Originally Posted by
Andy_K
There's definitely something to that. Wet rubber is much, much easier to cut than dry rubber, and debris absolutely accumulates on the side of the road, making designated bike lanes flat tire factories.
Also, small shards of glass are more likely to stick to a wet tire and then slowly work their way through it. Long time members of my club say that they get more flats on rides that happen on rainy days. That would explain why flats happen at the worst times, since rainy day is one of such worst times.