Originally Posted by
E.S.
If you wanted a better ride quality you could try some 28mm tires, they can run at a lower pressure and thus tend to be less flat prone.
the OP needs to verify his frame clearances before up-sizing his tires too much because he has a road bike. for instance, my road bike's frame clearances are so tight that it won't take anything larger than a 23.
i've put thousands and thousands of miles on a couple sets of vittoria rubino pro III's (700x23) on the freeze-thaw ravaged streets of chicago over the past 3 years with only 1 flat. it's an absolutely perfect tire for road bike commuting. it's fast (not race-fast, but fast enough), durable as hell, very flat resistant, and very comfortable to ride on.