Originally Posted by
xfimpg
Hi
I'm tired of flats and I'm tired of replacing tires that shread too easily.
I've had Gatorskins before and as good as they are for flat protection, it's like riding bricks. Some of you may not agree and that's okay.
For those that do, could you recommend a tough tire near a Gatorskin but with a smoother ride?
Thanks
You're asking for something that doesn't exist. If it did, everyone would ride them. Everyone.
It is kind of like when people ask for a golf ball that's straight off the driver and spins like a ProV on the green. It just doesn't exist. If it did there would be one, and only one, golf ball on the market. Same thing with tires. I use to buy Armadillo tires, ran over everything you could possibly imagine, and had zero flats in thousands of miles. The ride was horrible, though, so I bought a set of GP4Ks and my body & bike thanked me. I will put up with a few flats for that.
Until some future millionaire engineer figures out how to make a tire like you're looking for you'll have to either take a harsh ride, or a comfortable one and change a tube once in a while.