Originally Posted by
Andy_K
The trouble here is that riding location is a huge factor in flats. I'm convinced that how many flats you get on your route has essentially no numerical correlation to how many flats I would get with the same tires on my route. Only by comparing two different tires on the same route do I trust the data.
That's certainly true. There are people who get way more flats riding Marathon Supremes on their route than I do riding the cheapest, thinnest tires I can buy on my route. There are essentially zero road hazards around here. I have over the years picked up a staple, a bit of bent metal shaving, a piece of wire, two pieces of glass and a drywall screw. But that's over 8 years of riding. For some reason I got more of them years ago than I do now. I am riding with somewhat better tires these days but I wouldn't trust that across multiple years.