Originally Posted by
Andy_K
I just posted an early review of my new Panaracer Ribmo tires. I'm kinda bumming right now because after only 191 miles I've already gotten a flat. I'm trying to decide if this was just an irresistible force, or if these tires aren't all that they're cracked up to be.
So, to figure this out as unscientifically as possible, I'm posting pictures of the staple that flatted me, and I'm asking you, my fellow Bike Forum participants, to say (a) what kind of tire you ride, and (b) do you think this would have flatted your tire.
Would my tire survive this? Yes. It would. It'd be flat but the tire would be undamaged
Honestly, a staple like that would have a very good chance of causing a flat to a steel belted automobile tire. A bike tire, being several inches thinner, has no chance...even with flat protection devices installed...of taking that kind of puncture without flatting. Flats happen even to the best of tires. Just deal with it. Don't blame the tire.