Durable 23c or 25c Road Tires - Recommendations?

Steve Sr. wrote:
...and more importantly avoiding tube pinches.

Do you mean snake bite pinch flats, or tube pinches between the tire
bead and the rim?

I guess just be careful to top off your tire pressure prior to rides, be
careful when mounting tires, and use properly sized,
non-super-duper-lightweight tubes.

Any particular brands/styles of tires to avoid?

It also wouldn't hurt if they were periodically on sale at a place
like Performance. : - )

Since you mention Performance, I've had good luck with their Forte Pro
tire in the 23-622 size:

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=5420

The only flats I've had on it were of the valve tear-out variety (a
number of Performance brand tubes), i.e. a tube defect (or a pumping
technique defect on my part).

I've used it mainly as a front tire though, and for the rear tire I have
a Specialized Turbo Sport 26-622 (OEM tire with my bike) that has been
good as well, though it has gotten more cuts and gouges than the Forte
Pro (likely a consequence of being a rear tire under a heavy rider, i.e.
me :-), enough for me to replace it after maybe 1,000 miles after the
OEM tube tore at a seam and blew, giving me a good opportunity to
examine the tire carefully.

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