Summer tires and punctures

pjm · 07-10-2012, 10:57 AM

I've had 3 punctures in 3 different tires in 6 months with my Conti Extreme DW's. The first 2 were heavy duty staples, the most recent was a triangular shard of metal. Anyone else have this issue with summer tires? Is it that the stickier compound tends to pick up more shrapnel? Or is it just a rash of bad luck with me?

BlackedOutBimmer · 07-10-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pjm

I've had 3 punctures in 3 different tires in 6 months with my Conti Extreme DW's. The first 2 were heavy duty staples, the most recent was a triangular shard of metal. Anyone else have this issue with summer tires? Is it that the stickier compound tends to pick up more shrapnel? Or is it just a rash of bad luck with me?

Sticky summer tires=soft rubber.

Soft rubber obviously will pick up nonsense better than hard rubber winter wheels or even all-seasons.

Gary@TireRack · 07-10-2012, 12:03 PM

Just bad luck. You might pick up more sand or stones, but anything sharp enough to puncture a summer tire will puncture an all season tire just as easily.

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