On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 4:38:15 AM UTC-4, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 23:06:56 -0400, Frank Krygowski
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She gets to look at scenery. I get to look for potholes.

I suspect that is why I have so few pinch flats. I do watch the road,
closely, and might even slow down if I can't avoid something with
sharp edges.

We don't have many potholes here but we do have a lot of storm drains
which range from, oh say 3 ft x 3 ft to 10 ft x 10 ft and most of
them, after years of use, repaveing and repaveing don't fit flush and
present a nice sharp edge to the oncoming wheel. I slow down.

Heavens to Sweet Betsey! You mean people should reduce speed and ride at a speed that matches the road/trail/path conditions? What a novel concept. VBEG LOL

Unfortunately for many other users of those same areas, many bicyclist want to "bomb" along at top speed. When I tour on those old fire/logging/mining roads I keep my speed to what enables me to maintain control of my bicycle and also to see what's on the road/trail up ahead. I'd hate to blow out a tire 40 miles or so from anywhere someone might see me for days. Perhaps because I ride aware of my surroundings and reduce my speed when needed is the reason why I don't get pinch-flats or slice my tires when I tour. I do carry a folding spare tire as a just in case though because what I can ride in a day might take close to a week to walk pushing a loaded bicycle. Other peoples' mileage might and probably does vary.

Cheers