Originally Posted by
Yellowbeard
I'd be going insane if this happened to me. I've had two flat tires in my entire life, not counting two schrader stems that blew out in the garage overnight because of a sharp-edged hole on a steel 27" rim (solved by switching to presta with a bushing).
Of those two, one was caused by a protruding spoke head and crappy rim tape in a cheap wheel and the other happened yesterday when the rain camoflaged our enormous post-winter potholes and I hit two in a row on 25c Ultra Sports. I think I might have pinch flatted on the first and hit the second with the tire flat already, in which case I'm VERY grateful (and surprised) that the rim isn't dented.
Clearly I don't ride enough miles.
Also you do not live in an area with goatheads, lucky you. Does your area have a beverage bottle deposit requirement? That can eliminate a lot of glass on the roads. Unfortunately Nevada, where I am, does not.
The Armadilos are reasonably puncture resistant for those with puncture problems but from a lot of posts I have read here the Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires are even more so. I just purchased a set and intend to install them soon.
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