Anti-Puncture Tyres At-a-glance

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swift justice from mergatron.

Oh my bad. Did not see this. I feel like an idiot now haha

Cheap tyres (and some expensive ones) will offer pretty much no resistance to glass, flint and so on.

By the time the pointy thing has got through the tyre I think the brand inner tube will not make a huge difference, although I imagine it might play a small part.

I personally really rate Maxxis refuse, that said at the moment I have a Gatorskin on the back and a four seasons on the front which are doing very well.

I've ridden through loads of glass with my gatorskin hardshell, but only because I don't pay attention to where I'm going. My tyre officially died today, after 3 months of sick skids around london, 3 times longer than maxxis refuse, marathon plus etc. I want to try a durano plus though.
I've not noticed a difference between inner tubes, apart from Specialized, which burst at around 100psi.

If you're willing to run 28c then I reccommend Vittoria Randonneurs. Great grip, hard wearing, handles skids well and very puncture proof. There seems to be a shortage of the black tyres atm, but have a shop around and you'll find them cheap and excellent vfm.

Thoroughly fed up with Panaracer Pasela's. Had too many punctures, so new build's having a pair of Continental Super Sport's. Got them on my geared bike and never had a single puncture. Wasn't keen on both bikes having the same tyre, but Pasela's can quite literally fuck off right out of this sucker. Useless.

Very glad for that report. I'll possibly make a note in the list. I didn't think the Pasela matched the RibMo anyway, and that the RibMo didn't match tyres with the inner rubber strip beneath the outer tread - like the Courier Berlin, Conti SuperSport Plus*, Durano Plus and others.

*Thanks for the "Plus" miro_o

Thoroughly fed up with Panaracer Pasela's. Had too many punctures, so new build's having a pair of Continental Super Sport's. Got them on my geared bike and never had a single puncture. Wasn't keen on both bikes having the same tyre, but Pasela's can quite literally fuck off right out of this sucker. Useless.

Make sure they're the newer ones with the belt. I think they're now known as supersport plus. The regular folding supersports are just a budget 'race' tyre (like the regular Rubino) which means it's not got much good against spikey things.

They are the 'plus' version with the anti-puncture belt. I really rate them highly.

seriously expecting a puncture in the morning. was a major head on collision outside my flat on friday night and when I went outside today the left over glass has been ground to small chips and the sunlight reflecting off them showed they were absolutely fucking everywhere on this stretch of road and the pavement.

hope my marathons (non-plus) hold up to them ok. :(

they'll be fine, it's broken bottles that are the real danger. And sharp bits of metal from construction sites.

seriously expecting a puncture in the morning. was a major head on collision outside my flat on friday night and when I went outside today the left over glass has been ground to small chips and the sunlight reflecting off them showed they were absolutely fucking everywhere on this stretch of road and the pavement.

hope my marathons (non-plus) hold up to them ok. :(

they'll be fine, it's broken bottles that are the real danger. And sharp bits of metal from construction sites.

My marathons (non pluses) are brilliant, i go through loads of glass on the way to work. I accidentally cycled over a segment of bottle the other day and it shattered, i was fully excepting to have a puncture, but i was fine.

stay well away from the halo couriors. Went though one in just under a week. They put stones down in winter here in sweden to help grip on the ice, so harder on tyres but still, less than a week!

Halo Courier Berlin's: I don't skid much, but the rear is wearing away quite fast. As a front tire, they're alright going straight as long as you don't make any sharp turns, they'll slip out quite easily becasue of the double rail. Beware especially in the rain.

The front tire also likes to track onto gaps between tiles, making it handle very unexpectedly.

But no punctures! But I think fortune has a role to play there as well.

stay well away from the halo couriors. Went though one in just under a week. They put stones down in winter here in sweden to help grip on the ice, so harder on tyres but still, less than a week!

The original Halo Courier tyres have been roundly berated on here. No-one should buy them. It seems as though you may not have read any of this thread, and therefore might not have been aware of its extremely well-known and truly shit reputation.

Halo Courier Berlin's: I don't skid much, but the rear is wearing away quite fast. As a front tire, they're alright going straight as long as you don't make any sharp turns, they'll slip out quite easily becasue of the double rail. Beware especially in the rain.

The front tire also likes to track onto gaps between tiles, making it handle very unexpectedly.

But no punctures! But I think fortune has a role to play there as well.

Your findings in part, coincicide with the review of that tyre by myself. Though I have found wear to be more significant from the rear, its still quite reasonable to me. But I keep my tyre at near 120psi as much as possible, and that may be significant. I also cycle at least 400 miles per month, and I weigh more than 115kgs, so the tyres get a really good workout.

Though I have found wear to be more significant from the rear, its still quite reasonable to me.

I'm a fairly recklass rider, thanks for help need a new front tyre soon as I keep going in potholes and over rocks :L

I ran the Berlin's at 120 psi average pumping up to 140, then pumping again by the time they reached 100, I'm pretty paranoid about my tires been pumped high, but the wear was a little too fast for my taste.

Halo needs to get rid of the rails that makes me feel like I'm riding sideways the whole time, and figure out the compound. Talking about compound, my Berlin's were the ordinary version, not the HC.

Touring tyres does that - the thicker rubber case those sideway feel (also those spongy feel).

I believe it has to do with the ridges getting caught in between tiles. The rail hooks into them, making it steer unpredictably. My older tires would just ride through the ridges (I'm not sure if that's how you call them).They feel normal when riding on smooth roads though, very little if no flex, even for a slightly taller tire. But a spongy feel is to be expected with 3mm belt, but nothing you can't get used to.

Touring tyres does that - the thicker rubber case those sideway feel (also those spongy feel).

It is not the thicker rubber but the tread that gives the lateral movements. The Twin Rail design is asking for trouble.

I have used Continental Travel Contacts for the last year and they are fine (smooth contact patch but knobbly sides as I ride 60/40 off/on road with them)

That sound about right, I did notice that on tyres with thread.