Originally Posted by
DeathTongue
He is really hard on big box store bicycle tires, and instead of buying an expensive bike that would probably have the same issue, I was hoping a solution would be to get better tubes for the tires.
Is he pinch-flatting? Do you tend to see pairs of holes when you look at the tubes?
More air pressure can help. You might also try an extra thick tube like the following:
Dans Heavy Duty Tube at Dan's Comp
Buy a patch kit too, and teach him how to patch his own tubes. Throw some responsibility back onto him by making him help w/the patch work. Patching is a good skill for him to have anyway.
And some kids are just very hard on bikes.