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01-24-2005, 06:03 AM

Stan DeHaven wrote:
> dgk <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]:
>
>
>>On 22 Jan 2005 03:12:18 -0800, "marco007esq"
>><[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Like I said..... PARANOID
>>
>>Seed was perhaps a bad word. I think they just spread broken glass.
>>
>>The bridge pathway is sort of narrow, really just one tight car lane.
>>So sometimes pedestrians, skaters, and bikers get annoyed with each
>>other. Not often but I have seen a few heated "discussions" about
>>right of way. It wouldn't be the first time that I've ridden on a bike
>>path that seemed to be a magnet for glass.
>>
>>On the other hand, perhaps someone just dropped a beer bottle. But
>>that sort of thing happens more during warm weather.
>
>
> Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires? I have seen some
> options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that feature kevlar tires.
> I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring that would go inside bike
> tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass (from a beer bottle or such) from
> puncturing the innertube.
>
> Maybe that does not exist yet? I have been thinking about upgrading my
> Giant Cypress with fenders for commuting, but having flat tires is a show
> stopper for me. Maybe I am a bit paranoid as well.
>
>
> Stan

You might want to experiment with steel shipping strap. The kind that is
about 1/30 of an inch or so and about a half inch wide. I you could get
that inside your tire it should be impervious to just about anything. In
a former life before I got into electronics I used the stuff to anchor a
load to a pallet and that stuff was strong, like spring steel.
Just an idea.
Bill Baka

01-24-2005, 06:05 AM

On 23 Jan 2005 16:03:03 -0800, "Bob Dole" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Personally, I would guess liquor bottle. Standing in the middle of a
>bridge at night seems like a picturesque place to get drunk.
>Have you considered "Mr Tuffy" type liners?

I have them in another bike that I don't use much anymore. One of
those items that you can never really know is doing anything. If it
works, you don't know it. I think that perhaps I will get some for
this bike.

01-24-2005, 06:05 AM

On 23 Jan 2005 16:03:03 -0800, "Bob Dole" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Personally, I would guess liquor bottle. Standing in the middle of a
>bridge at night seems like a picturesque place to get drunk.
>Have you considered "Mr Tuffy" type liners?

I have them in another bike that I don't use much anymore. One of
those items that you can never really know is doing anything. If it
works, you don't know it. I think that perhaps I will get some for
this bike.

01-24-2005, 06:05 AM

On 23 Jan 2005 16:03:03 -0800, "Bob Dole" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Personally, I would guess liquor bottle. Standing in the middle of a
>bridge at night seems like a picturesque place to get drunk.
>Have you considered "Mr Tuffy" type liners?

I have them in another bike that I don't use much anymore. One of
those items that you can never really know is doing anything. If it
works, you don't know it. I think that perhaps I will get some for
this bike.

01-24-2005, 07:05 PM

Bill Baka wrote:
> Stan DeHaven wrote:
>>
>> Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires?
I have seen
>> some options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that
feature
>> kevlar tires. I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring
that would
>> go inside bike tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass
(from a beer
>> bottle or such) from puncturing the innertube.
>
> You might want to experiment with steel shipping strap.
The kind that
> is about 1/30 of an inch or so and about a half inch wide.
I you
> could get that inside your tire it should be impervious to
just about
> anything.

A plastic Mr. Tuffy liner can eventually wear a hole in a
tube after some years of service. Steel shipping strap might
cause similar problems sooner.

01-24-2005, 07:05 PM

Bill Baka wrote:
> Stan DeHaven wrote:
>>
>> Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires?
I have seen
>> some options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that
feature
>> kevlar tires. I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring
that would
>> go inside bike tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass
(from a beer
>> bottle or such) from puncturing the innertube.
>
> You might want to experiment with steel shipping strap.
The kind that
> is about 1/30 of an inch or so and about a half inch wide.
I you
> could get that inside your tire it should be impervious to
just about
> anything.

A plastic Mr. Tuffy liner can eventually wear a hole in a
tube after some years of service. Steel shipping strap might
cause similar problems sooner.

01-24-2005, 07:05 PM

Bill Baka wrote:
> Stan DeHaven wrote:
>>
>> Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires?
I have seen
>> some options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that
feature
>> kevlar tires. I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring
that would
>> go inside bike tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass
(from a beer
>> bottle or such) from puncturing the innertube.
>
> You might want to experiment with steel shipping strap.
The kind that
> is about 1/30 of an inch or so and about a half inch wide.
I you
> could get that inside your tire it should be impervious to
just about
> anything.

A plastic Mr. Tuffy liner can eventually wear a hole in a
tube after some years of service. Steel shipping strap might
cause similar problems sooner.

01-25-2005, 05:52 AM

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:05:33 -0600, "Mike Kruger"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Bill Baka wrote:
>> Stan DeHaven wrote:
>>>
>>> Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires?
>I have seen
>>> some options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that
>feature
>>> kevlar tires. I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring
>that would
>>> go inside bike tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass
>(from a beer
>>> bottle or such) from puncturing the innertube.
>>
>> You might want to experiment with steel shipping strap.
>The kind that
>> is about 1/30 of an inch or so and about a half inch wide.
>I you
>> could get that inside your tire it should be impervious to
>just about
>> anything.
>
>A plastic Mr. Tuffy liner can eventually wear a hole in a
>tube after some years of service. Steel shipping strap might
>cause similar problems sooner.
>
Considering that my tubes are getting holes a lot quicker than that I
might be willing to live with the limitation. I have been warned that
it is important to keep tire pressure up if using Mr. Tuffy to prevent
the tube from shifting and getting cut by the tuffy.

01-25-2005, 05:52 AM

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:05:33 -0600, "Mike Kruger"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Bill Baka wrote:
>> Stan DeHaven wrote:
>>>
>>> Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires?
>I have seen
>>> some options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that
>feature
>>> kevlar tires. I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring
>that would
>>> go inside bike tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass
>(from a beer
>>> bottle or such) from puncturing the innertube.
>>
>> You might want to experiment with steel shipping strap.
>The kind that
>> is about 1/30 of an inch or so and about a half inch wide.
>I you
>> could get that inside your tire it should be impervious to
>just about
>> anything.
>
>A plastic Mr. Tuffy liner can eventually wear a hole in a
>tube after some years of service. Steel shipping strap might
>cause similar problems sooner.
>
Considering that my tubes are getting holes a lot quicker than that I
might be willing to live with the limitation. I have been warned that
it is important to keep tire pressure up if using Mr. Tuffy to prevent
the tube from shifting and getting cut by the tuffy.

01-25-2005, 05:52 AM

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:05:33 -0600, "Mike Kruger"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Bill Baka wrote:
>> Stan DeHaven wrote:
>>>
>>> Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires?
>I have seen
>>> some options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that
>feature
>>> kevlar tires. I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring
>that would
>>> go inside bike tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass
>(from a beer
>>> bottle or such) from puncturing the innertube.
>>
>> You might want to experiment with steel shipping strap.
>The kind that
>> is about 1/30 of an inch or so and about a half inch wide.
>I you
>> could get that inside your tire it should be impervious to
>just about
>> anything.
>
>A plastic Mr. Tuffy liner can eventually wear a hole in a
>tube after some years of service. Steel shipping strap might
>cause similar problems sooner.
>
Considering that my tubes are getting holes a lot quicker than that I
might be willing to live with the limitation. I have been warned that
it is important to keep tire pressure up if using Mr. Tuffy to prevent
the tube from shifting and getting cut by the tuffy.