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Tire liners vs slime
I'm a newbe, whats most of you prefer. I heard the tuffy liners are sharp on
the ends, and if they move can slice a tire. Are the snakeskins any better. Thnx |
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On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:32:47 GMT, wrote:
I'm a newbe, whats most of you prefer. I heard the tuffy liners are sharp on the ends, and if they move can slice a tire. Are the snakeskins any better. I have experience with Slime. I use Mr. Tuffies a lot and love them. They do slow the bike a little. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:32:47 GMT, wrote:
I'm a newbe, whats most of you prefer. I heard the tuffy liners are sharp on the ends, and if they move can slice a tire. Are the snakeskins any better. Thnx It depends on what type of tire, and where you will be riding it. I don't use any of it. Most of the time I do use a tire that is considered flat resistant. Either with a kevlar belt or in Continental's case "Duraskin". Give us some more details. Life is Good! Jeff |
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I mainly cycle tour city streets, and light trails on a fully loaded self
supported touring rig. I'm running conti TT's with tuffy liners, glass, metal chips, nails in the roads are common. Can tuffys become displaced and slice my tire? Decending down some hills at a high speed, and getting a flat could be a serious problem. wrote in message . com... I'm a newbe, whats most of you prefer. I heard the tuffy liners are sharp on the ends, and if they move can slice a tire. Are the snakeskins any better. Thnx |
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. com... I'm a newbe, whats most of you prefer. I heard the tuffy liners are sharp on the ends, and if they move can slice a tire. Are the snakeskins any better. Thnx Slime is OK, but due to the solvent they use in Slime or other stuff like Slime, you cannot patch the tube should it get a flat. The solvent causes the patch adhesive to dissolve over a period of time and the patch comes loose on you. Plus the solvent that oozes out at the hole, won't let the patch stick prperly either. I am amazed as to how many flats one can get even with Slime as the hole is too big for Slime to seal OK. When i was a kid on a kid's bike, Slime was the only thing to use and it worked OK up to a point, eventually you had to replace the tube and or tire, as you couldn't keep enough air in the tube to ride around the neighborhood even. I prefer using a good tire with kevlar or some other puncture resistant layer inside. The Tuffy liners are good if you don't have those kinds of tires. Good tubes are OK, but carry several spares and a patch kit etc. If you are in a heavy thorn are one of the solid tire/tube items may be the only way to go. There is also a company that makes solid tubes too, WalMart sometimes has them in MTB sizes too. But these tend to make the wheels heavier and that irks a lot of people, plus you lose some of the phuematic air cushion effect riding over bumps and such. But it is a tradeoff that is worth it in some cases. Here is one compnay http://www.airfreetires.com/ Here is a airless tube compnay http://www.nomorflats.com/ |
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Really good point Nate, I'll have to check the overlap on the liners
something I never considered. A friend of mine crossed paths with a fellow touring around america - http://www.northamericacyclingexpedition.com/ He's running two tuffys in the rear tire he told him in that rear knobby tire with no flats, the the front one has no liner, and he's had six flats. I bet that rear wheel weighs a ton! Thank you for the tips everyone, I'm learning alot "Nate Knutson" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: I mainly cycle tour city streets, and light trails on a fully loaded self supported touring rig. I'm running conti TT's with tuffy liners, glass, metal chips, nails in the roads are common. Can tuffys become displaced and slice my tire? Decending down some hills at a high speed, and getting a flat could be a serious problem. Tuffies very, very rarely cause flats. One theory, which I abide by when installing them, is that they only or primarily cause flats when their overlapping secion is oriented incorrectly relative to the wheel's rotation. The idea is that they should be oriented so that when you're looking at the bike from the left side, and the overlap is at the 9 o'clock position, that the downwards-pointing end of the tire liner will be on the outside, and that this will be gentler on the tube. It makes sense and I've seen some tire liner flats caused by having it oriented opposite, and none when it's oriented as described. The other thing is that rim strips shouldn't be cut, because that can also cause flats if the cut end contacts the tube. Basically, if you ride Tuffies, you still need to carry a spare tube. But you would need to even if there wasn't a question of them causing flats. |
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