I have the GatorSkins on my Club and you'd have to pry them out of my cold dead hands to get me to
change. I just replaced my rear tire after nearly 4,000 miles and did not have one flat (knock on
wood). I ride fairly smooth pavement but have plenty of railroad tracks and cracked pavement. Also,
our share of broken glass. Tracks and cracks probably don't contribute much to wear, but they can
cause pinch flats on some tires. I run the GatorSkins at 110 psi and can't image that another tire
would make any appreciable difference for the kind of general touring that I do. I would like to see
a 650 25c GatorSkin, however.
"Joao de Souza" <
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> Doc Musekamp wrote:
> >
> >
http://www.volaerecumbents.com/volae_recumbents.php
>
> I just looked at the specs page -
http://www.volaerecumbents.com/2004_specs.php - and for the Team
> model, they list the tires as Continental GP Supersonic. I know that these are the lightest and
> lowest rolling resistance clincher tires around, but they are definetly not for everyday use.
> These are race-only tires that offer very little puncture protection, and wear out very quickly. I
> believe it says "race use only" right on the box. I know they are trying to save as much weight as
> possible, but that is not the way to do
it.