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Originally Posted by MFAFF View Post
Specialized Armadillos with slime tape inside. 700x23c at 100 + psi

2 punctures in the past year despite commuting thro Central London every day.
Needed to replace the tyres due to wear and I began to worry about the number of cuts and holes in them.

There may be others that are as effective however at the moment these do the trick for me.
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I tried the Gator-skins, and they did not work.

Specialized makes 2 versions of the Armadillos: regular and elite. The elite weigh less. Another suggestion, I run 2 different sets of wheels, and one set has regular armadillos with 28c tires. These are for "training" and bad areas. It is still possible to get flats, but a lot less likely. I run these for anything short of 50 miles.
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