On 2017-01-02 16:33, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jan 2017 15:09:21 -0800, Joerg
wrote:

My last but one Gatorskin went, side wall damage, the usual. The side
wall on the rear tire looks iffy already and if that blows I'd have no
more spare for it. So it's time to refill the basement stack.
Unfortunately the CST Correre only comes in 700c*23mm. This leaves the
Gatorskin Hardshell with supposedly better side walls but ... the
700c*25 beaded is $48, ouch, too much. To my surprise the foldable is
"only" $39. Why is that?

I don't want the normal Gatorskins anymore because the side walls are
too flimsy.

If anyone knows about another new tire that is very puncture resistant
and low cost that would be nice. Weight does not matter and heavier is
usually better.

Question: How much tire pressure are you running? I used gatorskins
for a while and never had any sidewall problems.


110psi. What usually happens is that the thin strands you can see on the
side become torn while striking a rock or whatever, or being hit by a
rock. Or a goat's head thorn flips into the wall. Eventually a bulge
will develop. I usually catch it visually or it goes PSHOOOF.


As an aside, I had just as many punctures with gatorskins as I've had
with normal tires :-) But granted, we don't have any of those thorns
that you talk about.


Goat's head thorns are a pain. They are not native to Northern
California and weren't a problem until a few years ago when the plant
seeds or whatever wafted in from the south.

The only "real" puncture I had with Gatorskins in thousands of miles was
when I saw the remnants of a wire brush too late. It must have fallen
from a truck and disintegrated.

Maybe I should give the CST Conquistare a shot. Unfortunately no wire
bead but they can be found for around $20 or less. Just imagine a road
bike with different color tires. Pretty soon it'll look like a hobo
vehicle :-)

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Regards, Joerg

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