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There is a middle way on the tyres.
I run a Marathon on the back, where I get most punctures and it's a pain and a 15mm spanner to fix, and a Kojak on the front, which I rarely flat, has no chain to manage and can change with an Allen key.
I keep a spare tube in the frame, but with this arrangement haven't had to use it all winter. And while the bike feels sluggish with 2 Marathons, I can't really feel the difference between this arrangement and a pair of Kojaks, which averaged a puncture a fortnight over the summer.