Old 01-27-12 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by tractorlegs
There's lots of tire choices, both the Armadillos and the Marathons already mentioned are excellent. I use Continental SportContact which are bulletproof also (I am at a little over 500 miles on these without a puncture). I also have a set of Geax Evolutions that went a little over 1000 miles before I replaced them with the lighter Contis. When looking for a puncture-resistant tire, generally the lower the TPI, the more puncture resistant the tire. My SportContact tires are 60 TPI, the Evolutions are 26, both numbers very low relative to generic tires. Continental also has a tire called Gatorskin that is nice too. Don't despair, there are lots of great choices! In other threads people have claimed thousands and thousands of miles without punctures.
Looking at the pic of your Bike toastytoad, you have reflective sidewalls on your current tires - if you want to keep reflective sidewalls, the Conti SportContact has them.
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