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2 punctures in one ride
On 16/06/2011 3:41 PM, Geoff Lock wrote:
On 16/06/2011 12:04 PM, Rob wrote: On 16/06/2011 2:31 AM, Geoff Lock wrote: On 15/06/2011 9:50 PM, Rob wrote: On 15/06/2011 4:46 AM, Geoff Lock wrote: I think I'll rip off the tyres from me other bike .... should have done that in the first place... hhmmmm... Solid tyres should fix that problem! Hm, now that you mentioned them, I had a google and, of cos, they are available. I have always known of solid tyres on forklifts and those solid forklift tyres weigh more than a few grams Better than pushing your bike home! Heheheh!! Given the frigging weight of some solid forklift tyres, I'll push me bike home, thanks Might have a read of what others say elsewhere about solids. Anybody in this newsgroup who has used solids and cares to impart some life experiences? At one stage the water board had rubber rings about 1"dia to seal the watermain pipes, off hand the 20" (or the like) did fit tightly when stretched on the rim - it doesn't take much increase in circumference to expand to 700 or 27" rims. Hm, but those rings will probably be quite dense and hard right thru and will probably produce that "harsh" ride mentioned by Sheldon Brown's article in the link posted by John Henderson above. No they are soft (about like the tread on my MTB tyres) as they have to flex and seal pipe joints. Then again you could always fill the tube with silicon but solid silicon, after a lot of flexing turns to liquid again. But if one was stuck out in the bush with a flat tyre with no spares and miles from nowhere, I guess one WOULD wish for a solid tyre - harsh ride or no harsh ride |
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2 punctures in one ride
On 16/06/2011 6:04 PM, Rob wrote:
On 16/06/2011 3:41 PM, Geoff Lock wrote: On 16/06/2011 12:04 PM, Rob wrote: On 16/06/2011 2:31 AM, Geoff Lock wrote: On 15/06/2011 9:50 PM, Rob wrote: On 15/06/2011 4:46 AM, Geoff Lock wrote: At one stage the water board had rubber rings about 1"dia to seal the watermain pipes, off hand the 20" (or the like) did fit tightly when stretched on the rim - it doesn't take much increase in circumference to expand to 700 or 27" rims. Hm, but those rings will probably be quite dense and hard right thru and will probably produce that "harsh" ride mentioned by Sheldon Brown's article in the link posted by John Henderson above. No they are soft (about like the tread on my MTB tyres) as they have to flex and seal pipe joints. Ah! Then again you could always fill the tube with silicon but solid silicon, after a lot of flexing turns to liquid again. Solid silicon does? I'll be damned, I didn't know that. |
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2 punctures in one ride
On 16/06/2011 4:41 PM, terryc wrote:
Geoff Lock wrote: On 16/06/2011 12:54 PM, terryc wrote: Geoff Lock wrote: Hm, now that you mentioned them, I had a google and, of cos, they are available. I have always known of solid tyres on forklifts and those solid forklift tyres weigh more than a few grams at one stage a few decades ago someone promoted the idea of filling the tyre with expanding foam. The idea being no punctures. Major problem was low speed limitations, like 30kms/hr. i suspect the other problem was recovery cycles were too low as I never saw it on the market. Recovery cycles? Not sure what you mean there. When the foam s at the bottom it gets squashed. on the way up it expands, just like in an air filled tyre. If it doesn't, you end up with flat tyres. Recovery cycles or number of revs in the life of the foam. I see, them recovery cycles - sorta like how much "springiness was in the foam" type of "recovery". I had visions of search and rescue bicycles (that kind of recovery) which went out looking for other bicycles which had solid tyres which had somehow failed the test - whatever the test may be. I'm glad I cleared that one up for me |
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2 punctures in one ride
On 2011-06-15, thefathippy wrote:
I've successfully used a Mars Bar wrapper to stop a dodgy sidewall eating tubes. Eat Mars Bar. Place wrapper on inside of tyre at point of dodginess. insert tube and inflate, being careful not to move the wrapper. Ride to use up Mars Bar calories... ...and always carry a patch kit - as well as tubes. I've used a $5 note to do the same thing. I don't carry Mars bars around, but I've always got my wallet. -- John "Bother," said the Borg, "We've assimilated Pooh." |
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Never like Dates..... Prunes are yummy though
Im keen for the next ride anyway.... the last one was great I know it sounds all blubbersucky but the people you share the ride with Do make the difference. |
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2 punctures in one ride
On 29/06/2011 7:50 PM, Johnherpes wrote:
Never like Dates..... Prunes are yummy though Im keen for the next ride anyway.... the last one was great I know it sounds all blubbersucky but the people you share the ride with Do make the difference. Huh? WTF you carrying on about? What date? Never mind, don't answer that! What next ride? Where? You are quite right in that during a social ride, the people one rides with make a difference and yes, it does sound "blubbersucky" |
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