Originally Posted by
johnny99
How many flats is "not many"? With Gatorskins, you will normally be able to wear the tire out (2000 to 4000 miles) without getting any flats at all. If you hate flats and still want decent performance, Gatorskins (or their cousin the 4-Seasons) are hard to beat. Note that since most of your flats will be on the rear, you can always put a GP4000 on the front for a little more suppleness.
Really? Any reason that this is a given that the rear will flat more? I have flatted on the front tire in a ratio of 2 to 1 front-to-rear. I understand there is more weight on the rear wheel, so maybe more people experience the rear flatting more. It seems to me, that the biggest issue is that you will wear the rear tire out first if you do not rotate, which might be a reason to run a more rugged tire in the rear. But then again, is this not the entire idea behind Conti's Attack/Force tire combination?