FlatTire History thread
My opinion is that tires are much better these days. Thought it might be interesting to see our members Flat Tire Recent Histories.
~6500 miles/year, two years running for me:
Rain/Snow bike(26" tires): Tube, glueless patches, Blackburn Mammoth mountain mini pump. Same deal if I'm mountain biking. Also a CO2 cartridge. About 3 or 4 flats in the last two years. No problems getting going again. 80 psi Spring, Summer, Fall on Forte Gothams, 60 psi in winter with studded Nokian Mount & Ground tires.
Chance of Rain Bike (700c tires): Tube, glueless patches, Silca Impero pump with metal Campy Head. Also a CO2 cartridge. About 3 or 4 flats in the last two years. No problems getting going again. 105 psi with Michelin Orium 700c x 25 tires.
No chance of rain/ club ride bike: Latex Tube, glueless patches, TWO CO2 cartridges. NO PUMP. No flats in two years with this combo (Conti GP4000 tires, Michelin Latex tubes). 120 psi