Which tyres will stop punctures ? Getting sick of them
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I doubt it's a weight issue, I'm 5 kilos lighter and generally don't get more than 2-4 a year in 4.5k miles. That said, I've had 3 this year, all within 1 week. In the last few months it seems every hedge in the area has been cut back by tractors, this has been the cause of my flats.
I normally find the thorn/glass/stone imbedded in the tyre - are you not finding anything? I'm pleased with Michelin pro 4 endurance 25mm at 110psi.
I normally find the thorn/glass/stone imbedded in the tyre - are you not finding anything? I'm pleased with Michelin pro 4 endurance 25mm at 110psi.
Do you ride the same route regularly, ie commute? there was some very fine glass on a bit of the cycle path a while back that i kept finding. It would just slice the tyre open then get bedded in to the tread and eventually result in a puncture. At a guess I'd say its something similar happening to you, when cars hit each other and headlights crack they just brush the debris to the side of the road....
anonymous said:
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I would guess its a mixture of your weight and the pressures. I ride where there is a lot of flint on the roads so punctures used to be common. I went through a spate of 1 puncture every 2 or 3 rides and was getting very frustrated. At the time, I was running 23mm Conti GP4000's with 110 - 120 psi and was blaming the tyres and about to swap brands. But I started to run lower pressures on the 23mm ... 90 - 100psi and the punctures reduced ... in fact they virtually stopped. I then went up to 25mm conti GP4000's which I run at 80 - 90 psi and in 4500 miles I haven't had one puncture. I still run 23mm on my training bike but again at 90 - 100 psi but with Conti Gatorskins which again have not seen a puncture in 2,000 or 3,000 miles.
So try lowering your pressures a bit ... then I'd suggest going up to 25mm which also give a slightly comfier ride.
Never had any issues with Vittoria Rubino Pro, Conti 4 seasons also seem to last forever, I mean there are choices that will stop you ever getting a puncture but you might aswell ride a boris bike for all the feel of the road you'll get 
Your weight won't help, but I think you should see improvement with either of the above. And importantly, don't ride in the crap in the gutter!
Your weight won't help, but I think you should see improvement with either of the above. And importantly, don't ride in the crap in the gutter!
I'm only a little bit lighter, but in 4 years of commuting on my Panaracer Crosstowns I've not had a single puncture. Keep them at around 80 PSI (26 x 1.75) and they zip along, despite weighing over a kilo each. As my commute is only 2 miles each way (or 12 if I miss the train!) the weight's not a massive problem.
I'm a larger built rider, 25mm GP4000s Contis with off the shelf tubes running 110psi at the back, 90 up front. Touch wood.... very few punctures, the ones I have had have been glass chips and thorns, always in the wet.
Generally I try to ride around any debris, no matter how small, doing 2000-ish miles per year and had maybe 1 per year puncture so far, the wet weather is IMO much worse as you can't see the debris and its lubricated to slide into the tyre easier.
Generally I try to ride around any debris, no matter how small, doing 2000-ish miles per year and had maybe 1 per year puncture so far, the wet weather is IMO much worse as you can't see the debris and its lubricated to slide into the tyre easier.
tuffer said:
Vittoria Open Pave's for me and only 2 punctures in about 3k km's. Prior to these I was getting a puncture every other ride due to the flint and thorns around here.
Apart from these being wider and a different colour they seem to still be super soft compound, I can't see why they've got such a good rep for being puncture proof on our roads, they're meant to be good for riding the Pave, and that is why they're still race soft and wider, I don't think any of the race bred tyres from Vittoria are very good puncture protection wise, I gave up with Corsa Evo as they're just too supple for our roads, unless you have a service car behind you anyway!
All of the (relatively heavy at 23kgs) electric road bikes we sell come with Schwalbe marathons or energisers. Rated to 50kmh and with a variety of very clever rubber compounds protecting the inner tubes they just don't seem to puncture. We get the Procore system soon which promises to eliminate flats. Check your local Schwalbe dealers for these. That or try the Tannus !
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