Durable 23c or 25c Road Tires - Recommendations?

"Steve Sr." wrote in message
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Hello,

I am looking for some recommendations for some durable road tires that
are fairly resistant to punctures and more importantly avoiding tube
pinches. The roads that I ride on are mostly rural with varying
surface qualities. The worst being tar and gravel.

I only weigh about 160 pounds but the bike has a fairly upright riding
position which transfers most of the weight to the rear tire. I am
finding that this leads to pinch flats even with tires inflated to
120psi which is the current tires maximum. I think the issue on the
tire is too many pounds and not enough square inches to distribute it.

Any preference between wire bead (non folding) or kevlar (folding)
bead types? I guess the folding variety weigh less but may also have
limitations on how much pressure they will hold.

Any particular brands/styles of tires to avoid?

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

Thanks,

Steve

My road bike has Maxxis 700cX25's Detonators on it.The only problems I had
was I damaged the front tire air valve on one tube and replaced it with a
new tube that had a micro-pinhole leak on the seam, it would slowly leak out
after about 16 hours or so, so i had to put in a second tube.
But heck the tires never let me down, I rode in the local MS150 from Frisco
TX to Ardmore TX, and at that time I weighed about 235 pounds. Plus I had a
Camelback hydration system too. I would inflate them to max and they worked
great even on our rough Texas roads.

Man it must be nice to weigh so little, I cannot beleive you are worrying
about weight issues at 160 pounds.
I violate the warranties on just about everything when I ride.

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:09:24 -0500, "Earl Bollinger"
wrote:

Maxxis Detonators

Is it just me, or does that seem like a poor choice of name for a bike
tire?

JT

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been real happy with bonganger race lit hard case tires. they hold up
to my 220 weight and never had a flat even with glass and steel stuck
in them.
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I used to do this maniacal little laugh whenever I rode over broken
glass, nails, or any other road debris on my Specialized Armadillos --
I've had two sets (on a couple of bikes), and after something like 2k
mi. on each pair, they never gave me so much as one pinch or puncture
flat. Heck, even a 40mph slide through gravel at 45% pitch only
scuffed up the sidewalls a bit -- much better than the skin on my legs
and butt held up to the same terrain, I might add.

There was actually an ongoing bet between myself and a couple of
friends who bought the Bontrager Racelite "Hard Case" commuter tires,
since we had both gone 1 yr. between flats. Finally, one of the
Bontragers went out first, but to be fair, it was from running over an
unbroken beer bottle, (breaking it in the process, of course) which
left a 1 in. long gash in the rear tire.

Of course, they roll like a couple of garden hoses, and I wouldn't
recommend you try to do any racing or even fast club riding on them.
For commuting and touring, though, I think they're pretty tough to
beat.

-Lennon

I had a frequent flat problem after moving from suburbia to the downtown
core. I was using a good quality "training" tire at the time, 25mm. Someone
else on here suggested IRC Road Winners. I ended up buying a pair, nominally
28mm, with a kevlar belt. They actually measure exactly 25mm wide, and I
haven't had a flat yet.
Pierre

: But heck the tires never let me down, I rode in the local MS150 from
Frisco
: TX to Ardmore TX, and at that time I weighed about 235 pounds. Plus I had
a
: Camelback hydration system too. I would inflate them to max and they
worked
: great even on our rough Texas roads.


Surely you mean Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Pat in TX

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:09:24 -0500, "Earl Bollinger"
wrote:

Maxxis Detonators

Is it just me, or does that seem like a poor choice of name
for a bike
tire?

Is the Maxxis Hookworm any better?

http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Tire/product_87117.shtml

"Mike Kruger" wrote in message
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"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:09:24 -0500, "Earl Bollinger"
wrote:

Maxxis Detonators

Is it just me, or does that seem like a poor choice of
name
for a bike
tire?

Is the Maxxis Hookworm any better?

http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Tire/product_87117.shtml

Actually Maxxis has a bunch of odd names.
For those with self-esteem issues, there's the Maxxis Minion
Like to gamble? There's the Maxxis High Roller
Are you a flashy cyclist? There's the Maxxis Lopes BlingBling
Going on a Tour of Sicily? There's the Maxxis Mobster
There's also the Maxxis Xenith (sic), possibly for warrior
princesses with high points?

John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:09:24 -0500, "Earl Bollinger"
wrote:


Maxxis Detonators


Is it just me, or does that seem like a poor choice of name for a bike
tire?

Not just you. It makes me laugh every time I read it.

In article , "Pat"
wrote:

: But heck the tires never let me down, I rode in the local MS150 from
Frisco
: TX to Ardmore TX, and at that time I weighed about 235 pounds. Plus I had
a
: Camelback hydration system too. I would inflate them to max and they
worked
: great even on our rough Texas roads.


Surely you mean Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Pat in TX

How about Ardmore, PA?

How many Ardmores would Google turn up?

HAND