Lets talk tubes.....
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TBRAVO posted 3 years ago.
I never had much luck with slime stuff in road tires. I use the Continental 700 Race tubes. Seem to work fine for me. The thicker thorn resistant tubes work great on my mountain bike but really degrade the performance of my road wheels so I just stick with the standard Continental tubes with NO slime. So what kind of problems are you having?
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o2Ripper posted 3 years ago.
Well with the Bontrager's they were just poking tiny holes in the tubes. Annoying. I thought they were pinch flats, but when I put the Nashbar's in there - rode 20miles, and not a problem. Hmmm.
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Triguy98 posted 3 years ago.
I've had one flat on the stock Bontrager tubes in 6 months. And thats cause I was forced to ride over a ton of glass. The added weight of the self sealers arent worth it, IMHO. Just keep your tires inflated, and keep a patch kit with ya.
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
tubulars baby!! those are the way to go :)
60$ per flat is my kind of tyre.
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bluebirdbiker posted 3 years ago.
christri25 wrote:
tubulars baby!! those are the way to go :)
60$ per flat is my kind of tyre.
I wish. With a family this is NOT allowed. Your lucky man. I get my tubes from Mountain Equipment Co-op. Buy them for 2.75 each and 6 at a time. That lasts me about half a year. I use kevlar tires for commuting and around for both bikes so it seems to keep the flats down, oops I hope I just didn't jinx myself :D
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o2Ripper posted 3 years ago.
Thank you for all your replies. Anymore recommendations?
Branden
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JamieM posted 3 years ago.
The best advice is to put air in before every ride to prevent pinch flats. And when a flat occurs, before you put everything back together, run your fingers (Carefully!) along the inside of the tire to make sure there is nothing left sticking in it that is just going to flat the next tube.
:D I just bought 4 or so Nashbar self-sealing tubes, and was wondering what everyone else uses. Ive had nothing but problems with the Bontrager tubes (could be user error), so we will see how these self sealing tubes workout. What do you guys use? Criticism?
-Branden
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