[Luckypants]

You can reduce the number of punctures by your tyre choice. I was advised to get Continental Ultra Gatorskin tyres by my riding friends when I started, the whole group use them. In over 1K miles last year I only witnessed one puncture (last week), apart from the pinch puncture I got from riding over a big rock, which I could have avoided by paying attention. I'm sure there are other 'strong' tyres about, but these seem to work well.