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I been running a continental gatorskin, and I must say its superb.
The tyres are extreely well made, seem to be multi layer, and have no manufacturing flaws.
The side walls are thin, but I would say they are extremely stong. You can see a woven cross hatch fibre mesh in them, whih binds the whole thing together rock solid. They feel like they could take A LOT OF pressure. And resist potential punctures.
THe walls are suprisingly shiny and seem to be made of something completley different to other more rubbery tyres, like the cheap continentals.
THe best thing about the tyres is, immense grip!
Its alost impossible to skid in the dry, and when you do it on a shiny wet surface, its lovely and controllable.
Sorry to be a huge advert, I just really like the tyre.