Copied from another thread: 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 racing tires was impossible for commuting and everyday use on my roads - 10 punctures on the 14 days I tried having them... all 10 punctures because of glass.
On my current bike with 42 mm Hetres I have had two punctures in three years, and I'm on my second back tire with the front tire soon having to be replaced too. And one puncture was because of a glass shard that tore a hole big enough I could put my finger through. I glued it from the inside with rubber cement and a patch made from a tubular tire, and used it a full year more, until it was completely worn out. I weigh 210 lbs so I have to run them at fairly high pressure (~4 bar/60 psi in the back) compared to what the lightweights can run them at, which makes it even more impressive. I absolutely love these Hetre tires - fast, silent, comfortable, grippy and in practice - for me, so far - puncture proof. I just wish they were available in a true 50 mm 559 mm/26" version... Johan Larsson, Sweden On Saturday, November 15, 2014 3:48:28 AM UTC+1, Eric Norris wrote: > > Obviously, Jan H. is lucky not to have to deal with this on a daily basis: > > https://flic.kr/p/pM2AGC > > His flat-free experience would be much different, I think, if he had to > ride in these conditions. > > P.S. Today’s ride: No flats!! > > —Eric N > campyo...@me.com <javascript:> > www.campyonly.com > www.wheelsnorth.org > Blog: http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > Twitter: @campyonlyguy > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
