>>1491038>What are ups and downs of foldable tires vs wire tires?Lighter where it matters, and you can actually carry a foldable tire while touring.
One time, going to DC I got a huge gash in my rear tire, both the tube and tire were rekt. Apparently someone broke the tip off their knife, and just left it laying around? I found it for them, but hopefully that's a once in a lifetime thing...
>>1491069>usually easier to mountI mostly use Panaracer tires, and I've never had one with a loose fit. They look perfect once you get them on (consistent mold line at the lip of the rim), but it's a pita to actually get the thing on there.
>>1494208>they have slightly less puncture protectionI used to keep Marathon Supremes on my around-the-city road bike. It was pretty wild, you pick up pieces of glass in the outer rubber layer, but it doesn't penetrate further. After time, through flexing of the rubber, the little pieces of glass get ground into tiny spheres, kind of like clear sand. When you have the tire off, you can flex the cut and they just fall out.
The only thing that gave me a flat were some canvas tacks (little sharp as shit nails). The park we were passing through had hosted an arts festival the day before.
