Nightmare on Continental street ( yet again )

[rb58]

Not as far as I know

Unlikely. I let mine down completely, examine, then reinflate before each long ride. To be fair, I did get through most of last year without more than a couple of visitations. Just unlucky so far this year I think.

 

[Tim Hall]

Not as far as I know

Tattoos repel punctures. Fact.

 

[rb58]

Tattoos repel punctures. Fact.

Guess I need another tattoo then . Although, I have noticed that I only get punctures when I'm on a ride with @ianrauk

 

[ianrauk]

You've been told before about throwing tacks behind you, bleeding Chelsea fans will do anything to win.

The exact same thing was mentioned on the ride

 

[User482]

Have some actual data.

http://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/road-bike-reviews/continental-grand-prix-4-season-2015

It says that they have excellent puncture resistance.

 

[User33236]

About 4 years ago I was getting punctures so frequently, at least one every ride, I was seriously considering giving up cycling. Can't recall the last time I had one now.

 

[r04DiE]

My opinion of them is slightly lower than a snakes goolies. I wore one down to the cords inside 500 miles once.

Well, its just that I was talking to the chap at my LBS yesterday and I was telling him that I didn't like the tyres I had on the bike. I said that I liked the punctureproofness of them, but that I found them slippy and preferred slicks to treaded tyres. He then recommended the gators as an alternative.

Edited for looking like it was written by a drunk.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Well, its just that i was talking to the chap at my LBS yeatsrday and I was telling him that i didn't like the tyres I had on the bike. I said that i liked the punctureproofness of them, but that I found them slippy and preferred slicks to treaded tyres. He then recommended the gators as an alternative.

Kickback city.

 

[r04DiE]

Kickback city.

What, you think he's just interested in the money?

 

[Slick]

Nah, couldn't be.

 

[r04DiE]

Ha ha, and after all that I'm actually running M+'s. Bike at the shop so not here for me to look at. Good short term memory, anybody?

 

[steveindenmark]

Didnt a CC member once describe M+ ride as 'jogging in wellies' or was that about the D+?

its almost 2am and my memory is failing me.

I'm a tourer not a racer and so going a fraction slower makes no difference to me. Marathon Plus are perfct for me. Ive never jogged in wellies. I dont know what it feels lke.

 

[subaqua]

That's possibly a fair comparison - the protection built in to them makes them heavier / harder running than a soft, light, smooth tyre; but there comes a point where the repeated punctures stop being "fun" and you'll take whatever tyres are going to stop you doing the "walk the bike" home.

its a kevlar band apparently. well thats what it said on the label that was attached to the last one I bought when the 3rd puncture in as many days in the Schwalbe spicer happened.

 

[Johnno260]

I bought some Gatorskins for puncture resistance and they have suffered a few punctures, vs glass I won't complain as that's a big ask of any tyre, the feeble thorn that managed to pierce them I was very un-happy about, I am going to try some Vittorias next.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I do spin the rear up quite readily on some of the steeper hills on some of my routes, especially if there are leaves, or wet gravelly mud on the roads, this is never going to be good for a fragile tyre.

Please explain how spinning on wet leaves wears the rubber down.