Mr. Tuffy bit my tube! - Page 2

01-16-2005, 09:56 AM

Use the liner in combination with a thorn resistant tube. They're thick
enough to avoid slow leaks. Thei weakness, though, is a tendency to stem
failures. There's no perfoect combination!

"Pat" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Okay, I have read previous comments where some people believe Mr. Tuffy
> liners will cause holes in the tire tubes and others say this won't
> happen.
> Well, I am now a believer. My rear tube developed a slow leak and it
> turned
> out to be exactly at the curve of the Mr. Tuffy liner's forward tip. I can
> even see the line where the Mr. Tuffy liner pressed into the tube and the
> little slit it caused. It took awhile, but now I wonder about the other
> tires with these liners inside of them.
>
> Pat in TX
>
>

01-16-2005, 09:56 AM

Use the liner in combination with a thorn resistant tube. They're thick
enough to avoid slow leaks. Thei weakness, though, is a tendency to stem
failures. There's no perfoect combination!

"Pat" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Okay, I have read previous comments where some people believe Mr. Tuffy
> liners will cause holes in the tire tubes and others say this won't
> happen.
> Well, I am now a believer. My rear tube developed a slow leak and it
> turned
> out to be exactly at the curve of the Mr. Tuffy liner's forward tip. I can
> even see the line where the Mr. Tuffy liner pressed into the tube and the
> little slit it caused. It took awhile, but now I wonder about the other
> tires with these liners inside of them.
>
> Pat in TX
>
>

01-16-2005, 09:56 AM

Use the liner in combination with a thorn resistant tube. They're thick
enough to avoid slow leaks. Thei weakness, though, is a tendency to stem
failures. There's no perfoect combination!

"Pat" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Okay, I have read previous comments where some people believe Mr. Tuffy
> liners will cause holes in the tire tubes and others say this won't
> happen.
> Well, I am now a believer. My rear tube developed a slow leak and it
> turned
> out to be exactly at the curve of the Mr. Tuffy liner's forward tip. I can
> even see the line where the Mr. Tuffy liner pressed into the tube and the
> little slit it caused. It took awhile, but now I wonder about the other
> tires with these liners inside of them.
>
> Pat in TX
>
>