Wet weather tyre thoughts

I've been using the Panracer Crosstowns for about 6 months and they're been pretty good so far. Had my first puncture with them today (didnt realise until a minute ago, some 5 hours after getting home). Before that I had the bontrager racelites and never had an issue with tearing over broken glass if I had to, and I ended up over glass a lot more then than I have with the Panracers. Though the racelites were naff if it rained - no grip and I'd have to slow right down.
So what do you guys cope with on really wet days? Not a big fan of marathons tbh.
So what do you guys cope with on really wet days? Not a big fan of marathons tbh.
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I've just got a Boardman Hybrid with 700x28c Maxxis Detonators on. Did my first wet commute in London this week and very nearly squashed a fellow cyclist as I slid in a sideways breathless fashion towards him.
It could be that I'm used to a MTB with 26x1.9 Continental Double Fighter 2's on, or it could just be that I'm a rubbish noob.
Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
Premier (CX) - FCN 6
Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN3
They stick to the road really well. My only complaint with them was that they cut up a lot more than Gatorsins.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."
never had an issue with them in the wet and running them at between 100-120 psi..
I liked mine, though they were labled as 23 iirc. Feel like something different now though.
..although stripped down the wheel to remove the inner tube today after my puncture and found no penetration through the tyre. Plenty of outward scars as you and I have seen on the race lites, but the crosstowns were baby-bottom smooth on the inside.. no wait, that came out wrong
It turns out me valve had failed near the seal at the base.
When I first got them I thought I had a puncture as the tyre went down, but I checked the tube and nothing wrong