How often do you check your tires for debris?

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

think I may be embarrassed to say "only if I have a puncture". Last one December 2011. But I having done a quick check of the tyres I have in the house and on my bikes, there is very little in them (studded tyres being the exception, I expect - no want bits of tungsten in them). Even on tour I only picked up the 1 flat over 14,000km from something that would have taken a lorry tyre out - what got me is how I didn't see it on the road given its size!

 

[Tynan]

never, the outer is rubber but there's a well tough breaker layer below that, on my tyres anyway, I trust that to stop small things 'working their way through', the flats I do get all look like somethng long and sharp has penetrated violently

I wore my previous rear square and right through to the breaker layer across the full running width, still no flats, I ditched in the end because it was riding odd

some of you lot are OCD I reckon

 

[slowmotion]

Hardly ever. I have a peek before a FNRttC because Management suggests it, but otherwise I don't bother. I'm pretty sharp ( sorry) ) at spotting glinting glass on the streets of west London and if I wing a patch of it, I stop and spin both wheels slowly to check. Otherwise, if She wants me, She will most certainly get me.

 

[Paul.G.]

I check the tyre pressure of whichever bike I ride almost religiously.
but rarely ever check the tyre surface for embedded glass, flints or other debris.

but doing so on one of my rare "Ooo i think i clean the bike" modes, was amazed by the shear amount of debris that was embedded in the tyre (some quite large) of my daily commute bike running Conti Sport contacts... what amazed me further was, even though a small screwdriver was needed to pry out some of the larger pieces (2x3mm in size) the tube never punctured... hats off to Conti.

After every ride and super glue any small holes or cuts

 

[B164D]

Anyone using tyresavers?
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/flint-catchers-comp.html
or am I just showing my age?

 

[gilespargiter]

I just have quick look on the infrequent occasions I need to pump the tyres up. Can't understand what all this fear of punctures is anyway. They are pretty rare, main thing that happens is the tyre goes flat at the bottom and they take only a few minutes to fix. I think in the last year I have had two and one of those was a "classic" hedge clipping jobby.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Anyone using tyresavers?
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/flint-catchers-comp.html
or am I just showing my age?

I haven't seen any of those for years, I didn't know they still did them.

 

[B164D]

I've just ordered some red Rubinos to help my Triban 3 cope with my glass-strewn commute but if they don't do the job then I'll make some. Searching Google Images for "flintcatcher" throws up loads of examples.

 

[BalkanExpress]

Whenever I'm riding with DZ

 

[kedab]

before and after every ride

 

[Glow worm]

About once a week here. I ride along lots of tracks etc, full of small, sharp flint and thorns. Amazing how much stuff I pull out of my tyres sometimes!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

once a week

a pal of mine made himself some tyresavers effectively by taping a cut yoghurt pot onto the end of his mudguards to scrape the wheel clean as it rolled past.

 

[Leaway2]

Anyone using tyresavers?
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/flint-catchers-comp.html
or am I just showing my age?

Love the cartoon.

 

[Leodis]

I have a quick look over the bars when I am having a cig before cycling home.

 

[B164D]

Vittiria Rubinos - awesome tyres for the price (£11.17 at Wiggle) (and available in red to match your bike)

Even cheaper here http://www.parker-international.co.uk/1996/Vittoria-Rubino-60tpi-Rigid-Tyre.html £10.50 with free delivery if you spend over £30.