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I thought the Roubaix tyres were meant for bad cobblestone roads!

The Conti 4 Seasons haven't punctured since I put them on, roughly 6 months ago, and they're only 250g.

Although I do tend to run tyres at a lower pressure - about 60-70/70-80 front/back, which could be part of why they haven't punctured.

I always have a puncture repair kit and spare tube with me, but still working upto 8hr rides.

Challenge Roubaix clinchers have a bad rep. Clinchers + cobbles can = pinch flats so you actually want pretty touch tyres with stiff sidewalls (compared to tubs).

Lower your pressure too much and you'd increase your chances of pinches when hitting holes. I'm 60kg and tend to get some pinches below 80psi with a 28mm rear tyre on a wide rim... although only when hitting stuff at 60kph but shit happens.