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So let’s take a look at the second most important decision making tool we can use when shopping online, price. Whether your goal is to just get the cheapest Bike Tyres available, or to get the best quality at a reasonable price, there’s always going to be a need to do your research on price. Continental RIDE Tour 700c Tyre price analysis That's right: a road bike. The Touring Plus is narrower than its nominal size, to the extent that you're unlikely to want to fit it to your tourer or cyclo-cross bike. My vernier calliper says that while the height from the rim is about 28mm, it measures just under 24mm at its widest when fitted to a normal, 14mm-internal road rim. I rode the same bike with the exact same setup on the same hill three times. I measured the time it took to get both up and down and averaged them out. On the way down I didn’t pedal at all, but I let gravity take care of the speed.
One is the traditional size like 700x28c or 27.5x2.2. The first figure is the tyre diameter(size). The second is tyre width. Note: road bike sizes are in mm, MTB sizes are in inches.The Continental Tour Ride features a wire bead. Note this 700c version of the Tour Ride is labeled as a "28 inch" on the sidewall. It fits standard 700c rims (622mm ISO). Here is a comparrison chart for traditional and ETRTO sizing to help you choose the correct tyre size. ETRTO Number
Even when you handle the tires off the bike, you will notice how heavy the Marathon Plus is, but of course, this comes with the great benefit of very high protection. I paid the following amounts for these tires. I realize that these prices change over time, and these tires have become much more expensive recently, but they haven’t changed relative to each others’ prices. I was curious to see if and how much the weight of these tires affected their speed. I tested this on a local hill.
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I also spent time researching other people’s experiences and how much they were able to ride them before they needed to replace them. I was surprised to see that the Schwalbe Marathon has a better pattern and offers better off-road riding than the Marathon Plus. In my opinion, this would make more sense the other way around.