Originally Posted by Dan333SP

Question for the braintrust. I noticed a slow leak on my rear tire, so I pulled it and did an inspection. Found the usual tiny bits of glass embedded in the tread, plus the culprit... a hair-thin bit of metal wire that was poking a tiny hole into the tube. Thin metal wires cause probably 90% of my flats. What are they coming from that makes them such a common bit of debris on road shoulders? I'd think they're from car tires, but do tires explode so frequently that there are bits of radial belting wire pretty much everywhere? I feel like I don't see tire carcasses on the roadside that frequently unless I'm driving on the highway.