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Too many flats... here's one solution.
My muni has a tubeless tyre; I don't see me ever converting it back, given the feel of the ride and the puncture resistance is much better. I haven't converted my 29er yet but it's on the list. I use a "poor man's" tubeless setup that only uses some sealant and a smaller diameter inner tube cut in half as a rim strip; it involves very little outlay so would be good if you want to give it a try without spending loads of money if it doesn't work. A half way house you could try would be to get a tube with a removeable valve core and put some tubeless sealant in it; it's very good at sealing punctures from thorns and cuts from glass so I see no reason why it wouldn't work in a tube too. Phil -- phil "Cattle Prods solve most of life's little problems." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ phil's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/915 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75435 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Too many flats... here's one solution.
I really should look into the poor mans tubeless setup, as that pretty much describes me. I think that tire savers were available for a long time, but as tires got knobby they became useless. With smooth road tires they really work well. I still have one on an old road bike. Maybe I'll dig it out and take a picture for comparison. There have been a bunch of really good things for bikes that aren't available anymore. It seems like a bunch of them were small companies that just stopped for one reason or another. I'm sure that these didn't go away because they were not effective. -- jtrops ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jtrops's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17262 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75435 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Too many flats... here's one solution.
Nifty concept. Does it catch if you ride backwards? -- phlegm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ phlegm's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8382 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75435 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Too many flats... here's one solution.
jtrops;1169475 wrote: I think that tire savers were available for a long time, but as tires got knobby they became useless. With smooth road tires they really work well. I tried them with Marathon Slicks and didn't get good results. They /were/ rather badly home-made tyre savers, though. -- Danny Colyer 'http://www.redpedals.co.uk' (http://www.colyer.plus.com/danny/) "I don't think proofreading is adequate. All posts should be waxed and buffed. Then they should wear little tuxedos." - Greg Harper on usenet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Danny Colyer's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11637 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75435 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Too many flats... here's one solution.
I don't see how going tubeless can prevent the puncture flats discussed. Is there something else used in the tubeless conversion to prevent punctures? I thought that it just prevented pinch flats. -- harper -Greg Harper *jc is the only main man. there can be no other.* "Natural logs are what you ride on a Mun'e'." - kevinalexandersmith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75435 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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harper;1169591 wrote: I don't see how going tubeless can prevent the puncture flats discussed. Is there something else used in the tubeless conversion to prevent punctures? I thought that it just prevented pinch flats. There is a 'latex sealant' (http://www.notubes.com/tubeless_system.php?cPath=21_60) added that can plug thorn holes. -- john_childs john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni 'My Gallery' (http://tinyurl.com/3d57bn) :: 'Unicycling Bookmark List' (http://backcountry.unicyclist.com/) :: 'World Clock' (http://tinyurl.com/2blym3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75435 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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