Tire Boot Causing Flats
I was getting flats on every single ride even rollers. I found it was where an object went thru the tire and there was a tiny 1/8 inch cut in the tire. There was nothing in the cut but for some reason I would get a small hole in the tube there. I used a Rema patch on the inside of the tire as a boot. Now for some reason it is flatting right where the boot is attached to the inside of the tire. Perhaps the tube is binding against the patch causing a hole to develop due to uneven expansion rate.
I just now put a bunch of baby powder between the tire and tube in hopes of allowing less friction between the tire and tube. The tire is a GP4000s II and it is only a few months old. I am debating about trying to remove the boot and see if I can put some super glue in the crack or some shoe goop. Any other ideas what I can do to combat this issue? I also wonder if I ran only 110lbs instead of 120lbs would it help the issue. I weight 240lbs but I think I might be able to get away with 110lbs since I very rarely hit rocks or pot holes.