[s2pyd]

I keep getting flats on my commute to work, I have to ride down some rocky trails, and there is probably random glass because it's heavily traveled by tourists...

I have heard that tires are made with kevlar or something now, does anyone know what if any tire is the best that I could get at perhaps walmart?

Thanks

[hophead]

The only kevlar tires I've seen are ones with a kevlar bead which isn't going to help you.

You could try a slime tube. Not sure how well they work. I've never tried them myself, but they are supposed to be self sealing.

[Doc]

Also you may try the little foam insert that you can put between your tube and tire, seems to work very well for me.

[JustJohnny]

Is that like a protective material that is harder to puncture than the rubber of the tube if something gets through the tire?

What if you put in your new tube, then put slime between the tube and the tire before airing it up? LOL Ultra flat protection?

I bought a kit once had a bag under my seat with a small crescent wrench, spare tire, automatic air-up co2 cartridge device I bought so I could do flat repairs on the trail

[BigDumbBear]

The tire liners do help a bunch. they are a very dense, but flexible, rubber material that goes between the tire and tube to help keep punctures to a minimum. You may be getting pinch-flats too, wich means you simply need to put more air in the tires.

[wildroot]

I have seen the self sealing tubes work, but you still need air for them. Get a puncture, they will go down a bit, seal theirselves and you pump them back up.

Slime in a bottle didn't work for me, I just watched it come out between the spokes.

I have kevlar belted tires made by Maxxis. "Optimum Puncture Protection" it says on the side, so far so good. They are 700X38 and only a couple of grams heavier than an ordinary tire.

The shop I work at sells thorn proof tubes and they are working for a friend but for me they are too thick and heavy.

I agree about the inflation, most are pinch flats and the heavier the rider the more important the maximum inflation is. I weigh 200 lbs. and letting a little air out of my mtb tires for off road never worked for me.

[Doc]

He brings up a very good point, make sure you check the weight differences out before you buy a tube with slime in it. Often enough they are VERY heavy in comparison.

[Misfit]

Do they make light enough tires that are some solid material?

[Doc]

Originally Posted by Misfit

Do they make light enough tires that are some solid material?

Not that I have seen but I would be interested in what others have found.

[jeepwithnoname]

Back in the day when I worked close enough to home I used to have the same problem... got pretty good at patching a hole in the tube on the trail. But a friend of mine told me about "Tire Tuffy's"... they work very well. I bought them at my local bike shop. Not very expensive but kinda heavy. There's always a give and a take.