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The latest flat tyre breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at Cycling Weekly
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Best tubeless tyre puncture repair tools 2025: for road and gravel tyres
No one enjoys abruptly ending a ride due to a flat tyre. Our testers purposefully punctured their tyres to discover the top tubeless tyre plug kits that could rescue your ride
By Danielle Tarloff Last updated
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Best puncture repair kits 2025: Help your wallet and the environment by mending your tubes
Get back on the road as easily as possible with our pick of the best puncture repair kits
By Paul Norman Last updated
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I rode every cobbled street in my city and punctured twice, but I still can't resist the rumble of the stones
Forget smooth tarmac, it's cobble season
By Tom Davidson Published
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How to fix a puncture and patch a bicycle inner tube
A step-by-step guide on how to fix a puncture
By Cat Glowinski Published
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Why I learned to stop worrying and love the puncture
Sam Jones has fostered an appreciation for punctures since his first flat, back in the year 2000
By Sam Jones Published
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Tweets of the Week: Remco Evenepoel dispels puncture myth, a free lunch for Geraint Thomas, and buoying bantz for Josh Tarling
It's Friday, it's all happening – it's tweets of the week!
By James Shrubsall Published
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This was the sort of puncture that demands you remove the tubeless tyre and put an inner tube in — the mess would have been visible from space
CW's columnist is a convert to fat tyres and tubeless set ups — less so his friend Bernard
By Michael Hutchinson Last updated
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Why was Remco Evenepoel running inner tubes during the Olympic road race - where he punctured in the closing kilometres?
The majority of the professional peloton has moved over to tubeless systems - setting the Olympic champion apart
By Joe Baker Published
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Tom Pidcock overcomes early puncture to win cross-country mountain bike gold at Paris Olympics
Yorkshireman successfully defends gold medal won at Tokyo games after early setback
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Vittoria RideArmor TLR all-season road tyre is swift, grippy and shrugs off punctures
It's not the lightest, fastest or the cheapest tyre we've ever reviewed but it is an impressive all-season all-rounder
By Andy Turner Published
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Will solid bike tyres ever really be a good solution to punctures?
Many beginner cyclists seek "puncture proof tyres" - but the ultimate option, a solid tyre, isn't something we see many adult riders choosing to adopt
By Paul Norman Published
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Identifying the rider who will get a lot of punctures is just as valuable a skill as anticipating a crash
A sixth sense for avoiding crashes is useful, observes CW's columnist, but so is an intuition for spotting spongers and puncture-prone clubmates
By Michael Hutchinson Published
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New RideArmor tires claimed to be Vittoria’s ‘most durable and puncture resistant’ ever
Designed for commuters and high-mileage training, the RideArmor prioritizes a long wear-life, comfort and grip - alongside the amped up puncture resistance
By Stefan Abram Published
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Pirelli Cinturato Road Clincher tire review - puncture resistance with tube-type convenience
As an all-weather workhorse, the Cinturatos are grippy, reliable and spare you the faff of tubeless
By Tim Russon Published