A Flat on a puglsey?
 

Has anyone ever have a flat on the surly pugsley. I'd love to turn it into a multi-day off-road tourer - so the fact that I can't find a replacement tire anywhere in a store worries me. My friend is trying to convince me that they just don't flat...

I'm sure any bike will flat. If you run over an upright nail or similar object, even a car would flat. But you know what I mean when I'm asking this question. Under normal riding situations, and riding over objects that would typically cause a flat on most bikes, would the puglsey get a flat?

no, under normal conditions, they don't really flat. you run about 7 lbs of pressure, you're not gonna pinch flat. yes, they will flat if you roll over goatheads or cactus, but otherwise, no, you are good.

boy scout motto be prepared, stuff a extra foldable 4 inch tire an four inch tube in your camelback. if your off road touring with the heaviest bike you can ride you might want to check bus schedules, cab fairs and airline ticket prices,,,, juss sayin

My LBS can order replacement tires from Pugsley (or rather the bike parts distributor they partner with), so see if your LBS can do the same.

fwiw, my friend just rode the "Trans rockies" up in canada on his pugsly. multi day, many mile, backcountry riding. no problems.

I'd be taking a spare tire. I even take spares on 30-mile trail rides and 50 mile road rides.

Dunno if any foldable fatbike tires exist but you could still give wire bead ones the figure-8 fold and tie it to your rack.

maybe this is too late, but are you talking tires, or tubes? tubes cost about 12.99 and aren't that large.

Have you guys ever heard of patch kits? Problem solved.

Riiight. Ask yourself this: would you bet your safety on it? A disabled bike on a multi-day offroad tour could turn a reasonable day into a very serious problem: deyhdration, hypothermia...

Carry two spare tubes and a patch kit. If you flat, swap one of your spares in, and save the punctured tube to patch in camp that evening, which then rotates back in as a spare. The second tube is there as a backup in case you double-flat.

How about a spare wheel just in case you taco your rim or your hub bearings seize? Maybe a spare bike... Okay, I'm being facetious. But still, I don't think stopping to use a patch kit is life threatening. And certainly, one spare tube ought to do the trick.

Sure. As long as it's light out. And not raining. And none of your fingers are broken. And the patch kit works.

I have found double-flats to be amazingly common: sometimes you just miss something stuck in the tire. I have had patch kits fail in the backcountry. A few extra ounces for a second spare is well worth the weight IMO, if you're riding far from civilization.