tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post6386742788801173277..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Product Review - Schwalbe Marathon Racer tiresBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-18928187091354827752011-04-13T21:09:51.653-06:002011-04-13T21:09:51.653-06:00Marc, I checked the sidewalls of those Marathon Ra...Marc, I checked the sidewalls of those Marathon Racers for country of origin... Indonesia.<br /><br />I bought a pair of Vittorias at REI; the little sales clerk tried to convince me I needed to buy Slime, too. I said thanks but no thanks. (I was probably a transportation cyclist before she was born!)Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-72701143917402470092011-04-13T08:29:40.435-06:002011-04-13T08:29:40.435-06:00According to the Schwalbe web site the Racer is bu...According to the Schwalbe web site the Racer is built for speed and is not as highly rated for flat protection some of their other tires. I have used the Marathon XR along with Slime Super Thick inner tubes and have had no flats which I can attribute to punctures. I think that the slime sometimes causes the valve not to close completely so I have to watch for that.Bob Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-31730665361007690332011-04-12T08:52:08.052-06:002011-04-12T08:52:08.052-06:00I have the "Marathon Plus" tires on my c...I have the "Marathon Plus" tires on my cargo bike 26x1.75". One full year/no flats. On and off road riding conditions. My wife has had a pair of 700x28 for over a year, no flats. I bought a pair for my brother and his wife, no flats. I am sold on these tires. I wrote the company to find out if they make the tire in china. They wrote back and said the nicer tires are made in Germany, and the cheap ones in Indonesia.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745414111494990332noreply@blogger.com