Yeah, I see that a lot, but I think we all have a lot of assumptions behind our recommendations, some of which we may not be aware of. The Gatorskin isn't bulletproof, but it does very well in a lot of conditions. Compared to most other lightweight tires it does extremely well. Compared to something like the Marathon Plus, it's not so bullet proof.

It also seems to me that the Gatorskin's puncture protection breaks down over time. The pair that I used were great for about 2000 miles, but then I started getting flats, even though the tread surface still looked like it had a good bit of life left. Maybe that was just a fluke. More likely the tread getting thin pushed the puncture protection over some tipping point.