Tire Advice-- Broken Glass and Commuting

The broken glass on the Prairie Path, with the change in weather, has gone from occasional to very common. I've been commuting on it with minimal incident since May, but now I've had three flats in the last week, and it is becoming tiresome. I'm riding an older Schwinn Suburban with 27 x 1 1/4 tires, and the original wheels. I'm looking for suggestions-- the current tires are nothing special, but have been replaced this season.

On the bright side, I replaced my own tube (front tire) for the first time in 3000 miles of riding last week!

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 14, 2013 at 9:24am

Interesting. I learn something new here every day.

Steve Courtright said:

Very true Anne, but I believe that the surface tension of the rubber also becomes less and thus is easier to cut. I learned that from an old school chemist!

Science facts are cool.

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Permalink Reply by Al Ribskis on February 15, 2013 at 7:01am

On my 30 year old Schwinn Continental, I've gone to ( 27 X 1 3/8 ) a Kenda knobby tire + a Kenda heavy-duty tube ( no too much $$ ! ) I ride in the city all the time and carry tools, groceries and getting a flat is a rare occurrence