Originally Posted by
szewczykm
Oh, I replaced one tire with a gator skin because I had gotten a couple of flats in quick succession, but they may have been pinch flats now that I'm reading about those.
When you get a flat, the most important part of changing the tube is inspecting the old one and the inside of the tire, so you have an idea of what caused the flats.
Pinch flats are easily diagnosed. They'll be two parallel punctures that resemble a snake bite.
A puncture on one side of the tube could be due to a foreign object embedded in the side wall.
A hole on the underside of the tube could be due to a foreign object.
Top side of the tube, either bad rim tape or a loose spoke.
Of course, bad rim tape is eliminated as the cause if you replaced the tire and haven't experienced any more flats.