They're a lovely supple tyre, the rubber is very soft and they rode very nicely, but they've got zero protection against anything sharp.
I suspect that putting strips like those in would spoil the ride quality, but I've never used them so I'm not really qualified to say.
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They're a lovely supple tyre, the rubber is very soft and they rode very nicely, but they've got zero protection against anything sharp.
I suspect that putting strips like those in would spoil the ride quality, but I've never used them so I'm not really qualified to say.