Originally Posted by livedarklions

If you're doing platform pedals, the Raceface Chesters are terrific value, durable as hell, and you can probably color coordinate them with your bike. I have a set of them on all three of my bikes, and they all have several thousand issue-free miles.

For a commuter tire under such circumstances, I think the Schwalbe Marathons go between road and gravel quite nicely, and are about as reliable as you can get.