Originally Posted by LuckySailor

I lived and cycled in RI for 5 years. In Winnipeg, the roads are SH*T! Huge potholes, gaping cracks, very poor patch jobs, debris, glass, metal, screws, staples, etc. Kind of a trick question really. Almost certainly if I answer this question, I will get a flat shortly. But here goes. I can't remember my last flat. Maybe it's because I'm in my 50th year? I have been riding Schwalbe Marathons for as long as I can remember-on my commuter mountain bike, on my 520, and on my tandem. The nearly 20 years before that on my Centurian, road tires, and never a flat. The frame mounted pump was a decoration. OTOH, I have fixed flats on my wife and daughters bikes. So I'm not immune. I did have one year with like 24 flats on my van. So many flats and repairs that I had to replace the tires there were so many patches in the tires! Frustrating year.