ive had a tube with 18 patches on it, thats my record

I got 23 flats in 2004 over about 16,500 miles, changing tubes is silly when you can patch a pinhole in a few minutes, most of the time the tire/wheel doesnt even have to come off the bike, just enough tire to get a handful of tube where the leak is.So far in 2005 Ive only had one flat.......probably just jinxed myself with that !!