“Puncture-proof” is written on my tires. Does that mean they are…puncture proof? It looks like the back one was punctured. I found a small hole and it felt like I rode over something “puncturing” but who knows…

I went to the cycle shop after work and picked up spare tubes, tire levers (I think they’re called that), and a hand pump to travel with. Was also kindly shown how to change the inner tube. I think I can do that when this happens again.

Everything else about the bike still kind of scares me. But eventually I will learn…probably through more mistakes :P

1) Buy a floor pump, with a pressure gauge. They’re the same price as a hand pump, and much much easier to pump to high pressure.
2) Pump the tube all the way to the rating (written on the outside of the tire). You’ll get much fewer flats if you have a high pressure, oddly enough.
3) Buy “puncture-proof” tires, especially if you have “slick” treadless tires. You can get ones with a special lining that makes it much less likely to get a flat - I routinely find hundreds of shards of glass in the tire, none of which made it through to the tube.

David