Originally Posted by themp

Yes, your right, my decision making was to quick. I have only been biking for two years pretty regularly and it has been on a Specialized Crosstrail. Most trips are on the local Greenway and street roads to get to the Greenway. But, in spring and fall I always do multiple rails to trails riding, which is packed gravel. The Crosstrail came with Trigger Sports, which have had no flats in 3000 miles till this weekend when both tires picked up glass(it was a wet day) and punctured. The first flat I fixed as I had one tube, but the second flat a couple hours later required a pickup. I run the front tire at 90psi and the rear at 100psi. Max rating on the Trigger Sport is 100psi.

So, my initial reaction was to get a more puncture resistance tire. But now I see that the ride will be harsher with any brand of puncture resistant tire. I went back to the LBS store that I bought the bike from and they steered me back to just getting new Trigger Sports. They were not a fan of the tougher tires because of ride quality and where I ride. They carried the Specialized Armadillo.

Here is a link to the Trigger Sport: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/co...r-sport/105810

At this point I am leaning to staying with the Trigger Sport. I do not want to mess with liners either.