Gritters and punctures

[ozboz]

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 ?

 

[steveindenmark]

I have just changed to Marathon plus tyres from GP4000s for the same reason.

 

[screenman]

Around here they use salt which dissolves quite quickly and is unlikely to cause punctures.

 

[sleuthey]

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 ?

Purely based on gut reaction I cannot see the grit being the cause of the punctures

 

[ozboz]

Believe me the tyre treads are full of little grit shards ,

 

[annedonnelly]

Believe me the tyre treads are full of little grit shards ,

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.

 

[Globalti]

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.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

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?

 

[Blue Hills]

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.

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.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Believe me the tyre treads are full of little grit shards ,

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.

 

[Racing roadkill]

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.

 

[ozboz]

I was in the belief that marathon + had protection , must be bad luck on her behalf,

 

[vickster]

I was in the belief that marathon + had protection , must be bad luck on her behalf,

They do more than less puncture resistant tyres but no pneumatic tyre is puncture proof. How worn are the tyres?

 

[Racing roadkill]

I was in the belief that marathon + had protection , must be bad luck on her behalf,

They do, however they aren’t 100 percent puncture proof.

 

[ozboz]

Two weeks since I put them on , oh well ,