Originally Posted by
ColonelSanders
I've never had a flat tyre whilst at high speed.
All my flats have been either whilst going slow or coming back to where I had parked my bike and noticing it was flat.
Having said all that, my suggestion was about minimising the chances of a flat tyre, not the worst possible outcome that could happen.
I have had a front go flat at speed. Two years later I still have the scars and the bill for the bicycle parts to put the bike back together to prove it.
I've had rears go flat many times at speed. It has never caused me any grief at all, just pull over and drop in a new tube.
Given my experience, I would NEVER put a tire that was at all compromised on the front. I'll put almost anything that will still hold air on the back.