How many flats did you have in '07
01-04-08, 10:34 PM
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I had a couple in early spring and then 9 flats within two weeks the first part of May. 
Then my Marathon Plus's arrived. Since then, I've had one slow leaker that was a faulty cheap tube but no puncture flats. I rotated the tires at 3,000 miles and now have about 3,500 miles total on them.
I still carry an extra tube and a patch kit, but I'm glad I was able to stop carrying the other two tubes.
The only thing I don't like about my Marathon's is...wait, there isn't anything I don't like about my Marathon's!
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Then my Marathon Plus's arrived. Since then, I've had one slow leaker that was a faulty cheap tube but no puncture flats. I rotated the tires at 3,000 miles and now have about 3,500 miles total on them.I still carry an extra tube and a patch kit, but I'm glad I was able to stop carrying the other two tubes.
The only thing I don't like about my Marathon's is...wait, there isn't anything I don't like about my Marathon's!
Jeff
01-04-08, 10:37 PM
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Zero. However, I only put about 1K miles on the commuter last year. None on the roadie either. I guess I have good luck with tires. Too bad the job scene and real estate wasn't the same.
01-05-08, 09:14 AM
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I have never had a flat on any of my bikes.
and I ride over 3000 miles a year on the road,bike path, and trails.
It's all about air pressure..
I have never had a flat on any of my bikes.
and I ride over 3000 miles a year on the road,bike path, and trails.
It's all about air pressure..
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01-05-08, 10:14 AM
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I had around 10 at the beginning of the year with Gators on but none since I got Marathons with Flataway in March.
01-05-08, 10:15 AM
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Less than ten. But keep in mind that I'm responsible for flat repair for my family of four that frequently bikes together.
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01-05-08, 04:52 PM
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Four, so not to bad.
01-05-08, 07:10 PM
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I had one...New Year's Day 2007. For me it's about doing my commuting on country roads without much trash/glass/whatever...to run over and using puncture resistant tubes and tires.....
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01-10-08, 02:06 AM
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I rode about 3,500 miles and had 5 or 6. 2 on the front (Conti Ultra Gatorskins at >100psi).
Always caused by the glass from car windows and mostly picked up in the dark or the rain. I blame London (and my riding) more than the tyres.
Always caused by the glass from car windows and mostly picked up in the dark or the rain. I blame London (and my riding) more than the tyres.
01-10-08, 10:36 AM
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One on my tractor, when I ran over a section of electric fence. One on my minivan when I ran over a piece of metal in a parking lot. One on the wagon I pull behind the tractor, not sure what it was from.
None on the ten bikes my family owns.
None on the ten bikes my family owns.
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01-10-08, 10:58 AM
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Far to many to count. Seems like there were a lot of obstacles on my commute and there was often a bunch of debris that I didn't see in the dark. I'd ride home with no problems, park the bike and when I went down to the bike the next day I'd have a flat. Really frustrating first thing in the morning when I needed to be at work to open and put a giant delivery away.
01-10-08, 12:50 PM
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14. The worst year ever.
01-10-08, 01:02 PM
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I'd say about a dozen. Two looked for all the world like the spoke popped in from the rim to puncture the tire, with the rim tape punctured in at least one case. Still don't understand those.
Most of the others were road debris. One helped along by my not seating the tire properly after the last flat, leaving the rim to wear out the edge of my tire. Once that happened, I replaced my tires with some nobbier tires, and no flats yet, but that tread is slowing me down. Still, I might wait until spring to replace them when the chance of needing to ride in snow goes from slim down to none.
The "best" flat was when I must have gotten a twist in the tube when reassembling the tire. I'm trying to pump it up to pressure in my living room when it just explodes. Since then the dog whimpers every time I use the pump.
Most of the others were road debris. One helped along by my not seating the tire properly after the last flat, leaving the rim to wear out the edge of my tire. Once that happened, I replaced my tires with some nobbier tires, and no flats yet, but that tread is slowing me down. Still, I might wait until spring to replace them when the chance of needing to ride in snow goes from slim down to none.
The "best" flat was when I must have gotten a twist in the tube when reassembling the tire. I'm trying to pump it up to pressure in my living room when it just explodes. Since then the dog whimpers every time I use the pump.
01-10-08, 01:08 PM
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Zero flats. None in over four years. Did get a flat tire on my car, though. Bike and car mileages are about equal.
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01-10-08, 01:19 PM
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4 or 5, most were pinch flats and I had a couple presta valves go - that wasn't on-road though, just when I got to it in the morning/middle of the day randomness.
01-11-08, 09:18 AM
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0, i too keep a close eye on pressure.
01-11-08, 09:50 AM
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You folks posting Zero or ONe flat, quit it. you make the rest of us feel bad & think maybe you're lying.
Eving if you're being truthful, you probably just jinxed yourself
Eving if you're being truthful, you probably just jinxed yourself