Had a nice ride into work in the cool fog this am, except for an unplanned session of tube-patching practice.

Have two decisions to make:

1) Ride home conundrum (vote here: http://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-me...ease-vote.html )

2) New tires?

Since the ride home conundrum is dealt with under mechanics, I wanted to ask the commuter tire experts here whether this is just a fluke thing that happens or whether I should consider different tires.

The bike is a Volagi Viaje. I use panniers and carry significant weight when I commute: security chain, all my food and water for 12 hours work, a gym bag, change of clothes, and myself (I am not small).

The tires are Vittoria Voyager Hyper 32mm (700c).

When I first started riding them I thought they seemed wonderfully buttery and racey for a bulletproof commuter/touring tire - now I am thinking maybe they just aren't as bullet proof as I thought.
The puncture culprit was a small stone, roughly pyramid shaped. Went right through the tire and into the tube.

The tires are quite new. Just got the bike this season and I'm just under 300 miles.

My commute is 14 miles each way, mostly on a beautiful greenway, but I do have about 1-2 miles at the end on rough city roads with broken glass, potholes... all the fun city road hazards. And like I said, I am putting some weight on the tires especially the rear.

I know everyone here loves the Schwalbe marathons. Would this give me significant puncture resistance better than what I have already? How do they wear? How would the ride compare? Also how do they run in size (love the size of these Vittorias).

If you have another favorite you like better, please let me know about that too.