My advice? Stick with good butyl tubes and road tires such as Continental 5000 Grand Prixs or Michelin Pro 4s. Repeated flats can seriously diminish the good feelings of a long ride.
That's me getting up after crashing on my bike in September, 2017. I rode another 24 miles with three broken ribs to finish the Seacoast century. Heroic, yes. Stupid, yes.
My advice? Stick with good butyl tubes and road tires such as Continental 5000 Grand Prixs or Michelin Pro 4s. Repeated flats can seriously diminish the good feelings of a long ride.