You want PUNCTURE PROOF?!

Do this;
Get a tyre the same size as your current tyre. Cut the beading off the second (not the fitted tyre) tyre. Take out the tube, fit the tyre with no beading inside the current tyre, refit the tube, inflat as needed.
Presto - you will have ZERO FLATS!
The down side is that the wheel will be a bit slower to ride. I've done this for winter here on my training bike and my average is a bit down and the bike feels slower but its a training ride bike so it doesn't matter and I know that no matter what glass is around its not going to flat
I've only done it to my rear wheel as I've found over the years its almost always the rear that flats and its harder to get out etc.
Here is an excellent example of how well it works;
My friend commutes 19kms each way to work and back almost every weekday. He was averaging 3 punctures through glass every week.
In the past 9 - 10 months he's done this he's only had one puncture - it was a builders large/sharp staple that went through both tyres and into the tube.
He still picks glass out of his tyres but he's had not flats.
dan krause said:
I have been using generic brand tires for a few years.About $20.00 per tire. For some time now i get a flat about every 3 weeks (average 6-8 hours riding a week) and hate it. Used generics for along time and it was ok. Not lately. I use an older Schwinn 12 speed road bike with 27-1 1/4 tire/tube size. Can someone recommend some brands of this type that are more durable and more puncture resistant and what price range i should expect? Thanks