Originally Posted by
danmc
That doesn't sound like a lot of flats to me. If you ride a lot, you'll get flats. Depends on what's causing the flats. If they're pinch flats you'll have to increase the pressure. I was getting a lot of flats from small pieces of shale until I changed to Gatorskins. Now I'll only get a flat from a really sharp piece of metal which no tire will stop.
huey said something similar about the amount of flats being normal. I had never ridden so many miles before ( casual slow grocery trips aren't as taxing on the bikes) but I noticed them as I got on the saddle of the roadbike more and started putting some serious miles down.
. I'll try the gatorskins as the temporary solution until I can afford fancy lightweight tubeless-ready clinchers. Most of the people seem to like them.