The other issue I've come across is wide tires with supple sidewalls don't necessarily have an advantage in longevity. Nothing in relation to puncture preventive but rather about tire wear. Add higher ambient temp, road temps and brake friction and it really gets tricky.

Read all the reports you want by top editors about wider is better, but nobody addresses this issue. That's fine if a manufacturer keeps tossing freebies to a tester but where's the real world long term test?

I mentioned on another thread about a Pasela tire for a tandem. I'm sure many have had good service with them, but they spook me far beyond safe application.