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While this didn’t do much for avoiding punctures, it did reduce the number of pinch flats I got (a pinch flat is when you height hit something hard enough that your tube is pinched between your tire and rim, puncturing the tube with what looks like a snakebite). Then I discovered Stan’s Notubes. Basically, this setup lets you convert a traditional wheel and tire into a tubeless wheel. A special height rimstrip seals to your tire, and a small amount of liquid latex seals off punctures before the tire even goes flat. height In theory, you’re protected from both pinch and puncture flats. I remember the first time I got a puncture with my Stan’s setup. There was a brief “fizzt” as air escaped, a little liquid latex squirted onto my legs, and that was the end of it. The puncture was defeated. I never even had to get off my bike. I was in love. Or rather, I was in love until I raced the Tour of Canyonlands that year.
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