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For what it's worth I've had a good experience with Conti Ultra-Gatorskins, the cheaper wire-ons not folders (not sue if that makes a difference). Had some punctures, but I don't think any tyres are bullet proof unless you're lucky, and a lot to do with punctures seems to be down to luck. I did inherit another pair with a cut sidewall on some wheels I bought, but I patched the outside with a good quality patch stuck on with Evo-stick and they're still going strong. Had a bactch of Conti tubes bought cheap that were fine too, but switched to Vitts now because they seem to be cheap deal of the day at the mo'. Always worth a repair if you can, not always possible like the nail that went through the outer side once and put about 10 holes on the inner side! Also like the yellow valve caps, but you only need to have two and be careful not to lose them!