last two cycles in wet weather = 2 punctures!

[hero of valour]

....rear tyre suffered two punctures now in space of 2 weeks both times cycled in rain....i know you can pick up punctures more often in the rain due to glass collecting on side of road etc but is this common??...could it just be a dodgy rear tyre?

 

[Liamjc90]

Not an expert or anything but from my experience (very brief) you can't really see the ground as well as when it's clear weather so you may not avoid things on the road that you would normally see.

 

[MrJamie]

I had thought wet rubber was meant to be more prone to letting sharp things through, maybe your tyre is borderline ready to be replaced.

 

[PaulSecteur]

What tyres do you have?

 

[hero of valour]

What tyres do you have?

hiya mate, the one's which came with the bike - the double blackbelt one's....i've had the bike since beginning of may and probably clocked about 600 miles on it since....what do ya reckon?...btw i had a third puncture tonight!...checked for glass and nothing to be found within the tyre....i think it needs replacing, guna give it one more go and if i get one more within the next couple weeks i'm going for replacements!

 

[PaulSecteur]

Might be worth having a look at schwalbe durano plus (not the durano s). They are like marathons for road bikes. Expensive, but worth it if you need tougher tyres.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Is it possible that you are failing to remove some small object that you can't see? Are the punctures in the same place each time? reason I ask is that failing to remove some tiny thing embedded in the rear tyre that is just every so slightly poking through, is a common cause of repeated punctures in my experience. I have found that turning the rear tyre inside out and really examining it well helps considerably, I have even been known to resort to using my tongue (it is very sensitive and can feel thinks you can't easily see) on the inside of the tyre where I know the puncture has occured. I know it sounds mad, but it works and is not as unhygenic as it sounds (honest!).

Anyhow - it was a random thought for you....

 

[Sittingduck]

Impossible to say after just two flats.

 

[MattHB]

I'd bet its something still in the tyre. When you fit the tyre make sure the name badge is over the valve, when you then puncture take it off and track the position from the valve. It can make it much easier to find the offending object. The tiniest bit if grit in a tyre cut can cause no end of problems.

 

[hero of valour]

cheers guys, thanks the advice, i've just repaired the innertube and definitely found the offending gash in the tyre...definitely no glass or anything to be found but to be honest i probably could have checked the tyre better (not with me tongue!!)....i'll see how it goes and if i get another i'll get the tyre right off and check it properly...thanks again

 

[marshmella]

Is it possible that you are failing to remove some small object that you can't see? Are the punctures in the same place each time? reason I ask is that failing to remove some tiny thing embedded in the rear tyre that is just every so slightly poking through, is a common cause of repeated punctures in my experience. I have found that turning the rear tyre inside out and really examining it well helps considerably, I have even been known to resort to using my tongue (it is very sensitive and can feel thinks you can't easily see) on the inside of the tyre where I know the puncture has occured. I know it sounds mad, but it works and is not as unhygenic as it sounds (honest!).

Anyhow - it was a random thought for you....

I like my bike and my tyres, i said like not lick although i have been known to lick the inner tube.

 

[hero of valour]

Might be worth having a look at schwalbe durano plus (not the durano s). They are like marathons for road bikes. Expensive, but worth it if you need tougher tyres.

are these one's mate?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=83215

 

[hero of valour]

what about these?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-gatorskin-folding-road-tyre/​

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I like my bike and my tyres, i said like not lick although i have been known to lick the inner tube.

Came about trying very hard to find a seriously slow puncture on tour which was driving me mad... finally found the smallest fragment of what looked like carbon fibre, but only found it by resorting to my tongue... one of those slow punctures always in the same place problems!

 

[marshmella]

Came about trying very hard to find a seriously slow puncture on tour which was driving me mad... finally found the smallest fragment of what looked like carbon fibre, but only found it by resorting to my tongue... one of those slow punctures always in the same place problems!

It's OK mate you don't need to explain