Best p****** proof tyres

benvickery

I bet this has been discussed before but after a search I didn't find anything relevant but...

what are the best p********** resistant tyres on the market? I got another one this morning on the way to work and although I fixed it quickly as always, I discovered that my pump was broken. Then after standing at the side of the road for 50 minutes my wife finally came and got. Needless to say I was rather late for work and was absolutely freezing.

Thanks

rjsterry

For 700 x 23c, both Specialized Armadillos and Conti UltraGatorskins are pretty good. The Armadillos are I think slightly tougher, but not as comfortable or light as the Gators. A various discussions at different bike shops around London has seemed to back this up. I've still had the odd flint/glass shard get through both though.

Wallace1492

Marathon Plus....

Canny Jock

As Wallace says, Marathon Plus, or for a lighter option I've heard good things about Bontrager hardcases.

Headhuunter

I asked about this here a while back and plumped for Gators. They've been good so far, only a couple of punctures in 5 or 6 months I think, whereas with the old tyres I'd get a couple a month....

oscarbudgie

They're a little on the heavy side but as a commuting/training tyre Vittoria Rubino's 700x23c are pretty much indestructible, (its nearly a 1000 miles since my last visit from the PF), & cheap.

antfly

Maxxis re-fuse.

mtb-idle

spesh armadillo for me. Was suffering the normal pf's until i got one for the rear (99% of my flats are ont he rear tyre.)

I then rode for 9 months and 3,000 miles through the streets of old london town before i got antoher one and that was cos i have worn the tread flat. Just bought one tyre again, put the new one on the rear and the worn one on the front.

and that's magic!

antfly

You put your worn tyre on the front where you need the grip most? I can`t see the sense in that.

ride_whenever

marathon plus, but so slooooooow

Alternatively run some pro-3 race ghetto tubeless like i shall be in the spring. Super-light, grippy and almost entirely puncture-proof.

ride_whenever

MTB-Idle wrote:

spesh armadillo for me. Was suffering the normal pf's until i got one for the rear (99% of my flats are ont he rear tyre.)

I then rode for 9 months and 3,000 miles through the streets of old london town before i got antoher one and that was cos i have worn the tread flat. Just bought one tyre again, put the new one on the rear and the worn one on the front.

and that's magic!

That is stupid, don't do that. New tyre goes on the front, old front goes on the back.

yakk

Marathon plus +++. Vittoria randoneur. Vittoria Rubino, from best resistance and heavy to less resistant/lighter but still good. Marathon Plus's do grip well, something to bear in mind. Gatorskins haven't worked that well for me, but they were reasonably light. Bearing in mind that London roads are so very crap.....
Best of luck.

Used armadillos in MTB range and found them to be skittish in the wet, but not sure if the road tyres are like that.

Yak

vorsprung

marathon plus and ultragator skin aren't in the same league

The marathon plus is slower. This is probably because it weighs 770g against 320g for a ultragator. But all the weight is extra puncture resistance.

I used Gatorskins for a few years and I'd guess I had a puncture every 2,000-3,000km. I have heard from reputable sources that ultragator skins do less well in areas with flints- which I am not, generally. Two or three thousand km is pretty good going, I feel.

However, I just retired (haha) a marathon plus that had worn tread. It had done over 8,000km with no punctures. That was the rear tyre. The front tyre of the same set has been rotated to the back and is still going, 9,200km and no punctures. These tyres have been on my bike I ride on the worst roads, in the worst weather

Spa Cycles do Marathon Plus for £19

andrewc3142

Conti 4 season for commuting.Odd looking with the brown sidewall but perform very well in all conditions and no punctures yet in quite a few miles.

Conti 4000s on the fixed. Better tyre generally and will prob replace the 4 season with these next time round.

I have the Marathons on the tandem and good for canal paths and the like, but for my liking too heavy and slow for the road. And a real pain to fit. Others rave about them, though.

My wife uses the Conti Travel contact on her MTB for commuting and tow paths, forest tracks, etc and rates them highly.

Clever Pun

oscarbudgie wrote:

They're a little on the heavy side but as a commuting/training tyre Vittoria Rubino's 700x23c are pretty much indestructible, (its nearly a 1000 miles since my last visit from the PF), & cheap.

they're much lighter than the conti or armadillos, easier to get on and off the bike as well

J4zzDogg

+1 for the Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons. No visits from the pf so far with these and they seem to cope well in the wet. Possibly not the fastest but I'm happy with that on a commuter...

cjcp

With a FCN of 4, are you on a road bike?

Assuming you are, Schwalbe Durano Pluses are well worth a look. I switched to them after getting very annoyed with my rear Gatorskins (non-folding, 25mm) summoning the deflation fairy way too often in the first 1,000 miles. That said, I'd used 23mm Gatorskins for the previous 12 months and they were great. Had a series of bad experiences with my 25mms before using the 23mms, too.

oscarbudgie

These should be Ok

Oddjob62

oscarbudgie wrote:

They're a little on the heavy side but as a commuting/training tyre Vittoria Rubino's 700x23c are pretty much indestructible, (its nearly a 1000 miles since my last visit from the PF), & cheap.

I don't find them very p-proof (VR Pros), but they look nice and perform well imo. Maybe the roads in my area are just c**p

benvickery

Thanks for your comments!! There's definitely a lot of choice and I shall be putting an order in for some Vittoria Rubinos asap.

I was OK today but as my little frame pump broke, I had to carry my track pump in my backpack just in case

I ride a Planet X SL Pro for those who asked.

jimmypippa

cjcp wrote:

With a FCN of 4, are you on a road bike?

Assuming you are, Schwalbe Durano Pluses are well worth a look. I switched to them after getting very annoyed with my rear Gatorskins (non-folding, 25mm) summoning the deflation fairy way too often in the first 1,000 miles. That said, I'd used 23mm Gatorskins for the previous 12 months and they were great. Had a series of bad experiences with my 25mms before using the 23mms, too.

Hey, can I get a modifier for using marathon plus tyres?

Eau Rouge

benvickery wrote:

Thanks for your comments!! There's definitely a lot of choice and I shall be putting an order in for some Vittoria Rubinos asap.

I was OK today but as my little frame pump broke, I had to carry my track pump in my backpack just in case

I ride a Planet X SL Pro for those who asked.

I think it's the Rubino Pro's that are the recommended tyres, rather then the Rubino's.
Hope so, I've some lime green Pro's on order...

il_principe

Rubino Pro's rock. End of.