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Old 10-08-07, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 4am
Any other ideas for flat prevention?
More bulletproof tires would help a lot (Gatorskins or Armadillos, for example).

It may have been getting flats from the rims themselves, but new rim tape might help, along with making sure that the rim-to-tube surface itself is nice & clean.
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