Originally Posted by
FrenchFit
If someone were to invent the perfect tire one poster would complain about flats and another would give it a 3 out of 10 stars.
Gatosrkins are fine tires; if you want something lighter get GP4000s.
+1 Problems are usually idiosyncratic. I base this on my own experience therefore it is foolproof. But, seriously, I used to ride gatorskins and loved them. Then I bought some Conti-4seasons, but never rode them, because Vittoria Randonneurs came on my new ride. They haven't flatted in 5 months of daily riding -- in the harsh extreme conditions of Southern California, no less. I also agree with checking rim tape. That's where most of my flats have come from in the past.