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Punctured tyres are not a problem in practice anymore. Puncture resistant tyres are fairly cheap and very reliable. I cycled thousands of kilometers without getting a flat.

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They are very much a problem still, I've punctured a tire recently (the expansive puncture-resistant one). That's after several punctures last year (but that was on a regular old tires, that's why I switched). Before you ask - it's not a problem with the wheel or anything, I've had it checked.

I've never had a flat tire in the countryside trips, though. It's always on broken glass some jerks throw at bike lanes in bigger cities.

Also probably the fact I'm overweight is a factor.

BTW when I was about 7 I had a small bike with full-rubber tires. It was great, I wonder why it's not done for full-size bikes. It wasn't THAT much heavier.

I dug several mm long glass shards out of my Schwalbe Marathon+ without them penetrating to the tube, but if you want solid rubber, you can buy it: https://tannus.com/tires/

Thanks, this sounds great. But 2 tires cost more than my whole bike :/ Not that I can't afford it, it just feels wrong somehow :)

Just compare it to car tires and it doesn't sound so expensive anymore :)

On cars they absolutely are still a problem in practice.

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