Installing new Gaterskins on my road bike.

[pumpkinpony]

I read somewhere about putting the tires in your dryer for 10 minutes to get them to soften up.. Works great at home but doesn't help you if you get a flat on the road. Knock on wood I haven't gotten a flat with Gatorskins.

[azfiddle]

I have used Gatorskins pretty much exclusively since I started riding- we have so many goatsheads and other thorns and debris on the roads around Tucson. I once spent 30 minutes trying to install new Gatorskis and finally drove over to the bike shop to let the shop guys do it. I recently switched to foldables- they are much easier to get on and I decided it was worth the extra $5 to be able to get them onto the rims by myself. That said, I have gotten as many as 4000 miles on a Gatorskin with ZERO flats!

[Raindrop]

Azfiddle, I spent some time in Oro Valley last January, and within the first 3 miles of my first ride there I got a flat so I totally agree with you on your choice of tires down there.

I had my friend install the gatorskins and if I get 4000 miles out of them I'll be in heaven!!!

(The funny thing was, when I got the flat down there in Arizona, I was lucky to be riding with my friend who lived there because she ended up changing the flat. Due to the dry air, every time I bent over, my nose started bleeding.)

[Helene2013]

I've been using those tires and love them. My husband said that he has to use all 3 standard/basic tire removal tool that comes in our kit to remove/install that tire. You have to put those 3 very close together and it works great but he did sweat a lot the first time he tried (and will not repeat the big words he said along hihi).