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This brand of tires from Specialized is great at resisting punctures. These thick tubes provide more protection against punctures. Tuffy brand has been popular for a long time (kind of like plastic/rubber), but a newer kind made out of Kevlar works even better – albeit at a higher price ($15-20 per tire). A tireliner is a long strip of tough material that you put between the tube and the tire. Note: Once a tube has been slimed, always make sure the valve is pointing down (12 o’clock position) before putting air in it, otherwise the slime will try to get out and clog the valve. Only works with standard (Schraeder) tubes, because you can’t remove the valve stems on Presta tubes.

Bike shops sell it, and they’ll put it in for you if you don’t know how to remove your valve stem. The slime automatically seals small punctures.

This is non-toxic goop that you put inside the tube. Here are products which will help prevent flats, all available at your local friendly bike shop or from Amazon: Better than knowing how to fix a flat tire is not getting one in the first place. Before we tell you how to fix a flat, let’s see how to prevent them.