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Ok I get punctures...lots
Mainly road tyres such as pro evolution 4s however more in the rear, is it my weight over the back wheel. I do weigh 93kg?
I find tiny splinters of flint or glass work their way into the tyre wall and over time nick the tubes.
Any good answers to this?
I like a fast rolling resistance tyre but get sick to death of punctures particularly this time of year!
You could put an old skool flint catcher on although I thought they were pretty redundant with modern tyres (but maybe not in your case)
Maybe it's kent flint
maybe stop riding road bikes you weirdo 😉
Maybe it's kent flint
He sounds like a bit of a legend
Schwalbe marathon plus. You'll lose a bawhair of your speed, but they take some beating.
Edit - and I'm heavier than you!.
[quote=aw]I find tiny splinters of flint or glass work their way into the tyre wall and over time nick the tubes.
Check your tyres regularly and remove said debris.
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Same weight as you and in the winter I change to continental 4 seasons, never had a puncture on them and our roads are littered with little flints. At this time of year speed is less of a concern to me than in the summer and I haaaatttteeee punctures
You'll get more punctures in the rear as you have more weight over it, and the rear wears more (the tread will provide some protection). Also, winter tends to be worse for punctures (I think the wet weather either retains more rubbish on the road or makes it more likely to stay attached to your tyre for long enough to do damage)
As others have said, remove bits of glass/flint, consider a tyre with more puncture resistance in winter. I wouldn't go for the flataway strips unless you really don't want to swap tyres, they'll still add rolling resistance.
How old are your tyres? As they wear and become thinner they become more prone to punctures, sharps become embedded in the rubber and only make themselves known when that bit of the tyre hits a bump or stone and the sharp is momentarily pushed in and it punctures the inner tube.
Pick up a new tyre and compare it to that on your bike. If yours feels like paper then change it.
Thx guys...I tend to get six months out of my Michelin pro 4s or about 2,000 miles and I do get more punctures near the end of their life!
Good call on the scwailbes and continental 4 seasons.
Every few months I go over my commuters tyres and remove all the bits of glass. Conti travel contact so " puncture proof" Glass shards will eventually work their way thru. Last time I did this I counted around a dozen glaas cuts and removed 9 bits of glass. No punctures