Originally Posted by
Witterings
Originally Posted by
MikeyMK
Firstly, puncture protection tyres are worth their price x10.
Totally get this and have them on both my bikes ... there will be a day they fail though.
Interesting that your kiddy's trailer got most of the punctures .... I got introduced to puncture resistant tyres because I bought a new bike that had softish tyres but it was always the rear one that got a puncture ... more in 3 months than I had as a younger person riding for 25 yrs.
I wondered why it was ALWAYS the rear that got the puncture and googled / spoke to people.
Theory is front tyre rolls over a thorn lying flat on the ground (also read nail, piece of glass or any other sharp object) and disturbs / pushes it briefly skyward ... rear tyre goes over the sharp bit now pointing upwards ............. maybe your kids tag along is getting part of that ... I know my kids ones used to and I didn't know why and also seemed re-iterated when I bought he new bike many years later.
That's an interesting theory, and there could be something in it, generally speaking. I don't know if rears are more common but i'd also consider weight if they are, especially as i've always preferred an upright riding position (can't deal with drop bars).
However, i'm not feeling that about the trailer - the rear wheels don't follow the bike's line. They're 30ins apart, so have got a good foot over their steerer wheel, which is the vulnerable rear tyre of the bike. And yet still, zero punctures for that vs several for the trailer.
I do agree it's only a matter of time. I have a horrible tiny plastic pump in my pannier pocket but it'd do the job - and in keeping with the topic title, i should add that my patch kits are always glue (if only because i found myself buying them from corner shops when i got punctures on shopper bikes un-prepared!).