IMO any tire will do when you're talking 700x28 or larger, from what i've seen they all have enough rubber to resist punctures and last well, without having to resort to snake oil concoctions of kevlar and god knows what else, one of the reasons i love 27inch tires. I have a 28c Michelin of some description with easily over 3,000k on it and no sign of any wear at all yet.
On a road frame with tight clearances that won't fit a 28 though, it's a different story, this..
newbikeorupgrade wrote:
I was previously getting punctures 3 times a week and was going to give up cycling...
Is very familiar, i came close to giving up cycling because of the number of punctures i was getting, and the fact that often all it took was a near microscopic piece of gravel. I never got more than about 700k out of a tire. To me it seemed pretty obvious why, the tires i was using (Maxxis Detonator, Continental Ultra Sport, Kenda Koncept and a few others i can't remember atm) were just too thin to resist any sharp object. The answer of course is to get a thicker tire. I got a Halo Twin Rail BPP courier tire from the UK and i have now worn it through to the puncture belt after ~3500k. 5 times more life with zero punctures, for around the same price? Easy choice.