Hello everyone – I’m a serious road biker with 4 road bikes – an Ultegra Kestrel Talon, a Dura Ace Cervelo Soloist Team, a 105 Giant TCR Aero 2, and an Ultegra Giant OCR 1. Well, I’m looking for a good pair of puncture proof Kevlar belted tires for my commuter bike – the OCR 1. I prefer 700 x 25c tires for that bike.
My OCR 1 tires right now are the Michelin Dynamic 700 X 25c tires with Spinskins Touring Kevlar belt inner lining. Sadly, the Spinskins don’t work in preventing all flats and I have gotten two flats while using them! And when I repaired my flat tire I found that the Spinskin liner bunched up along one part of the wheel so that part of the tire / tube combination was exposed to flats.
I really had bad luck lately as I have had 3 flats within the last month. I guess only tires with an inner built in Kevlar belt will work. I guess there are Schwalbe and Specialized tires with Kevlar belts. But my impression of the Specialized Armadillo tires are that they are slow.
Does anyone have recommendations for Kevlar belted puncture proof tires? Have you used them for long miles and did they prevent flats? Most of all, are they fast or slow tires ? E.g., do they have a lot of rolling friction that slows you down?
My OCR 1 tires right now are the Michelin Dynamic 700 X 25c tires with Spinskins Touring Kevlar belt inner lining. Sadly, the Spinskins don’t work in preventing all flats and I have gotten two flats while using them! And when I repaired my flat tire I found that the Spinskin liner bunched up along one part of the wheel so that part of the tire / tube combination was exposed to flats.
I really had bad luck lately as I have had 3 flats within the last month. I guess only tires with an inner built in Kevlar belt will work. I guess there are Schwalbe and Specialized tires with Kevlar belts. But my impression of the Specialized Armadillo tires are that they are slow.
Does anyone have recommendations for Kevlar belted puncture proof tires? Have you used them for long miles and did they prevent flats? Most of all, are they fast or slow tires ? E.g., do they have a lot of rolling friction that slows you down?