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Better at not puncturing. I'm not going to get Marathons or > 30mm on this bike. (wouldn't pay more than £60, so just slightly expensive than other more puncture prone and/or fast wearing alternatives) #moretyrethread
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Durano cost half that and their 28mm would probably fit sub-30mm limit (they were normally bigger than spec on my wheels back when I used them on my TT bike in winter). They're most certainly not Marathons (which I've also used on my commuter and call 'tractor tyres'). Durano Plus are the halfway house.
I rode 225k yesterday on Turbo Cottons and didn't puncture but that's because I'd already binned the older tyre that copped its last flat from a staple the other day.
"We" did flat 3 times on a 100k audax two weeks ago in the pissing rain on flinty lanes but we're both running my very used ultra race tyres (GP4000s and pro4endurance 28mm) which also cost around £30ea
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That's kind of the crux of the issue. Better at what?
Is standing by the side of the road pushing a plug into a brand new £80 tyre my definition of better? Not really. Sure, shit happens. But, if you're riding flooded roads (it is the UK / and it's not the Worlds in Yorkshire) then there's probably "better" options.