Do you see a lot glass on the road?

[Crankin]

I hardly ever see glass here in MA. I am mostly riding semi rural and suburban roads. I don't ride in the city at all. I have only had 3 flats in 8 years; two were from riding in the same place in Maine, 2 years apart! One happened a week ago, but I guess I am assuming it was from the same spot (the road to Nubble Lighthouse in York Beach). My tire was fine while I was riding, but when I got home, it suddenly deflated as I was cleaning the chain. The first time, something actually cut my tire during a century on the same road. I had to use a dollar bill for that one. My other flat happened on a road in my old neighborhood. The tire really blew out. I think the tube was just old, I never found anything in it.

[Jiffer]

In suburbia So Cal, there's glass from time to time. I've yet to get a flat, however, knock on wood! Not sure how much is luck, how much is being watchful and careful, and how much is not riding too far to the right where most of the debris (including glass) typically is.

Dh has warned me that some of the rocks that fall into the road in the hilly areas can be very bad for tires, these particular rocks more so than others, I guess ... so to be careful there. Shortly after he told me that, my friend got a flat and she thinks it was from hitting a rock.

[arielmoon]

I ride a lovely stretch of highway with a wide shoulder but I am constantly trying to aviod debris. I had my only flat ever on that road and it looked simply like a piece of gravel even though I have hit the occasional baleing wire and other garbage. I very rarely see glass however.

[OakLeaf]

Florida - lots of glass, especially on the bridges and TONS of it on the MUP's.

Ohio - hardly any.

[atombessy]

I see a ton of glass, riding in Philly. I'm not sure what tires I have but I tend not to get flats...I think they have like 12 layers of Kevlar in them or something...if I'm riding in the streets and am forced to go through a bad patch I do try to stop to brush any pointy debri off!