cloy wrote:
I see the Vittoria Corsas and the Turbo Cotton... but I've been using gator skins for years. I admit that I want to switch to a gumwall for aesthetics, but I don't want to give up *too* much puncture resistance from the gator skins...
Is there a good all around tire available in a gumwall?
Are you sure the Gatorskins are making much difference to your puncture frequency. I stopped using them 7 years ago having had 2 or 3 punctures in a couple of years using them. I've had less than one per year since I switched to GP4000, Michelin Pro4 SC, and GP4000sII. I'm not saying they offer more protection, luck has a lot to do with it, but I personally haven't seen any downside, just a whole lot of upsides to abandoning Gatorskins. If you ride somewhere with special risks fair enough, but if you use Gatorskins just in case you get punctures, I'd recommend re-thinking. The other tyres I mentioned are so much nicer to ride on.