| Re: Tubes
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:53:07 -0700, Snowboard3r wrote:
> I am looking for the best tubes available. I rode my bike for the first
> time, and came home with a flat, we have alot of puncture weeds. I put some
> slime in the tire, was great until I rode again the next day, tires went
> flat again, I filled them up and they held air, I noticed the slime on the
> outside of the tire. Went for another ride, came back and the tires were
> flat again.
The first thing would be to repair the tubes, instead of just sliming
them. That also means getting the thorns out of the tire casing, so they
don't continually cause more flats.
It's not really a question of the tubes. Any tube will be punctured by a
long thorn, or sliver of glass. When you get the flat, change the tube
and make sure you get the sharp thing out of the tire, or it will cause
another flat.
You can get thicker, tougher tires. Others will recommend those. You can
also get liners between the tire and the tube, which might help some. I
don't do either of these things. You should also learn to spot those
hazardous weeds and avoid them.
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David L. Johnson
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