Celebrating 1 year flat-free!
 

That's right, one year, over 5,000 km and not a single flat. I never believed this was possible. :thumb:

That's fantastic! I made it through my first year of commuting with no flats (knock on wood for year two). In fact, I still haven't had a commuting flat, but did just recently have one when I was out on a recreational ride.

Well done! What rubber are you using?

I also went over a year until the flat a few months ago, I am not sure of the mileage though, over 4000 km. But the previous flat was an over pressure flat on a hot road on a hot east coast day after a fast downhill with a stop sign at the bottom. So it has been longer since an actual puncture.

It is nice not having to fix them. I still plan time for fixing them on my commute.

Mr Hairy Legs
What are the roads like in your part of Canada?
Potholes
sharp cracks
Various CRAP on roads 1)Glass 2)Nails 3)Sharp edged pebbles 4) Miserable burrs blown on roads(do you have miserable burrs??)
Usually road junk glass or burrs small pieces of metal or even sharp edged plastic or other sharp "things" cause my flats
Thanks
Charlie
PS Do you use any magic-special tubes special tires or vinyl anti flat strips(which I use and which seem to work-maybe 3 flats per years-one every 1000 miles)

You'll be wanting to take 3 new tubes with you on your next ride after bragging like that :p

The roads/trails on my commute are bad - lots of nails, glass, sharp rocks, tiny wires and raspberry thorns.

My main commuter bikes both have Marathon Plus tires now. Before this investment, I was getting on average 1-2 flats per month. Huge difference!

And yes, after this boast I fully expect a catastrophic puncture this week. In the dark.

+1 on no1mad's comment lol . . . You will be having a puncture daily, sometimes twice daily, for the next decade :lol:

I'm at 8 years since my last flat, because I have been using Continental's puncture-resistant line of tires (specifically the SportCONTACT and the Touring Plus amongst others), plus a heck of a lot of luck thrown in. However I still carry a tube, patches and the frame pump . . .

Thats amazing. I had a flat yesterday due to a bottle splinter.

I'm happy for you, but I'm jealous! That's truly amazing. I just switched to Armadillos a few hundred miles ago so I'm hoping.......

I use marathon supremes(with puncture resistant tubes), they're amazing.

Heavy and a pain to mount and no good off road...but for commuting on road? Perfect.

Do you replace your spare tubes periodically to ensure they have not rotted at the creases? That caught me out on my last flat.

I hope your good fortune continues.

You are doomed. Stay away from me.

I never had a flat on my 26" MTB tires, but on the 700c tires I get flats a lot.

Hadn't thought about that... I'll inspect them every now and again.

I didn't even want to click this thread

In the dark, in the rain, at 33ºF, with a heavy wind blowing.

Knocking on many pieces if wood for you!

- Andy

Same here ... 52-559 no flats in 10,000km
23-622 flats until I got reasonable tires (Gatorskins) after they're worn out I'll go with some Marathons ... but I expect a year or two out of the Gatorskins.

You people are amazing.

In July I bought Armadillos and within 35 miles got a flat (pyramid shaped chunk of wood I didn't see in the rain and darkness). Ran my wet-softened fingers along the inside of the tire to see if the offending material was still in it and sliced open two fingers. By the time I finished changing the tube and remounting the tire, the puddle under me looked like a scene from Psycho.

Exactly! :lol:

Ew, gross. I wonder why I haven't cut myself in all these years of finding glass embedded in tires. I guess I know how gently to press my fingers against the surfaces?