"Gazza" <
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> How often do you get a flat tire ( Roadie ) ?
>
> I seem to get one every few months ? and I get pis$#& off about it.
>
> Should I get Kevlar tyres ? do they really stop you getting flat tyres ?
>
I believe that it is not so much the choice of tyres, but running them at a
decent pressure. I am pretty heavy (102kg this morning) and when I was in
Canberra and commuting on my roadie I was getting flats pretty regularly.
This stopped when I bought a track pump (Silca - about $85 from memory) and
weekly checked that the tyres were at 110 psi. Prior to this I was pumping
them as hard as I could with a hand-held Zefal pump. From this point I have
since ridden 7000km on the roadie without a single flat (I know I am
tempting fate by bragging about this but I am feeling game). I am only
running Continental Gatorskins which are by no means the top of the line.
The disadvantage is that you feel every bump in the road (if you want
comfort, get a mountain bike) but the advantages of less flats, less rolling
resistance, and the ability to run over a rock and have it fire out at right
angles like a bullet far out-weigh the bad IMOH.
Ride On,
Gags