Durable 23c or 25c Road Tires - Recommendations?

Steve Sr. wrote:

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.

I recommend the Panaracer T-Serv tires. Light, foldable, "almost"
flat-proof (as good or better than the Conti Gatorskins, IMHO), and
they wear like iron. The really good news is that they feel like
"performance tires" unlike some armored tires (like the Specialized
Armadillos).

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame