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Old 10-05-06 | 10:06 AM
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Bikes: Homebuilt tourer/commuter, modified-beyond-recognition 1990 Trek 1100, reasonably stock 2002-ish Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo

Originally Posted by timcupery
Partly b/c I usually run kevlar-belted tires.
What tires do you ride? I thought kevlar-belted tires would solve all my problems, but they haven't I started using lightweight 28 mm IRO Duro kevlar tires on my touring bike, and got even MORE flats than before. The weird thing is that on my "good" road bike I use cheap Performance 25 mm tires (no kevlar) and have NEVER had a flat.

I have now switched to 32 mm Panaracer Urban Max tires which have a noticeably THICKER rubber layer than the IRO Duro tires... Only 50 miles on them so far, but they seem very good. Semi-slick tread, quiet, and not squirmy at all despite being a bit wide for my rims.
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