Originally Posted by
homebrewk
One more thing: Gatorskins rule. I know a certain forum member (Leukybear to be exact) who has had a Gatorskin on his front tire for at least a couple years now. I've never heard anything about skidding with them but if they can resist flats like crazy I'm sure that correlates to tread durability.
True but as a front/ roadie tire. The same cannot be said however running a gatorskin in the rear expecting a long tread life. That is not true; using a gatorskin for skidding would be a waste of $50; there's other cheaper alternatives which would prove to last longer, with skidding, tire life is determined by tread thickness/ density; for example, the vittoria rando, soma everwear, etc. the list goes on. The only compromise is weight; which you shouldn't worry about at all about, unless you're running a full carbon frameset and wheelset.