Originally Posted by
liampboyle
Fixed the flats, so back on the road this morning. Ended up just buying a new tube for the rear wheel (Slime tube from Wallyworld, LBS wasn't open before work when I had time to run in). So far so good, spoke to my LBS about getting some of the Continentals before much longer.
I understand how frustrating flats can be.
I think tires are the most important part of a bike, so I tend to get good ones. For me, that means light and supple, not the heavy duty flat protection kind. Riding 28-32mm slicks, flats are very very rare for me. I am more likely to get flats riding 26" tires with deeper tread, because the front tire throws debris at the rear tire, and tread is more likely to catch and hold onto debris.
The rare flats I do get may be from pinch flats or sometimes spokes poking through the wheel with old rim tape. Slime tubes and heavy tires do nothing for that.
I have gone to tubeless and its pretty much eliminated any flats. Just need to refill the sealant roughly every 6 months.