Too many Flats...what to do?

Hey all, i live in Bathurst Australia and here we have the dreaded
catseye or bathurst bur. I went for a product called tyre shield and
havn't had a problem since. You need to pull the thorn out to let the
escaping air draw the latex rubber into the hole (up to 3 mm in
diameter- i rode over a nail in mine and it still worked) which then
sets permanenty. I put this in my freestyle unicycle- which i used to
ride around town till i got my Muni. And didn't notice a difference in
weight you only need 60 ml for a 20x 1.75" . So yeah i'm not sure if you
can get it overseas but if you can i definately reccomend it, it is best
to use in conjuction with a thornproof tume as well.
Mark


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I've used slime with mixed results. The best sealer that I've used is
called "tractor and implement" tire sealer. I purchased mine at a small
farm tractor dealer. Most shops that do lawn mower repairs may also
stock it. It is a dark gray liquid that comes in a plastic bottle. It is
quite a bit thicker and grainier than slime and works much better. It
also comes in a larger container than slime and costs less. This is the
only sealer that I found to work in my motorcyle tires when I was racing
them offroad with only 10-12 pounds of pressure


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I have had VERY VERY good experiences with the Stan's kit.
It comes with a rim strip so that you can make you wheel tubless!

I use it religously on my mountain b*ke - and I have pulled out as many
as 30 thorns at one time and lost NO noticable air pressure. Before
using Stan's I got 6 flats in 5 rides all within the first 4 miles of
riding (and 3 flats is 2 much for this 1).

I have gotten 2-3 flats though. The reason: I hit very sharp rocks with
a lot of speed on the rear tire. I was riding WTB tires. The WTBs had
large areas where there was no thick rubber (think where the knobs are
not present) and rocks could get into this area.

However, I picked up some tires from Walmart (26X1.75) and found that I
was faster, I had more traction because the hook up better, and I could
ride miles and miles through mud without too much mud accumulating on
the side of the tire (and locking up). Also, the Walmart tire had thick
rubber (tread) all the way around the center of the tire - and I have
not gotten a flat from a rock since I upgraded the tire.

Another thing with the tubless system is that it may be possible to roll
the tire off of the rim enough to lose air. In that senerio you will
hear it, and see the liquid latex burst out. It will seal by the time
the wheel comes to rest. However this *may* be a problem on
MUni/freestyle Uni where there are a lot of gaps to the side.

I am running a GAZZ and I will go with tubless after my first flat. Or,
I will upgrade to Stan's if I figure I am going to MUni for a very long
ride. My experience with the Stan's kit is that it seems to be the best
product. It really can do what you see it do on the
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Installation is kindof notsopleasant. I just took my wheels to a bike
shop and had them do it because I am impatient and when one is sealing a
wheel for the first time it is better to have a lot of air (think more
than a gas station air pump) provides. However, I have heard it is
possible to do it with a floor pump. Good luck!


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While riding yesterday I managed to get another flat due to another
thorn. This time, I left the thorn in and the tube was able to retain
enough pressure for me to ride back to my car.

I ended up getting a tube pre-filled with some type of slime. The tire
is sold under the Specialized name. I'm not sure who makes the tube or
the goop in it.

I hope that was the last time I have to dismount my tire due to a thorn.
That tire is a pain in the @$$ to remove.

For all those who care, here's a pic of the thorn that embedded itself
in my tire yesterday.


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What is that coin next to the thorn and how big is it?

Fool


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its a quarter and is a little less than 4cm in diameter, i think.


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A quarter is actually 2.4cm (24mm) or 15/16 inches.


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Fool wrote:
*What is that coin next to the thorn and how big is it?
*


It is a US Quarter (25 cents) and about the size of a standard beer
bottle cap.


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spyder wrote:
*A quarter is actually 2.4cm (24mm) or 15/16 inches. *


hehe, i didnt have a quarter or a ruler


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I use tire liners on my mountian bike that I don't ride anymore. When
using these I didn't get any more flats. I found some at Performance
Bicycle on sale. Check out this thread.

http://tinyurl.com/3acaf


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