Which puncture protection tires?

Platini Surprised no-one's mentioned Vredesteins. I've been running them for a year and not had a single puncture...

I like 'em. Get the odd puncture, just like anything else. It's okay though, I can install inner tubes. I can even patch them. Check me the fuck out.

stompy Whaddya mean, disguised?

What's wrong with Fujis?

nothing's wrong, I just hated the stock paint job and huge decals.. had a 5 minute go at removing the decals and then just thought sod it and spray painted the frame and forks. Looks great! (me thinks)

I'm sick of my rubinos. I had another puncture late last night.

My Gatorskin has been fine. I pull out bits of grit quite often, whereas grit in the rubino causes flats.

BringMeMyFix I can install inner tubes. I can even patch them. Check me the fuck out.

I like that. Should be a t-shirt for shop mechanics. :)

hahaha, definitely! :)

Especially for Halfords staff. I asked for grease for a bottom bracket not long ago and the guy was totally confused. He was putting a bike together at the time, too. :S

Go all out:

I just bought a pair of Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700 x 28s for my toy brakeless.

I will never-ever-ever have a puncture over the life of that bike but man they weigh a ton.

hippy - yer on! fat boys rule...

Does anyone know a good, durable 650c tire?
I keep getting flats on my 650's (4 punctures in the past month, no joke) and it seems Armadillo's don't come in 650c.
Thanks!

big up [as i believe the youngsters say today] to Michelin krylions - they're folders and feels more like a road tyre than the armadillo and gatorskin and not even a nick on the casing - i love 'em! you can pick up a pair on some of the ebay shops for about 25 notes

Krylion's were some super tyres, till this spring. Then the Michelin folks decided to move the manufacturing from France -> THAILAND. The reports that have been coming in regarding Thai Krylions are horrible; lots of flats and tears. If you have a supply of the French tyres, you are in good shape. Otherwise you may wish to look elsewhere....

Specialized armadillos are unbeatable i think. I have been on them for a year and my brother two; neither of us have had a single puncture on them. I ride 350 miles plus a week.

+1 Armadillos but they are heavy, slippy and the ride is crap.

90's foldables with tuffy strip ;p

Or spot the glass before you ride through it.

anyone used these: Panaracer Extreme Duro PT Folding Tyre

This has been covered in lots of other threads, but Maxxis Re-fuse are very good.

One lonely voice here for the conti 4 seasons, love 'em and sell lots and lot of them to triathletes and long mileage riders with no comebacks. schwalbe marathon plus/slick etc family if you really don't like fixing flats and like to making extra 50W to keep up to your mates..... it's always a compromise.....

My wife uses conti 400o's in 650 on her roadie bikes, no problems with flats.
Cheers,
Scherrit.

An old thread, I know, but I just replaced the Maxxis Detonators on my commuter bike - they were OK I thought with maybe 1-2 punctures a month. They're starting to crack up in places, and the sidewalls are looking a bit battered.
Swapped them for Conti Topcontact 700x28's which were quite pricey but seemed like they had a nice compound, came with 2 free tubes and a 1 year get-a-puncture-get-a-free-tube guarantee which I thought seemed OK.
Slow as hell though (55mins to work instead of 45!) and hard work. The ride is different too, and I'm not sure it's better. Probably something to do with balancing on a ridge of rubber in the middle, rather than the nice even surface of a slick.
So, good for fitness training perhaps, but you could do the same thing just by having your rear brake half on...
Might see where I can get ahold of a replacement set of Detonators from...

Your tyres might contribute to a slightly slower ride (not 10mins) but commuting isn't not a reliable test unless you ride to work by doing 50 laps of a traffic-free track? 10mins is more likely due to traffic conditions or something.

and don't forget the tyre pressure too, under 100psi it would feel a bit slow.

1-2 punctures a months is too much thought.

I've got Michelin Lithions, 3 months of riding in London and I haven't had any problems

before that I was using 26" Schwalbe City Jet, they are about one inch thick so I was never going to have problems with them

Krylion's were some super tyres, till this spring. Then the Michelin folks decided to move the manufacturing from France -> THAILAND. The reports that have been coming in regarding Thai Krylions are horrible; lots of flats and tears. If you have a supply of the French tyres, you are in good shape. Otherwise you may wish to look elsewhere....

There may be something in this - bought my last set of Krylions in July and had a couple of flats since... doesn't sound like much, but with an older set (and bonty hardcases) I maybe flat once a year at worst. They also seem to cut up more easily. Just when you think you've found a diamond in the rough...

+1

This has been covered in lots of other threads, but Maxxis Re-fuse are very good.

Marathon Plus, no puncture for almost 2 years. The ultimate puncture resistant tyre!!!!!
Though, are heavy and smaller size comes in 700*25.

Maxxis Re-fuse all day everyday.

Panaracer Rimbos for me, hard ride but virtually puncture proof.

P.s - I agree with tee about Armadillo's being death traps in the rain, when it gets really wet i tend to go with gatorskins.

"Ribmo"