Read this, if you are a critical thinking gravel or allroad cyclist Puncture Resistance In my opinion, tire's puncture resistance is one of the most important tire's characteristics. Why? Simply because cycling is the one and only activity the cycling tire was made for, and once a tire is flat, cycling is near to impossible. During my gravel rides I suffered from all three puncture types generally known in cycling: 1 Tread cuts which are caused by penetration of sharp objects