*I know that the best anti-puncture tyre is the SCHWALBE marathon plus*. I have the 700*25 and after riding more than 30,000 k the last 3 years in London, NO PUNCTURE!!! I am now looking for something thinner and a bit lighter and I am between the Halo Courier Berlin 700*24 and SCHWALBE Durano Plus 700*23.
The question is what would be the most anti-puncture from the two?
I disagree. For puncture protection I'd place the Courier Berlin above the Marathon Plus. I think the hard rubber insert in the Courier Berlin is actually deeper than the same in the Marathon Plus. The Durano Plus has a much skinny hard rubber insert, so its not a real comparison. Even Schwalbe rank their Marathon Plus as offering significantly more puncture protection than the Durano Plus, so the Durano Plus would fail absolutely in this regard against the Courier Berlin.
Both Schwalbe tyres DO have better handling characteristics than the Courier Berlin, till the Berlin has been worn in for a couple hundred miles, then it is similar.
I disagree. For puncture protection I'd place the Courier Berlin above the Marathon Plus. I think the hard rubber insert in the Courier Berlin is actually deeper than the same in the Marathon Plus. The Durano Plus has a much skinny hard rubber insert, so its not a real comparison. Even Schwalbe rank their Marathon Plus as offering significantly more puncture protection than the Durano Plus, so the Durano Plus would fail absolutely in this regard against the Courier Berlin.
Both Schwalbe tyres DO have better handling characteristics than the Courier Berlin, till the Berlin has been worn in for a couple hundred miles, then it is similar.