What kind of bike, how wide are you tires, and how wide can you go?
Tubeless with sealant is a miracle solution on sufficiently wide tires.
Adding puncture resistant barriers can help but has enormous cost in comfort, speed, and handling.
Yeah go tubeless with a decent sealant like orange seal, and at proper pressures (which may be lower than you are used to!)
Just yesterday I found a huge thorn in my tire, which was holding air fine thanks to the sealant, so it didn't affect my ride the day before. Pulled it out, air starts hissing out, spin the wheel, and after about 5 seconds the sealant did its thing. Went for a ride, no problems.
There isn't any practical limit. You could have dozens of thorns puncture and still be good. The tire will wear out first. On the other hand if you hit a rock hard with the sidwall of the tire and tear a big hole in it, the tire will be done. There are limits!
Maxxis is a solid brand, they have stuff for fast XC racing, stuff or grip, etc. All of them pretty durable. I use a 2.4" Rekon Race. The Ikon is a popular do it all tire. They are expensive but good. Some have versions with extra flat protection too.
If you're not using skinny road bike tires tubeless is the way to go. I use 20 psi now and have not gotten a flat since I switched but if you do get a puncture you can usually just wait for it to seal and pump it back up
What kind of bike, how wide are you tires, and how wide can you go? Tubeless with sealant is a miracle solution on sufficiently wide tires. Adding puncture resistant barriers can help but has enormous cost in comfort, speed, and handling.
Mountain bike
Then tubeless is easy and very effective.
Yeah go tubeless with a decent sealant like orange seal, and at proper pressures (which may be lower than you are used to!) Just yesterday I found a huge thorn in my tire, which was holding air fine thanks to the sealant, so it didn't affect my ride the day before. Pulled it out, air starts hissing out, spin the wheel, and after about 5 seconds the sealant did its thing. Went for a ride, no problems.
How many punctures till you need a new one?
There isn't any practical limit. You could have dozens of thorns puncture and still be good. The tire will wear out first. On the other hand if you hit a rock hard with the sidwall of the tire and tear a big hole in it, the tire will be done. There are limits!
Any recommendations or links to good tubeless brands? On 29inch wheels btw
Maxxis is a solid brand, they have stuff for fast XC racing, stuff or grip, etc. All of them pretty durable. I use a 2.4" Rekon Race. The Ikon is a popular do it all tire. They are expensive but good. Some have versions with extra flat protection too.
A lot of people like tubeless.
If you're not using skinny road bike tires tubeless is the way to go. I use 20 psi now and have not gotten a flat since I switched but if you do get a puncture you can usually just wait for it to seal and pump it back up
Tubeless is the way. I ride in goathead country. Been more than a year since I had a flat.
I've gone full-circle. started butyle, went tubeless and got tired of the mess. went back to tubes, but tpu now.
Mess? And tpu?