Archive Categories Bike Maintenance	Use standard inner tubes rather than ultralight tubes. (thicker tubes are harder to pinch)	+ 50 grams / wheel
Controls Drive Train Frames and Forks Pedals	Use tubes that "fit" the tire instead of small diameter tubes that stretch to fit it. (a stretched tube is easier to pinch than one that is not - think about a popping balloon, it's easier if the balloon is blown up a lot)	+ 50 grams / wheel
Riding Tips Saddles Tires Wheels and Rims	Use a tire with deep tread blocks. (Tread blocks are a cushion for the tube, between the tube and rock - deeper tread means a thicker cushion and a smaller load on the tube)	+ 20 to 150+ grams / wheel Cost of new tires Can be slower rolling, depends on the tread and trail conditions Good traction, better climbing, descending and cornering
Submit a question Home	Use a tire with anti pinch flat sidewalls. (they work pretty good, and are effective enough to raise the tolerable impact to that of the safe range for the rim in most cases. You hit the rock hard enough to pinch and you trash a rim anyway, so you will learn not to. You'll do the same with a tubeless set up unless you are rich.)	+ 40 grams / wheel Cost of new tires Not as effective as tubeless
	Make your own anti pinch flat tire mods (be creative - it's not hard to do)	+ 50 grams / wheel Cost of labor and materials More effective than the above, but "too effective" in the same way that tubeless wheels are - rim damage is more likely.
	Use more air pressure in your tires. (makes the impact required to push the tire into the rim and pinch the tube bigger)	+ 0 grams There is a loss of traction. There is a change in the suspension characteristics of the tire It's faster on hard surfaces.
	Use tires with larger casings (larger casings increase the distance the tire has to be compressed before it smashes the tube into the rim)	+ 30 to 150+ grams / wheel
	Use a suspension seat post (the impact load on the wheel is reduced if there is a smaller load on the bike from your weight as the bike hits the bump).	+ 100 to 200 grams It only works on the rear wheel (but that's the one that matters the most) It only works when you are seated (but that's when it matters the most) Cost of the post, and they wear pretty quickly
	Tune your front fork to be softer (ditto)	+ 0 grams Only works on the front wheel Might not work right in other riding situations
	Ride a full suspension bike (ditto)	+ $$$ ???
	Learn better riding technique	not always possible
	Slow down	not always desirable
	Pay attention to your lines	not always possible