i have a specialized hard rock pro MTB that I’ve put slicks on and i use the bike every day to commute work.
On the front ive got specialized armadillos tyres (had these for about 2 yrs, no punctures that i can remember). on the back i've got gatorskins, which i fitted towards the end of last summer from armadillos (which wore out).
i am frequently getting punctures on the back Gatorskins, recently its almost 1 a week. my commute is in London, so i understand that the roads are filthy and full of crap waiting to spoil my ride.
last week i had a puncture going home, it was dark so i just replaced it with a spare inner tube that i carry only to find that 30 seconds later it punctured again, had to walk the rest home. later found a bit of glass wedged in the tyre.
this morning i got a puncture on the way in, it was a slow puncture so decided to stop every 5 minutes and re-pump it up and fix it at lunch time.
now I dont know whats going wrong, should I ditch the gatorskins (the back tyre is pumped to 100psi and as its gatorskin should be failrly puncture resistant) even through they are still in good condition or should I look into fixing the problem smoother way- I.e Slime or something?
Any advise would be appreciated
On the front ive got specialized armadillos tyres (had these for about 2 yrs, no punctures that i can remember). on the back i've got gatorskins, which i fitted towards the end of last summer from armadillos (which wore out).
i am frequently getting punctures on the back Gatorskins, recently its almost 1 a week. my commute is in London, so i understand that the roads are filthy and full of crap waiting to spoil my ride.
last week i had a puncture going home, it was dark so i just replaced it with a spare inner tube that i carry only to find that 30 seconds later it punctured again, had to walk the rest home. later found a bit of glass wedged in the tyre.
this morning i got a puncture on the way in, it was a slow puncture so decided to stop every 5 minutes and re-pump it up and fix it at lunch time.
now I dont know whats going wrong, should I ditch the gatorskins (the back tyre is pumped to 100psi and as its gatorskin should be failrly puncture resistant) even through they are still in good condition or should I look into fixing the problem smoother way- I.e Slime or something?
Any advise would be appreciated