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imppact wrote:

When I owned my Alex Moulton AM7s, I ran Stelvios on both machines and was very pleased with their performance. But I don’t think I’d want them on my Speed TR and certainly not on my QNT. The Marathon Plus has decent tread (read grip) and, in my experience, provides good puncture protection. The Kevlar bead that runs underneath the tread helps keep most nasty objects away from the tube. I’ve actually pulled thorns from a rear Marathon Plus without getting punctures. That said, a friend has them on his recumbent bike and he recently had two punctures in quick succession. IMHO - Marathon Plus are probably better than other versions of the same tyre...The Big Apple is a very different tyre. Schwalbe call them a “Balloon Tyre” and its easy to understand why. They literally are full of air and very bouncy! Just what you need on a trike where you are not sat directly over the wheels.

Even though I haven't had the best of luck with the Stelvios I'd would like to have them again (dumb isn't it) but it appears that Schwalbe isn't going to make them in the 16' tire anymore. The bent shop owner says the kojaks are replacing the Stelvios so either them or the Marathon plus.

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'Haven’t tried the Kojak, so I can't comment on the tyre...But I am aware that manufacturers rationalise their product ranges from time to time. That is exactly how I started using the Stelvios. At the time, they were the only affordable 17 inch tyre I could find! I don’t know whether all these tyre are available to US customers, but the German Schwalbe website http://www.schwalbe.de/gbl/en/homepage/ is worth a look. The Marathon now comes in 10 varieties, but I can’t find the Stelvio in any size…