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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
One nice thing about RTP tires that hasn't been mentioned is that they fold up well, so for a large tire they get fairly small. I always carry one as a spare (well actually my spare is the next size down, 1.75" or something, my logic being that if something goes wrong and the wheel is out of true, a thinner tire will work better).
I have learned that it's always a good idea to carry a spare tire. Necessary? Hopefully not! But better to have one and not need it, than to need it and not have it.