Originally Posted by
Atlas Shrugged
The reason the opinion varies substantially on tire choice comes down to many factors. Primary being for myself ride quality over puncture resistance. Obviously any one can go out and buy a pair of Gatorskins or Marathons however they are dogs of a tire and destroy the ride quality of your bike. Some of my favourite posts are the person riding a older titanium bike with high pressure narrow Gatorskins then raving about the high quality of the titanium ride, it's like they are living in an alternative universe.
Sure .. and your answer is the expected "frozen garden hose" argument :-) Its not my experience. A good protected tyre rides just fine, given reasonable pressure. - Just like a "supple" tyre will ride comfortable or like concrete depending on pressure. Imo the "frozen garden hose" argument is old wives tales perpetuated by ppl that never tried or possibly decades ago tried a 23mm gator at 100 psi and concluded it must be the tyre and not the insane pressure that ppl used to run