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Old 11-27-11 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by IanSmithISA
Good morning,

I don’t seem to have much success in repairing pinch flats, where there are two holes about 1 cm apart, normal punctures are fine though. Until it was repaired recently, there was a pot hole on the road that was wide and deep, and you would often get forced into it by traffic or sometimes by forgetting that it was there.


Ian
Pinch flats are caused by not enough air pressure, try increasing your pressure by 5psi and see what happens. You should obviously try avoiding potholes! Also if the tire's sidewalls are flimsy you may want to go to a sturdier (stiffer) sidewalled tire like Specialized Armadillo All Condition tires, there are other brands too; but the stiffer sidewalls will hold up better to pothole attacks preventing pinch flats.
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