Anyone daft enough to go out this Wednesday?
I'm waiting for new Marathon Winters - went to fit the old pair, (unused since the Beast from the East in 2018 I think), and found the rust and wear n'tear on the bead of one is terminal. It showed a pronounced bulge in the sidewall once inflated. I must have got them in about 2010 and have had a fair bit of icy/snowy fun on them. Neither are that worn, just a few studs missing, so I'll keep the other as a spare - perhaps the duff one was imperfectly made to start with, as it is now so unserviceable? At least the 'obsolete' 26 inch mtb ones are half the price of more up-to-date sizes!