bike hard I put 6500 miles on it in a year. lots of hard braking. we got about 3000 on the energize plus on our tandem then got a flat. it was getting thin on the back ands I had the tire off so I replaced it.
