Puncture Proof Tube Recommendations?

I will assume it is a hybrid.

If you have thorns in the road, I'd maybe do a Mr. Tuffy. I would not spend money on any tube solutions until you get a flat. 700x38c is a pretty wide tire, you are just going to increase

rolling resistance and be unhappy and cursing when you are pedalling up a hill.

A bettter solution is to get better tires instead. There are many tires with Kevlar or Aramid

belts that ride really well. I used to sneeze and get flats, but I bought $12 on sale Kevlar

road tires and have never gotten another flat.

Puncture Proof Bike Tires

Puncture Resistant Tires

This is going to be a difficult question to answer for a couple of reasons.

The first one being that there are so many different Brands and virtually everyone who answers this question is going to have a brand that they like and one that they absolutely hate.

With that in mind, I'm going to avoid using brand names.

Go to your local bicycle supply shop, whether it's the weird dude on the corner or Wal-Mart and look at the prices for the size tubes you are interested in.

Don't buy the cheapest, you get what you pay for.

Don't buy the most expensive, you are probably paying for advertising.

Pick something in the mid-price range and try it out.

Also you should seriously consider lining your tires to help protect the tubes.

I ride mountain bikes exclusively and use folded newspaper between the tread and the tube on the inside of the tire. If something penetrates the tread and newspaper the fiber from the newspaper helps the sealant in the tube seals faster.

For skinny tire guys, I have a friend who uses duct sealing tape. This isn't duct tape, it's more like a thick aluminum foil with a sticky back. You can find it at most hardware stores or home improvement centers. Line your tires with it for the same reason that I use the newspaper. It is less bulky and very few organic components can penetrate it and get to the tube

use tire liners

not aluminum foil tape or newspapers

no tube is really flat proof though

and some people think tire liners cause their own flats

maybe just ride and see if you get a lot of flats

also learn to fix them

it isn;t hard

bring 2 good tubes and a pump and tire levers on the road

then fix the leaky tubes back at home with a patch kit

wle

I have ridden Michelins, Hutchinsons, and Vittorias in recent years. I recently swapped on a pair of Vittoria Randonneur tires and love them: great feel, puncture-resistant, easy riding, and good predictable cornering characteristics. They are directional so make sure that you find the little arrows on the sidewalls and mount them pointing in the direction of rotation. I bought mine from Western Bikeworks, on-line, on sale. BTW, I strongly recommend that you replace both tires at the same time, keeping them matched. That way, you will not have your back tyre handling the road differently from your front and dumping your bike at the worst possible time ... like in a tight curve at speed. You do not want unpredictable handling characteristics; you want safe and secure. Some tyre sets do come in front/back matched sets and that is okay; they are designed to work as a set, together. Otherwise, avoid homemade mix-and-match.

There are no puncture proof tubes. There are puncture resistant tires with Kevlar (aramid fiber) liners.

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