I use 700 28 Vittoria Zaffiros and love them... They dont give me any problems and wear really slow. I use them for my commuting which is between 5 to 10 miles every other day. Cheap and effective.

I've got a pair of Panaracer RiBMos. Panaracer lists the weight at 370 grams. I haven't had them on a scale, but they don't seem heavy.

I rode them around at about max pressure (120 psi) for about four months, but lately I've gotten lazy about topping them off and I'm finding that I like the ride a lot better at whatever pressure they're at now (possibly around 80 psi) -- very comfortable.

They don't feel as fast as the Gatorskins that I had on the same bike before I got these, but the puncture resistance is better. I had one flat with a nasty construction staple after about 100 miles, but no more flats in 1500 miles since.

I've been really happy with my Gatorskins. I've switched to other tires for a while, but ended up going back to my trusty Gatorskins.
Might consider trying a pair of Grand Bois Cerf 'green' (28mm, 248g) or Grand Bois Cypres (30mm, 290g) for the brevet season.

I adore these tires. They are light and lively. The sidewalls are very thin. I seem to be having a good run of luck lately, with no flats, though it could be because I'm not riding much in the city. Anyway, I just can't shut up when I sing the praises of the non-Tourguard Pasela tire. And at $20 each, you just can't beat it.

Does anyone know where you can buy foldable Gatorskins in size 28? I have only seen them with wire beads but prefer folding tires.

According to this page they don't exist.

i like gatorskins but they arent my first choice for gravel and mud. the panaracer T-Servs handle the wet janky stuff as well as rough pavement.

for a 'folding' gatorskin in 28c, you'd ride the Continental 4 season in a 700x28c. Just about the same tire but with a woven Vectran flat belt instead of a plastic breaker, and a little finer TPI.

Sure wish we could make a sticky of this thread. It would be nice to refer to next time I need to buy tires.

For the touring bike the Marathon Plus I found to be just too heavy, I tried those and hated them, but they wear long and are an extremely tough tire; so I now roll on the Conti Contact Extra Light 700x37 folding with reflective sidewalls, this tire so far as been extremely reliable, last much longer then Vittoria Randoneurs, and fairly fast rolling but again this is on a touring bike so who cares about speed. The weight of this tire at 476 grms scared me because they are on the lighter side for a tough touring tire but so far I haven't had much in the way of flats but I do run a flat protection strip in the tires as too eliminate flats even further. The Contact Extra Light is not knobby but it's design does allow some degree of traction in rough stuff and it has reflective sidewalls. The Marathons are better in loose situations like gravel, but what little gravel I run into hasn't been a problem for these, basically it's just a good all around tire that performs well on asphalt and off road but not stellar off road.

I tried many touring tires but overall performance edge goes to the Cont I mentioned above.

I'm installing 700 x 28 Michelin City tires on my bad weather bike. https://www.treefortbikes.com/423_333...yer-Black.html

I've been able to find them for $16 to $25. My daughter used them for several hundred miles in the city of Chicago with no flats. I like that they have reflective sidewalls, and seem to be well made.

Michael

Definitely report back when you've got a lot of mileage on those. They look a little heavy, but for that price if they're durable and reasonably puncture resistant, they sound like a good deal.

I'm very lucky that my roads don't have much glass on them at all. I can't remember the last time I got a flat.

The Michelin City is heavy by sport bike standards, but is acceptable as a commuter tire. The 700x28 is 595 grams, according to https://www.biketiresdirect.com/pmict...re_700c/pp.htm .

The max air pressure is not as great as some of the better tires, I plan to run the back at 85psi and the front will be kept at 80.

Michael

still hoping for Marathon Supremes in 28c, I think that would be the perfect commuting tire for me. Until then, I'm sticking with Armadillo Elites.

You have a thing for slow tires eh?

Too bad they're considerably more expensive (25 vs 43). If you're paying US prices it's considerably worse.

Hah. It's a tradeoff for sure. I've found however that for my commute, I need the extra kevlar. Much as I would rather run a faster tire, getting to work on time means more to me. But I have no allusions that the tires I'm riding are ideal for speed