Everyone has offered very good advice, but I will add another tidbit from my own experience.
About 15 years ago I got a series of flats. I was sure that I had done everything right in fixing the flat, running my fingers around the inside of the tire to be sure there was nothing sharp left. (Ahem, be very careful doing that, it's a good way to also puncture your finger.) Finally, I pulled the tire entirely off the rim and turned it inside out. There was a tiny fragment of glass exactly the size/width of the tire rubber, which I couldn't see or feel from the inside or outside. But each time I went over a big bump or curb, it poked through the tire just enough to poke the tube and finally punctured the tube. Once that tiny glass fragments was gone, so were the flats. (Until last night when I came out of my office and found my tire flat. Thanks to B Cycle for providing me with a bike to finish attending two city meetings last night. Now I can fix the flat without rushing.) Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) [email protected]
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