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From what I've heard, "tubeless" tires are supposed to be more resilient: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubeless_tire#Bicycle_tires
They're still relatively new/expensive, though.
And it's not a super simple system either. You have a scoop of rubber-y liquid in your tires at all times, which is supposed to seal the tire on the seams and in case you get a hole in it...
Yeah, that was the next rabbithole. 🙈 I‘ve watched too many videos, checked too many lists of ingredients for the magic fluid you need for these tires and talked with a bicycle colleague at work about tires in length. I‘m still riding tubeful, not tubeless.
You getting pinch flats or puncture flats?
At that time it was rather bad batch/material failure as far as I remember.
What brand? Maybe I can get free tube replacements…
I've been riding tubeless tires on my gravel bike for 6 years. Never going back to tubes.