Originally Posted by
PdalPowr
Thanks all,some very good advice there.
Once I get my Schwalbe supremes on there I can start from zero flats.
After that I am bringing the old tire to my L.B.S..
If they can find a problem with the tire I will buy donuts for the whole lot of them.
It is often easier to find the culprit if you start with the rim, tire, and tube all together.
Mark valve on tire, pull off tire and tube. Then locate the hole in the tube. Determine if the hole is tire or rim side, then inspect the tire or rim near where the hole was.
Sometimes one can dig out a piece of glass, only to discover that the actual cause of the flat was on the other side of the tire.
Pinch flats are sometimes secondary to punctures, and can be deceiving.