Talk:Flat tire

Motor vehicle?

Why on Earth does this article begin with the expression "in a motor vehicle"? Flats are profoundly more common on bicycles, which frequently use very thin-walled tyres. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmsg (talk • contribs) 16:33, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Cycling with flat tires

What happens if a cyclist keeps on cycling with a flat tire?

Most sources simply recommend stopping and pushing - some suggest this would "destroy the tire and rims", but how? and why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.90.34.94 (talk) 12:39, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

When the tyre is flat the rim will likely be pressing down on the sidewall of the deflated tyre, which will damage it if done for too long. Alternatively the rim may be in direct contact with the road, which is widely held to be a Bad Thing. Other hazards include reduced control over the bike's direction (front flat), the tyre coming off completely and jamming against the frame or fork, and falling off. I did once manage the last 8 km of a winter 200 with a flat, but it's not an experience I'd care to repeat. Also, bicycle punctures are actually caused by She Who Must Not Be Named, a.k.a. The P*nct*r* Fairy. Mr Larrington (talk) 14:06, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

American slant

This article seems to have a large slant to an American point of view. While it is factually correct, informing me, a Briton, or indeed any other nationality that the American Automobile Association will change my tyres for me, is not really that relevant. Maybe the page could be reworked a bit, so that recovery services are in their own section, 'Many companies around the world offer recovery or tyre changes to their members *list examples by country*' 80.6.34.57 (talk) 23:14, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Style

This article is written in how-to style.--Anon423 (talk) 23:11, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

False

One highly important preventative measure in avoiding a flat is to ensure your spare tire is properly inflated and in good, undamaged condition. How does one avoid a flat tyre by having a proper spare? It's like saying you won't get shot if you bring a proper first aid kit Llanorant (talk) 07:33, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Wrongness of Bicycle section

About this section:

Thin-walled tires, especially those used in road racing bicycles are particularly susceptible to puncture by road debris, such as thorns, and small pieces of glass that would not affect tires with more substantial tread.

I must say that is not true, even very false. Mountainbikers change their tire much more faster than road biker. Tubular, half tubulars are so well made, they dont puncture so easy, and i am sure citation from the text wasnt made by cycler. See Pariz-Roubaix race, check with flat tires. --PetarM (talk) 07:59, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Marked as How-To for a decade

This article has been marked as how-to for over 10 years. Is there anything to preserve or should it be sent to AFD? RJFJR (talk) 04:44, 30 May 2022 (UTC)