Originally Posted by robmcl
The Continental Travel Contact Semi-Slicks were my previous tires before the T-Servs that I am running now. I had about the same luck with flats due to a glass fragment penetrating the Kevlar every 500-700 miles. I think this happened three times or so.
I bit the bullet and ordered some Marathon Plus tires. I am not fond of the idea changing a flat at 20 deg F in the dark. If nothing else I might run the T-Servs in the middle of summer when flat fixing is less challenging.
Wow, I've ran TravelContacts over 3,000 miles of whatever's in my way, most of the time with a 115 pound (not counting the rider) touring load (laptop, pro camera gear, etc.) and have never ever had a single flat with them. They still look new in fact. I'd think I was lucky if I didn't know a bunch of others that have the same experience with them. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Schwalbe, but at this point I'll keep a pair of TravelContacts on my Thorn Nomad for loaded touring. If Conti made the TCs in 700x32 they would be on my commuter too.
YMMV