Vittoria RideArmor tires.

[benb]

What is the main threat out there? Some kind of weird/shape pavement, thorns?

Our pavement looks like hell but I never really have flat issues on any bike or type of tire anymore. I do avoid the stuff that's in the absolute tip top weight weenie/supple/low-RR stuff though. E.x. I would run a Rene Herse tire but I would only get the standard or endurance casing.

I have run a bunch of Specialized S-works Turbo, but I never get the cotton version.

I am assuming the tires are checked/pumped to the correct pressure every single ride... that is part of avoiding issues.

[EB]

Broken glass.

[benb]

Originally Posted by EB

Broken glass.

Ok I guess that makes sense. Litter is pretty darn rare here.

[EB]

Originally Posted by benb

Ok I guess that makes sense. Litter is pretty darn rare here.

Presumably you are in the part of Eastern Mass where Boston isn't?

[benb]

Originally Posted by EB

Presumably you are in the part of Eastern Mass where Boston isn't?

I'm only 15 miles out. I used to commute into Cambridge and never had a flat going in there.

But 99% of the time I elect to ride further out, not in towards the city.

Boston is still clean enough it's a shock to visit NYC or other cities. We were in Seattle a few weeks ago and it looked like a trash dump compared to most of Boston. (Obviously there are some neighborhoods that are worse than others everywhere)