The new flat-less tyre. After 10 years, schwalbe have thoroughly overhauled the marathon plus. The only true flat-less tyre gets a new, dynamic profile and boasts many internal improvements:
rolling resistance. The patented, 5mm thick smartguard layer, when compared to all generic products, has a significant advantage in rolling resistance. Schwalbe further extended its lead in the latest version.
Recycling. Also in the smartguard, schwalbe now use a proportion of recycled rubber from old latex products.
“anti-aging” side wall. It now lasts much longer before developing unsightly cracks when subjected to use with too low air pressure.
E-bike ready. The main sizes are approved and tested for e-bikes up to 50km/h. Following sizes carry the ece-r75 mark:
20 x 1.75”, 26 x 1.75”, 700 x 35mm and 700 x 38mm
smartguard
most effective protection belt available for bicycle tyres. A substantial, 5mm thick layer of flexible, special india rubber offers durable protection. Works also for objects that lodge in the tread. Even a thumbtack won’t harm it.
Flat-less
note: it is impossible to guarantee that a flat will never happen, but the marathon plus has the best defence against everyday tyre wreckers such as glass, flints or metal shards. Use a pressure gauge to adjust tyre pressures as the common ‘thumb check’ is insufficient due to the special construction of the marathon plus.