Quote Originally Posted by Nanci
Denise, what tires are you using?
It depends on the bike. My road bike & one of my touring bikes are Bike Fridays, so they have little tires. Here's what I'm using:

Bike Friday Pocket Rocket, set up as a road bike: wheels are 451mm, tires are Schwalbe Stelvios (20 x 1 1/8).

Bike Friday Air Glide, set up as a touring bike: wheels are 451mm, tires are Schwalbe Marathon Slicks (20 x 1.35). This is the tire that was sliced and replaced (and I haven't had a problem with these tires before, so I think I'll stick with the same tires for now). Here's the manufacturer's description of the tire:
Dual Compound technology combines a tread that gives maximum grip and low rolling resistance with high mileage. Built with an integrated Kevlar puncture protection belt and reflective sidewalls, the Marathon Slick is a fast touring tire.
Peter Mooney (custom) touring bike, currently running Conti Top Touring 700 x 28. These tires have been discontinued, so when it's time to replace them, I'll probably switch to a Schwalbe tire.

I haven't tried either the Gatorskins or Armadillos. But you have to realize that since I'm running a rather off size of tire that I have a limited selection. On the road bike tire front, I've been very happy with the Stelvios. And since my little wheels go around more times than 700c wheels to cover the same distance, I'd say I get a reasonable number of miles on them. I replaced the Stelvios at the beginning of the year, and they are not making me nervous yet. They probably have close to 3000 miles on them (hard to tell exactly because while I track my overall mileage I don't track the mileage per bike. My current miles for the year is at about 3300, and my gut tells me that all but about 500 miles was on that bike (and those tires).

--- Denise