Originally Posted by
Gene2308
I've hear bad things about the marathons from other BF people. I use Vittoria's and haven't had an issue.
Thanks for the tip
Originally Posted by
Cyclesafe
As to your "is it worth it" query, it depends on you. If you expect to see lots of bike shops in the course of your tour and you're not picky about what you use, then it could be argued that a succession of cheaper ($30 retail in a bike shop?) tires is better than one best quality tire that may or may not outlast them. Personally, I'd invest in the best tires to minimize potential downtime (such as searching for or hitching a ride to find bike shops) while on tour.
Yea, I'd hate to have to switch tires mid-tour. I'd like to stick with one good quality tire.
Originally Posted by
kyakdiver
Are you using quality rim tape? I can't for the life of me imagine those numbers even running a cheap tire. I've run Vittoria and Conti's and schwalbe and never had anything close to those kinds of flats. Even running road race tires on my roadie I don't have anything close to those numbers.
I'm not trying to argue here. I'm trying to figure out what you are doing different than me. At some point it's not about luck.
No worries, I'm trying to figure it out, too! It was the worst luck I had with flats ever. They were all puncture flats on the tread of the tire, so I don't think it was the rim (it was a new rim, anyway. Velox rim tape)
Originally Posted by
LeeG
15 or so flats in how many miles? That seems over the top for a 600gram tire. Were all the flats identified as punctures through the tread?
If you're riding over the same territory I wonder if a Supreme would make a huge difference other than lower rolling resistance.
2560 miles. Flats were all punctures, and i made sure to check the tire for debris every time.
Thanks for all the info. Anything else I could be doing? I did pick up more than half of these flats in the southwest. Maybe they just have terrible roads out there?