My GF has had a lot of punctures lately , Marathon + tyres , I can only think it’s the grit used on the roads this time of year , it’s a real nuisance . anyone else had similar ?
I find lots of little flints in the tread of my Marathon pluses - whether the road is gritted or not. I don't think any of them has caused a puncture. I go over the tyres and flick out the flints & any other rubbish when I clean the bike. Just in case there's anything that's going to work it's way through into the tube.
The answer is to remove the tyres and boil them in hot water. It will give you the same protection against punctures as a flouro jacket does against blind drivers.
As others have said I'd be surprised if it was the grit, more than likely just having a bad run, how much pressure is she running?
This. If you regularly inspect/pick bits out if your tyres, punctures are very rare unless the tyres are worn out. I check my tyres before any ride of any length. When touring I check them every morning. I find that most punctures are caused by stuff working its way through over time.
Yes, we believe you, but we also understand that cuts open up and close with wheel cycles and trap grit. It doesn't mean grit causes the puncture.
Nah, I’ve got a puncture proof set up on the bike I use the most at this time of the year. I ride through all the puddles and grit, broken headlight / tail light glass and washed out flints, and laugh at them. I still help if someone else succumbs to the P* fairy, but when I’m riding solo, I know I’m not getting a puncture, which saves a whole shed load of time at this time of the year.
They do more than less puncture resistant tyres but no pneumatic tyre is puncture proof. How worn are the tyres?
