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First ride in today on my new Marathon Plus tires. Early reviews are they are awesome. I feared having treads on my road bike would feel slow and heavy. These felt great, I did not really notice on difference. Now I hope they solve my many flat tires problem. As an added bonus, they have reflective whitewalls.

I definitely rode today! A bit gray outside, but for the first time this week, the traffic was really light and had a great commute.

Since I fixed my flat on my daily commuter I also changed out the tires from the bontrager hardcase and  put on some Ritchey Speedmax cross tires that I bought from one of our fellow Chainlinker for winter riding. I thought I would be riding slower, but it seems the lower pressure and flatter middle section make me go faster- I have no idea why- and the ride is much smoother, too.  Since it seems that even tires that are touted to be better at resisting flats still get flats, I'll just make sure I keep a spare tube on me as I like the ride these are giving me too much to invest in another set. 

You have no idea what the hell you are talking about.  Seriously, nothing you have written here is correct and I would really quite like it if you stopped talking about something you obviously have no idea about.

Steve Istvan Horvath said:

The reason for the awful smell of fumes coming out of School Buses' is due to the Diesel Fuel. This fuel is also used in Medical Emergency vehicles, which run 24/7. The problem with Diesel Fuel is that the Engine must run at all times, and so it does not give have a chance to be cured or cleaned, nor do the Diesel Fuel which is full of harmful particles that are not removed by the same process as your normal Gasoline fuel at the processing stations. 

Steve Horvath 

These are just awesome tires for commuting.  I had the same fears about them being slow and heavy, but while they're not race tires, they are not slow and heavy.

More important, I've not had a flat with these in 2+ years.  I used to flat at least twice a month.  With the Marathon Pluses, nada.  I'll trade no flats for an additional 30 seconds in rolling resistance any day.

Mark Newald said:

First ride in today on my new Marathon Plus tires. Early reviews are they are awesome. I feared having treads on my road bike would feel slow and heavy. These felt great, I did not really notice on difference. Now I hope they solve my many flat tires problem. As an added bonus, they have reflective whitewalls.

Ah, the good ole' Manischevitz Clock Tower!

Gene Tenner said:

I accually Did Not ride Today.

I have 62 Miles for February all ready and 619 for the year.

I was in California Monday Thru Thursday and Racked up 119 on those days 511 in January

http://www.flickr.com//photos/33936975@N00/sets/72157629161773411/s...

Nothin' like a swig o' cheap wine to smooth out a ride.

h' said:

Ah, the good ole' Manischevitz Clock Tower!

Gene Tenner said:

Gene your pics are a daily treat!  I heard the lake on my P.M. commute.  Face full of breeze all the way, nice though.  I'm so grateful the Canadians aren't bombing us with arctic air temps this season. 

We got some late sunlight today! I rode the LFP from the Hollywood terminus all the way down to the MSI @ 57th, and then back up again. There were lots of people out today on the north side, but I was happy to have the path almost all to myself south of 31st.

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