Last month, for the first time in thousands of KM, I got a flat tire.
It was fixed (replaced tube) and I've happily ridden another 400km since.
But I ride at nearly max pressure for the tires, because I assume this was caused by a pinch flat. At the time this flat happened, I was not running low pressure, but lower pressure than I am now (50psi vs 60psi, perhaps), and it happened on a very low speed ride on a smooth trail... no hard hits.
This was a new tube that I installed about 350km earlier, so maybe "user error."
But can someone tell me what might have actually been the cause of that type of flat?
Heavy duty construction staple?
No. Nothing punctured the tire at all. Only the tube was damaged, which is why I'm thinking pinch flat/installation error.