Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
You might get better responses with a thread titled "Mtn Biking and Thorns - Which Puncture Resistant Tires?".
The MOST puncture resistant tire is probably the Schwalbe Marathon Plus MTB:
http://www.schwalbetires.com/marathon_plus_mtb
It might be a little to much - to heavy, etc. Don't know for sure.
I'm know some people put slime in their tubes as well.
Yes, that might get him more responses like yours which link to a tire that only comes in 26inch sizes. Schwalbe has puncture resistant 700c tires, but none with any sort of tread pattern appropriate for mountain biking.
Here's the
the Captain in Armadillo flavor. Comes in 2.0 or 2.2.