Originally Posted by
mihlbach
I've never gotten a flat with a Gatorskin, nor have I ever had difficulty installing them on any wheel. Maybe your rims/rim tape/wheels are the problem rather than the tires.
I guess you ride in the land of safety with marshmallow roads and nothing is sharp, and you probably have grizzly bear hands.
I pulled a piece of wire out of my tire this morning, and two pieces of glass out yesterday. My Continental trainer tire is just as infuriatingly frustrating to put on as my Gatorskins and it's on a completely different wheel, so I doubt it's my wheels.
Bigger tire generally = more rubber and therefore less likely to flat. Is this for a road bike, cross bike, or...?
I've got an MEC 1971, it's kind of a road/touring bike I guess.
They are difficult to mount initially, but once they seat they're easy to get on and off w/good tire levers
I do admit, I have **** tire levers, but I've used tires in the past (Specialized Mondo's) that I could finish putting back on with my hands no problem; only needing a tire lever to get started. I just can't do that with the Gatorskins at all.
My coworkers recommended the Specialized Armadillo
Can you get these online anywhere?