The only tire I've had punctured by a metal object was on my car. Somehow I'd picked up a screw. I just left it in and drove to a tire place where they repaired the tire.
My latest flat tires on my mountain bike were actually due to a failed valve stem(!) Other than that I think small sharp rocks have usually been the culprit.
Tom
My latest flat tires on my mountain bike were actually due to a failed valve stem(!) Other than that I think small sharp rocks have usually been the culprit.
Tom
Regularly. On one occasion I head the 'click, click, click' of an object in the tyre, stopped and found a drawing pin in it. Being an idiot I pulled the drawing pin out then realised that was exactly the wrong thing to do as the tyre rapidly deflated.
But as with Tom tiny arrowhead flint shards are the worst offenders and tear the tyre to shreads in the winter. Specialised use to do a steel banded armadillo tyre that resisted them but I've given up and put slime in the inner tubes now.
But as with Tom tiny arrowhead flint shards are the worst offenders and tear the tyre to shreads in the winter. Specialised use to do a steel banded armadillo tyre that resisted them but I've given up and put slime in the inner tubes now.
Brand new Michelin rear tire on my road bike. Grand total of ten miles on the tire when a piece of road debris punctured the sidewall. Ever try to repair a sidewall?
At my work next door pharma started construction. Rebuilding something, or addition. We share same large parking lot. Shared with construction folks. Lots of trucks bringing material.
Me and many of my colleagues at work got nails in the tire. Few times. It seems like they are unpacking crates right there...leaving nails on the parking lot. Or dropping them on purpose.
Me and many of my colleagues at work got nails in the tire. Few times. It seems like they are unpacking crates right there...leaving nails on the parking lot. Or dropping them on purpose.
Never - and I mean NEVER (as in no puncture) - since I have been using Kevlar belted tyres. Fifteen years and counting...
Regularly and recently also inner tires with the valve of brand new inner tires coming completely loose. Replaced 2 of them and only found out when I replaced the second one.
I've also had good luck with Panaracer Flataway, though they definitely change the feel of the tire. https://panaracer.com/en/products/accessories_en/other_en/flataway/
No help at all for sidewall punctures, though.
I generally use marathon plus for commuting. In the summer I like curio 2" slick white Walls, dirt cheap, reasonably quick and puncture resistant. I also like to use inner tubes on the larger size, the thinking being, if they're small (say 1.5 in a 2" tyre), they'll be stretched, so when they puncture the hole will open out and let air out quicker, but a big tube won't; if you're desending down a hill, a few seconds more with a bit of pressure could make a lot of difference.
It seems a long time since I fort to get Conti supersonics on a rim, a bit of swearing was often involved.
It seems a long time since I fort to get Conti supersonics on a rim, a bit of swearing was often involved.
In my case a mountain bicycle and the thorn was thin and flexible, hardly offensive for the skin...
Oh, yeah. Thorns are fun. I've had that happen too. I don't go off road much so I wonder how I managed to pick that up.
Tom
When I was driving 105 miles per day to work and back, it happen too often.
There was a dump off of a freeway exit and remodelers didn't secure their trash.
There was a dump off of a freeway exit and remodelers didn't secure their trash.
I was recently showing my daughter how to check for thorns when fixing a flat. We usually get little goat head thorns. I came out with a 3/4 inch wiiden spike in my finger from the inside of the tire. I am a little more careful when checking for thorns on the inside.
So true. Wooden pallets are a big source of nails that end up in tires. Many are poorly made and break apart during normal handling, dropping nails on roads and parking lots.
In the 80's I worked for a company that had a fleet of vans that were driven in industrial and material handling areas. Flat repair was a constant and nearly every tire had 3-4 plugs during its lifetime.