Originally Posted by
garryg
I have done a bit of research on old threads but was wondering if any of you have experience touring on these tires.Generally i see some reticence to run them for fear of more flats. I have been running them on my LHT for local rides and a six day tour last year. I love the ride and have had only one flat. I am planning to ride the Pacific Coast of Washington and Oregon this summer and wondering if i should leave the Rat Trap Pass tires on or switch to set of Shwalbe Marathon Plus tires i have.
flats come and go, one never knows beforehand when .... don't you feel the difference between these two tires? not for money I would ride a Schalbe concrete feeling tire.