(salmoneous) wrote :
My route is on roads, but mostly on the shoulder where there is broken
pavement, gravel, debris, glass, etc. to deal with from time to time.
I've had to hop a couple of 1-2" branches. When I look at road bikes
with those skinny tires, I just start imagining all the problems I'll
have.

I ride about 2000 miles a year, mostly commuting, and I cannot
remember having a puncture flat for at least 10 years. The roads I
ride don't have shoulders, so I ride far enough into the travel lane
that the cars have swept the debris away.

I ride a road bike with inexpensive "training" tires, not particularly
soft, pumped to about 115 PSI. I used to ride a hybrid bike with wider
tires, but I decided that I'd rather ride farther into the road to
avoid the debris and broken pavement near the edge, and once I was on
good pavement the road bike configuration made the most sense to me.

-Steve Goodridge