The owner of my nearby forests recently resurfaced the paths with this gravel. It has been compacted with a road roller and should become flatter over time and use, but it’s still quite loose in places since it’s new. Most of the paths in the forest are actually compacted dirt or sand and are very rideable on the Brompton. However, to reach those, I usually need to cover anywhere between 500m to 1 km on this sharp gravel shown in the pictures, and I’m not sure my Marathon Racers are durable enough in the long term to avoid punctures. Plus, they don’t offer much grip.
What are my options? I would prefer product recommendations specific for the EU market as I dont want to import from the far East through AE. Thanks in advance.
by holyaardvark
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Billy bonkers!
Schwalbe Marathon Almotion – I rode them on gravel, sand, forest floor and they are still holding up after two years..
Schwalbe Marathon plus. They’re fine on tarmac too : you’re not in a cycledrome.
I’m on Marathon Racer and I’ve been on this terrain a number of times, sometimes with even larger stones, no issue.