Originally Posted by
PaulH
Schwalbe Marathon Plus with Mr. Tuffy here. I get flats maybe every 20,000 miles, or comparable to how often I get car flats.
This. Except I use Continental Touring Plus - My last flat was in maybe 2006? 2007? Schwalbe and Continental and maybe a few other brands are putting out excellent puncture resistant tires that make flats very, very rare. You're not going to win the TDF on them, but for commuting they are gorgeous. And yes I do live in a goathead city