Stop getting these **** flat tires on my Carrera Vanquish?

nigelmay

ok thats it I've had enough of this, I just got all ready for my saturday night bit of exercise and yet again I getting a flat tire, its very lucky I made it home with as little agrovation as I did feeling the difference in presure and made it to a nearby station.

This is like the 5th flat tire Ive had and I have only had the bike 2 months and commute 2 miles max a day.

These tires have got to go, they are slicks the units that shipped with the bike from the store, I will consider mixing tires on front and back and I seem to get the majority on the back tire.

I have looked around but can only see threads from 2007 talking about Armadillo tires?

What is the best adult road bike tires which perform

[x] Excelent in anti puncher
[x] Good in ride performance
[x] Fair in speed and smoothness of ride.

bobpzero

michelin krylion carbon tyres

sicknote

Plus what are you pumping your tyres up with as you might be getting pinch flats.
Are you using a track pump with gauge as it will help you get the righht pressure if that is the problem.

x8swift9x

Have you found the cause each time? I had continental GP4000's on my Dawes and got very annoyed with the amount of punctures I was getting. I then bought Michelin Pro races 3's and had the same problem.

Turned out it was my rims catching the tube, as the supplied stock rim tape was ****. I bought some decent quality rim tape from wiggle, cycled 450 miles across france in one week without a puncture!! I have cycled approx. 700 miles since that trip and still haven't had one.

So, Pro Races 3's and Velox rim tape from wiggle are the perfect combination!