Since Yehuda is wearing a rain cape, I’ll assume that it’s raining… and trying to fix a flat in the rain, even if all you’re doing is putting in a fresh tube, can be an exercise in frustration (don’t even think about trying to put on a patch and getting a good seal!). I might shoulder the bicycle and walk a mile or so too, just to get someplace like the Kickstand where it’s dry and I can then work on the bike.
Tried that, the one withe the blue extra puncture protection. Got three punctures in the first three month and then never again for years, with daily use up to 25miles/d… still in use now, …sometimes.
Specialized Armadillos. Here in thorny Arizona (goat head central) I went from at least 2 flats a week to wearing em down to the casing without a single puncture.
Marathon plus here. Armadillos are good too – but I had a pair delaminate after a couple of years. I’d assume that isn’t normal behavior for them, but I’ve been running Marathons since.
Used to get goat head flats every day on my way to one of my old jobs. After investing in thorn resistant tires, that dropped to one or two per week. After adding slimed tires to the mix, I went for months without a problem. When it was time to replace the tires, I counted 69 holes in the slimed tube.
Also a few years ago I pulled out a nail from the tire, and managed to bike the rest of the way home (well to the mail box)(~3.5 miles), before the seal gave out and the tire went flat.
I once had a board-pin in my tire, decided to leave it there and just try to go home. The pressure held up just fine… when I then removed the pin at home, the tire went flat in about 30 seconds. 🙂
I prefer tubeless on my road bike. I have worn two sets of tires to the casing without a puncture. I am also glad we don’t have goat heads here in N. Georgia.
Yehuda does seem to have a bit of a mental block when it comes to fixing punctures. Perhaps he should carry a spare wheel or two.
Since Yehuda is wearing a rain cape, I’ll assume that it’s raining… and trying to fix a flat in the rain, even if all you’re doing is putting in a fresh tube, can be an exercise in frustration (don’t even think about trying to put on a patch and getting a good seal!). I might shoulder the bicycle and walk a mile or so too, just to get someplace like the Kickstand where it’s dry and I can then work on the bike.
-“BB”-
Hence a spare wheel or two. https://janheine.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/riding_to_cross.jpg
Two Words:
MARATHON PLUS
(it’s not like he’s cycling that fast anyway 🙂 )
Tried that, the one withe the blue extra puncture protection. Got three punctures in the first three month and then never again for years, with daily use up to 25miles/d… still in use now, …sometimes.
Always Marathon Plus. Got them on the winter bike – hub gears, disc brakes, dynohub – and run them until they fall apart. About 5 years.
Specialized Armadillos. Here in thorny Arizona (goat head central) I went from at least 2 flats a week to wearing em down to the casing without a single puncture.
I second this! I swear by Armadillos.
Marathon plus here. Armadillos are good too – but I had a pair delaminate after a couple of years. I’d assume that isn’t normal behavior for them, but I’ve been running Marathons since.
Where I live we’ve had 3 times the normal amount of rainfall in the last month – invigorating? Luckily no punctures in the heavy downpours.
Used to get goat head flats every day on my way to one of my old jobs. After investing in thorn resistant tires, that dropped to one or two per week. After adding slimed tires to the mix, I went for months without a problem. When it was time to replace the tires, I counted 69 holes in the slimed tube.
Also a few years ago I pulled out a nail from the tire, and managed to bike the rest of the way home (well to the mail box)(~3.5 miles), before the seal gave out and the tire went flat.
I once had a board-pin in my tire, decided to leave it there and just try to go home. The pressure held up just fine… when I then removed the pin at home, the tire went flat in about 30 seconds. 🙂
As luck would have it – flat tire tonight in the rain!
I prefer tubeless on my road bike. I have worn two sets of tires to the casing without a puncture. I am also glad we don’t have goat heads here in N. Georgia.