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Too many Flats...what to do?
When I went riding the other day, I had a flat caused by a rather large thorn. When was loading the flat uni into the car, I noticed another thorn. After patching the first two, I water tested the tire and found two more holes. I assume thorns also caused those flats. Question time: Do any of you used any sort of tire goop to prevent the air loss in the case of puncture? How well do they work? Do any of you use those tube protecting strips? How do those work? The thorns that stick my tire was about an inch long each and very sharp. In fact, my dad went riding at the same place yesterday and got a flat from a thorn that went straight through two layers of that protecting strip. Thanks, Daniel -- daino149 - How's it going, Texas? there ain't enough body armor in the country for me to try that. -- Ken on the mtbr forum in reference to MUni ------------------------------------------------------------------------ daino149's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/933 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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I used slime when i used to mountain bike in the caribbean. There were thorns all over the place called 'kasha' or akaisha(sp). I didnt have a choice not to use anything or else i wouldnt be able to ride. Those damn thorns would give cars flat tires! So its been a while since ive lived there and had to use slime. But as i remember it did the job pretty well. Of course, it makes your tire heavier. I would give slime a 8 out of 10 from my experiences with it. What kind of riding are you doing? Im sure there is a lot of new stuff that has come out since my experience so i am probably pretty outdated. Good luck, man! -- mango - unity - as 1 stand together "I know I'd be willing to spend up to $20 for a set of strong nipples." -andrew_carter (sorry buddy, couldnt resist =) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mango's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3892 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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Too many Flats...what to do?
This was on my road cycle. It's a 26er with a Nirve Badass Tire (slick). The thorns I'm having problems with are from a tree called Keawe. I think it's similar to akaisha, the trees look alike. How much do you use? Do you leave the thorn in, or pull it out? Thanks, Daniel -- daino149 - How's it going, Texas? there ain't enough body armor in the country for me to try that. -- Ken on the mtbr forum in reference to MUni ------------------------------------------------------------------------ daino149's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/933 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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Too many Flats...what to do?
You could try these 'NoTubes (link)' (http://www.notubes.com/) I've got one I haven't yet put on my MUni, we don't have giant thorns here. -- brian.slater - Nellfurtiti, the Wonder Cat Brian C. Slater AKA: Snoopy Ok, I am now officially in my normal state of -advanced- confusion. Don't try to confuse me, it won't make any difference. "To not decide is to decide" - undecided ------------------------------------------------------------------------ brian.slater's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3902 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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slime works very well. some bike shops have a vat of it to spray into your tube. -eric -- onefiftyfour - Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onefiftyfour's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3495 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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I used 'Slime" in my motorcycle for off road use. I have *never* had a flat with a 'Slimed' tire and I have picked up some pretty major torns. Newtouni -- newtouni Everything is a progression... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ newtouni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5465 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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Too many Flats...what to do?
I've only had moderate success with Slime. For me, it's always been a temporary fix. I don't know about anyone else, but when I used the slime in my tires, it only lasts for a little bit and then the seal goes again. I had it happen in the middle of a 5K charity race I was doing (it was a running race, but they asked me specifically to ride it on my unicycle to give some variety). I got up that morning to find out that I had a thorn in my tire (and this was a "thorn resistant" tube). I already had goop in my tire, and so pumped up the tire again. I then proceeded to ride it for a while to make sure the seal was fine. No problem. So I got to the race and rode for about 5 minutes. Then the seal gave out and I got the same flat again. I tried pumping up the tire, but it kept deflating. So I started pushing my unicycle for a few minutes. The slime then sealed the tire again and I was able to pump up my tire and finish the race. But all this was after I'd lost plenty of time off the clock. So use slime at your own risk. My MUni has a Kenda Kolossal tire and a Duro heavyweight downhill tube. I've never got a flat with that setup, and I was getting a flat sometimes three times a month with my other uni (stupid Goathead thorns!) The Duro tube weighs quite a bit, but is just so massively thick! -- paco - Proud owner of 2 opposable thumbs Give me apathy, or... oh, whatever. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ paco's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3715 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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paco wrote: *stupid Goathead thorns * I never knew about 'goat head thorns' (http://tinyurl.com/2lfg6) until almost every tire on the entire family's bikes and the Burley trailer went flat after a ride in Goat Head country. What a pain! Flat prevention is definitely something to keep in mind when riding in thorn-rich areas. -- UniBrier - Its Time to Ride Steve DeKoekkoek ~ A one track mind in search of the never-ending sine wave. Sure you can walk the whole track, but then it's not MUni, its WUni. ~ Rowan regarding being hard-core. Actually I think it's more of a WUni. ~ John Foss regarding Sponge Bob’s water giraffe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UniBrier's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1404 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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I sprung for a self-sealing tube. Ran about 5 bucks at Wal*Mart. It came pre-slimed. -- sockmonster - Level 4 Funny how in this forum, no one thinks it's weird if someone says, "I tacoed my giraffe..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sockmonster's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4286 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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Well there is a very simple solution just quit uniing. No, i have had some good luck with slime it always works for me. But you could always get one of those heavy duty preslimed tubes like sockmonster said and get some of those tire strips, except these thorns sound prettythick so all that might not work. Brian -- uniextreme - Funkadelic Unicyclist Now recruiting members to join the 1 Wheeled Warriors ------------------------------------------------------------------------ uniextreme's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4708 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30615 |
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