Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
Tires are consumables... just shrug and accept it.
As for traction, maybe try fancier tires with those tuffy liners to limit your bad season flatting. The ride won't be as plush but is probably still better than gatorskins and of course, traction will be superior.
For some reason that had never occurred to me. It's not like I didn't know about the existence liners... I think I'll give that a shot. The Gatorskins never felt all that good to ride on, anyway, so even if liners make tires with better grip feel equally as dead I still haven't lost anything.
I'll move the Gatorskins to the bike I intend to use as a commuter if I can ever be bothered to get a rack and some panniers to put on it. They'll work for that, I think.