Its not the tires. Its never the tires.
Unlucky? Yes likely on the first puncture. Second puncture...well thats your fault.
You probably know, but I'll write it out as a general PSA:
Do a clean remount from scratch. Start with a new tube in that wheel, cover lightly in talcum powder, run a cotton ball inside the tire carcass many times to see if anything catches. Now run your finger around many times. Check the outside carefully for any cuts. If you have rim tape make sure its not rolled over anywhere and flat. Now run finger around rim bead to check for any burrs. Install tube and seat tire. Don't inflate up yet. With a very small amount of air in the tube just so it keeps shape inside the tire, go around each edge both sides and push in the bead to check if the tube is underneath the tire. Start and finish at valve stem. Again - do both sides. Now inflate slowly up to pressure.
I don't care if others disagree because I don't get flats. No I'm not angering the flat gods or need to knock on wood. I don't get flats and I'll be just fine. I can recall all my flats on one hand since 1986. Statistically per mile I'm more likely to get hit by stampeding cows than get a flat.
Yeah, ok, I'll knock on wood for the cow thing now.
If you get a flat again after this on the same tire, then I'm sorry because you must live in an awful area for road hazards of which I have no comprehension here in MA or back in central NY.
Last edited by teterider; 12-18-09 at 03:38 PM.