Originally Posted by
EmeralDQueen
I was so worried today while I was riding my bike, for the first time I've seen so many broken glass and debris all over the place, almost all the road...
Last week I took the precaution to buy a spare inner tube just in case, but I still worry cause like it or not there is always the chance to get in trouble on the road.
Now My question is do I need more than the spare inner tube for safety and quick fixing? Just trying to carry the necessary, I also carry a pump.
If you're riding over that kind of stuff then look at puncture resistant tyres.
I've ridden Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres for something like 6000 miles so far and so far only had one puncture, caused by a half-inch piece of hawthorn. Other times I've pulled similarly sized thorns out of the tyre and they haven't gone through.
Marathons are heavy tyres, and they will make the ride harder as they don't give as much as tyres without the plastic lining. That said I'd rather deal with a harder ride than fixing a puncture in the rain when I'm in a hurry.