Asfalt tyre for 29'er

[LSJ]

Ladies and Gentlemen.

A totally non bike packing related post, but a very frustrated user here.
I commute to work by bike (quite common here in Denmark), 10 km to work, and 3 times a week also 40-100 km home. I thought I had it nailed for my 29'er. Bought the 2016 model of Schwalbe Big one. very comfy tyre, fast rolling on asfalt (Bike path , which is also very common here). But the fast rolling is totally eaten by the ammount of time fixing punctures. I am fully aware that the tyre comes in 2 versions, and I have the snakesking TL easy verion. What a fecking useless tyre. I know its wintertime, and we have some flin on the roads. But I have never experienced the ammount of flats like I do now. No two days without a puncture, some times every day . (And yes I have checked for stones in tyres every stop, checked if it is the same spot on route I get the flat and all..No pattern in the punctures at all.)

So can this vast repository of knowledge in this forum reccomend me a tyre (not tube-less, need to be tyre and tube), for a 29'er. Of course fast rolling, High puncture resistance, grip like glue, and a million million miles. And at minimum cost.

If all 5 is to difficult, resonably fast rolling, high puncture resistance and reasnable price will suffice.. (and width 2.0 to 2.2) Right now I look at continental double fighter 3, or Schwalbe Smart Sam plus perfomance green guard...

Thanks in advance

A very frustrated Lars

[Bearbonesnorm]

Always been a fan of Race Kings - they do the fast rolling well, don't seem puncture prone, come in 2" and 2.2" and can be had quite cheaply.

[Gari]

I have some duremes in 50mm, ridden on and off road without a single puncture in about 2years!
They roll OK, though of course not as well as I imagine a 35-40 would. Often on sale at the likes of CRC or Wiggle. Marathon XRs worth a look too?

[Crazy English]

I would suggest a marathon plus mtb
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schw ... prod143787

or a normal marathon plus is the biggest width you can find. i think they go to 38c

running them for a couple of years now and not one puncture

[HopeValleyPaul]

I've ridden hundreds of km on my land cruisers without an issue. My wife uses them for commuting as well again ever had a puncture. Great on Tarmac and good enough on other non tech stuff. And £14 quid a pop.

http://m.nextdaytyres.co.uk/Tyre-Detail ... .9&mfrid=2

Edit : 29x1.75 is as big as they come. But a great fit and forget commuting tyre.

[atk]

Are your rims tubeless-ready/friendly/compatible/bodge-able? If you have TL-easy tyres, maybe that would solve the puncture problem...

[benp1]

I don't like tempting fate, so I'm not going to brag, but I've commuting on some Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres (700x32) since April last year, they've been absolutely ace. I reckon I've done a couple of thousand miles on them at least

They'll fit your 29er fine

They're not light, but they're very reliable and that's all I care about for my commute. Can't take the mud at all, but they're fine on gravelly tracks and hardpack surfaces (but they're mostly ridden on the road)

Have a nice reflective band round the edge too Not as compliant as many others, but I rarely find myself racing, just pottering at different paces depending on how I'm feeling at the time

[fatbikephil]

+1 for marathons - the bog standard wire beaded ones can be had for under £15 each - they weigh a ton but its good for training and they last ages and take a lot of abuse.

[ianfitz]

maybe its more tread than you need but Markus Stitz now has 12,000km trouble free on his Schwalbe Marathon Mondials

halfway(ish) through his round the world single speed trip...

[LSJ]

Thanks for all the replies.

I went with the Schwalbe Marathon Greenguard (3 mm latex puncture maduda, instead of the 5 mm in the Marathon plus). Reason, they make the marathon greenguard in a 50mm version, that will fit a 29'er (700x50C/622-50/28X2.0).
That scould do the trick.

Lars

[Crazy English]

Sounds like a good choice Lars.