A durable carbon black mixture, a well regarded puncture protection system and the DurSkin anti-cut fabric turn the Gatorskin, into a real long distance runner. Tires with DuraSkin sidewall protection have to roll with the punches, the high quality, polyamide fabric reliabilty protects the core casing of the tire from scruffs and cuts under the worst conditions. DuraSkin-equipped tires stand out from the others with their trademark brown sidewalls.