Flats galore! Could it be something other than bad luck?
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So I got this bike a week and a half ago (my cross check) but within the past week, I have now put in three new tubes. I had one flat due to glass in the tire and the other two are a mystery (no apparent slice of the tire, no hole in the tubes!). I will ride the day before tough mileage, come home to a firm tire that looks normal, and then go to bed and wake up to a dead tire with no obvious issue.
One of the ladies in the bike group in town said she rec's I keep the PSI down around 65. I've found that 65 is LOW for these tires on streets that can be dicey, so I'm at 70-75, which the LBS says is fine. I still got a flat this AM though. So, no biking to work for me. The cost of tubes is adding up because patching when you are in a time crunch is a big gamble and often just not possible.
Should I be checking for something else? I've checked my tube and tire repeatedly on these and found nothing suspicious. I am going to bring it back by the shop to explain it and hope they have answers but I was wondering if I should ask about something specific. I've never replaced 3 tubes on one bike EVER in the past 4 years so this seems especially odd.
***proud Hoosier, statistics nerd, and mom to a headstrong toddler***
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