Originally Posted by nhluhr

I've been using Conti tires so long I don't even know but I recall flats being a LOT more common in my pre-conti days when I used things like Specialized Turbo, Vredestein Fortezza, etc. I have a combination of 4seasons, 4000S, and Gatorskin on my various bikes now. I guess over the 'winter months' (October through Feb) I had about 3000mi and maybe 4-5 flats, one of which was not a puncture.