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On my previous bike with 32 mm Continental Contact tires with a puncture
protection layer I got maybe 1-2 punctures every year. Upon weekly
inspection I used to pry out many small pieces of glass from the tires,
that the puncture protection had stopped. Using 25 mm r
I got a flat with my Hetres last night from the poor condition of Los
Angeles' roads--cracks and potholes. It doesn't happen monthly, but I don't
ride this bike everyday.
On Friday, November 14, 2014 6:48:28 PM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote:
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> Obviously, Jan H. is lucky not to have to deal with thi
Part of the problem here is that the roads aren’t wide enough in many places to
accommodate a bike lane. Basically, there’s the travel lane and the concrete
gutter. I of course steer clear of piles of stuff like the one in my photo, but
the “sweeping” action of the cars tends to move the flat-ca
I looked at the photo, and it doesn't look that abnormal. We have car
accidents in Seattle, too. I just go around the pile of debris, rather than
through it. When you look at the photo, you can see that the "travel lane"
is clean.
That said, I had to go through a pile of bottle glass in a narro
I never ride in the deep shoulder if I can help it. All kinds of debris there
that collects over the years. Flatland for sure.
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I've had a few flats with Hetres, but less than I had with narrower tires. I
think the lower air pressure lets the tires roll over stuff than would puncture
a high pressure tire. Jan's argument is true in my experience.
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After every auto collision some kind soul sweeps the debris into the bike
lane.
M
On Friday, November 14, 2014 9:48:28 PM UTC-5, Eric Norris wrote:
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> Obviously, Jan H. is lucky not to have to deal with this on a daily basis:
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> https://flic.kr/p/pM2AGC
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> His flat-free experience would be m
