Giant Defy 4 too many punctures!!
musclebeach
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New into road biking with my bike, every single time I've been out on it (4 times since just before Xmas) I've got a front puncture which is an instant flat, I'd almost love a slow puncture but I'm not that lucky it seems! Usually Glass is the problem too so no problem with the rimtape or tyre internals. Running at 120psi.
Am I just unlucky? Running on the factory fit Giant tyres, think it is finally worth changing onto a better tyre?
Am I just unlucky? Running on the factory fit Giant tyres, think it is finally worth changing onto a better tyre?
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Either you're not or you need to find broken glass free roads. A puncture every ride is not normal.
Also make sure not to ride in the gutter ride where the left car tyre would go on the road = less glass etc
There are loads of threads on this - probably not much consensus. FWIW I've found Vitoria Rubino Pros to be excellent against punctures (better than Gatorskins etc) but I don't know you can get that same tyre now. I think Schwalbe Durano get good press. Broken glass, though, is possibly the most difficult to prevent punctures against. As above, try to avoid it. Tyres will help and regular inspection and removal of small shards is a good practice.
You make enough offerings to the puncture fairy and eventually you'll get rewarded with fewer.
My roads are covered with glass and sometimes metal shards. It's often a case of learning which kinds of roads and where are the road you'll pick things up.
I've used Schwalbe Durano Plus and Conto Gatorskins. I prefer the Gators. Personally I like to run a 'normal' tyre on the front.
I've been road riding for 6 years. Two hour commute round trip 3-4 times a week. A bit less during winter when the road conditions gets really bad.
I've had in total 2 punctures. It is one of those things really. Bad luck?
Now I run tubeless and I can't recommend them higher. Never had a puncture since I had tubless for a year and half now running on Hunt Aero Wheels with Schwalbe S One Tubeless running at 50 psi.
If glass is the problem I suggest you try for now the schwalbe Durano http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-durano ... 60685265uk
They are brilliant. I have one spare at home just in case my tubeless fails.
Just try and pick a clean line, avoid gutters and cycling on the left hand side of a continuous white line for the same reasons.
your tyre pressure is high but while most stock tyres are not the best they usually balance longevity, grip, cost and speed to an acceptable level.
Desmond Tutu
Voltaire
It's your route and path. I ride road, street, and greenway here in the US. If you're riding in an alleyway or near row houses, bars, groceries then you need to be away from the curb/gutter.
Those areas have more risk for the glass because they use glass there. Beer bottles and such.
A true road road that has somewhat frequent car traffic will have less glass. Even if it does it will end up in the gutter as the frequent traffic of cars crushes the glass to bits and the wind of the cars slowly blows it to the gutters.