becnal

PeterWhiteCycles has the Stelvio Plus in 23. That'll fit your bike fine.

Remember, it's the Stelvio PLUS that you want. Must say PLUS.

alicestrong

You must be riding through all the garbage on the side of the road. Ride more toward the center and keep 100 psi check your air every couple days. I run cheap performance kevlars w/velox tape and rarely ever flat. That's LA riding...everywhere downtown, etc.

Also run your hands over your tires after you ride and wipe off any bits that might work themselves in the next day...

DannoXYZ 

Does anyone make a tyre with kevlar casing? Seems all the touring tyres with kevlar only have a built-in liner with kevlar under the tread, but nothing protects the sidewalls. Having a tyre with full kevlar casing would probably be much more durable.

As for the OP riding through debris, I've found this happens A LOT with new riders with less than 1-2 years riding experience. A big contributor is they ride like they're driving a car and look at the horizon. You won't get there for 30-minutes, no need to look that far ahead. Instead, look down from 40-75ft ahead of you. You can still peek up by peripheral vision or looking up every 5-10 seconds. But keep your head down and LOOK at the road that you're about to run over in the next 2-5 seconds. This really helps to avoid debris and potholes. If it's big and sharp enough to gash a tyre, it's big enough to see and avoid.

upland63

get tire liners which are about $15/pr

edzo

if you want to end flats forever, make a home made tubeless

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get a 26" tube and a Stans kit
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cut the 26" tube completly around the outside, so you end
up with essentially a huge rim strip with a valve

slap this on your rim leaving the rubber hanging off both edges

install the tire 98%, it may be difficult but do it anyway,

throw in a 1/2 cup of stans goop in there, put the rest of the tire on rim

inflate the tire 1/2 way, this may be hard but use a compressor and it'll
eventually work

take an exacto knife and carefully trim the excess rubber from both sides
all the way around, leaving 1/8 inch. pull the rubber out but not too hard,
so you can cut it but not cut anything else

inflate tire to the pressure you want. done.

now go run over nails and tacks your tire will not deflate

I have only done this up to 75 psi for cross bikes, I do not know if
stans will hold up at 120psi, but it should

hairytoes

+1

I ride on 1.5" tyres now, hardly ever get punctures. Pasela TG (kevlar belted) at 70psi.

20mm tyres + 100psi + glass = punctures.

ralph12

I dunno. I've ridden my bike over all kinds of crap in the streets and I didn't get a flat until the day after I ran over a stake someone left in the road (I think it damaged the tube but not enough to pop it till the next ride).

Of course I ride a MTB so maybe road bike tires are more prone to flats?

DickyJ

For anyone on 26" tyres, I've found my new Continental Top Contacts are pretty damn good on puncture protection.
Last night I was wondering what the new clicking noise was. I stopped twice to free spin my wheels (thinking it was just something stuck to the tire and hitting the frame) and it turned out to be large hook shaped piece of glass embedded into, but not fully penetrating the surface rubber. Pulled it out, kept on going. Nice.

gmule

I ride with tuffy liners and slime tubes so far so good several months later

v1k1ng1001

I go with the Michelin Krylion Carbons. They're like tank treads.

One of the problems here is that it is sometimes in your LBS's best interest to push products that aren't very good. A Trek or Specialized dealership is going to be pressured to devote a certain percentage of their shelf space to their products which aren't that good in my opinion. As a result, they're less likely to stock other options, even if it is clear that they are much better. In many cases you're better off shopping on the internet.

www.biketiresdirect.com

bbattle

You can get spin skins which are kevlar liners for your tires. I also recommend a saddle bag with patch kit, spare tube, and tire levers. Just having the stuff seems to prevent most flats.

Check the air in your tires everyday.

Watch where you are going.

I like the Michelon Carbons, too.

v1k1ng1001

If you don't inflate your tires before every ride, forget about it.

BB49

Check out the info at:

airfreetires.com

I have been riding on airless tires for 35 years. The older ones were hard. The new ones come in various "PSI equivalents". Rim size is much more critical than with regular tires, so you can screw it up. If it is done right, they are great. I do not sell them, I just ride them.

Sprint75

Pretty sure armadillos have kevlar casing all around.

To the OP: Watch where your tires are going and quit running over stuff. It really is that simple. Seriously, I ride in LA too and sometimes it's an obstacle course, but there's no reason to ride over glass, metal and other sharp debris.

DannoXYZ 

The OP must be riding on roads like these...