This is one of the three tyres fitted as standard on the Brompton folding bike range from 2010.

 

The new generation Marathon tyre from Schwalbe gives the touring and recreational cyclist an opportunity to ride one of the lowest rolling resistance tyres for high mileage and optimum safety

 

The modern tread pattern is designed around a silica compound and a Kevlar -MB puncture protection belt and is ideal for leisure riding, offering complete reliability At night the Marathon tyre comes into its own With the application of 3M Scotchlite reflective material along the sidewall the tyre provides unparalleled safety at night when the risk of an accident is heightened The Marathon is able to give the opportunity for touring and recreational cyclists to ride one of the lowest rolling resistance tyres for high mileage.

 

Note: If you are using the brompton dynamo which connects with the tyre, please use a standard brompton tyre rather than this one, as there is a slight size difference which will affect your dynamo's capability to function correctly. (i.e. it won't work properly!)

• High quality tyre for touring and everyday use
• Kevlar guard puncture protection
• All round tread compound

About Schwalbe :

SCHWALBE, with world headquarters in Reichshof-Wehnrath, Germany, is the foremost bicycle tyre company in Western Europe.

1911 - With a business partner, Ernst-Wilhelm Bohle sets up the bicycle manufacturer Phillips. It is the coronation year of George V. The German emperors arrive for a fifteen-day state visit in Great Britain.

1983 - Bohle creates a legend: The Schwalbe “Marathon”, Germany’s first long lasting tire with high quality puncture resistance.

2000 The Schwalbe "Marathon" becomes the benchmark by which other tires are measured. As globetrotters like Wolfgang Reiche, who crossed five continents by bike in four years, trusts in the reliability of the long runner. Today this classic from the Schwalbe range is the most-sold Touring and Trekking tire in the world.

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