Originally Posted by noglider

No one has come up with something better than the pneumatic tire after all these years. Maybe one day they will, but I'm not holding my breath.

Bike tires are necessarily very vulnerable to punctures. This is because if they were invulnerable, they wouldn't ride worth a damn. Bikes have to be light. There are breakthroughs lately where puncture resistance rises with ride quality not going down, at least not by much. The tradeoff there is cost. Schwalbe and Continental seem to be at the front of the innovation curve, by the reports. Don't cheap out on tires. They make more difference than anything else on your bike. Treat yourself.

Originally Posted by bmthom.gis

When in Paris, I noticed all of the Velib bikes (their bike share) had Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires on them. If it's good enough for that - yeah they are on my list.

Originally Posted by imi

What tyres are you running?