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thehitman posted 2 years ago.
jtaltendahl wrote:
do they hold up well though?
It can be hit and miss.
Last year, I must have had 20 flats --- and several of those were from leaky patches. How long they hold up is a crap shoot. Probably more than one ride; maybe for weeks. At $3.00 a pop for inflating my tires with an inflator with threaded cartridges, the economics didn't add up.
So this year, I bought a dozen new tubes ($1.99 ea. on sale at performancebike.com) and a new inflator that accepts 50 cent threadless cartridges ($15). I still carry some glueless patches, along with a spare tube, but haven't needed either in about three months --- perhaps being prepared is the best remedy. :)
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CHCB posted 2 years ago.
Maybe you should consider addressing the problem at the source. I'm just finishing a year in Riyadh, which is notorious for crap on the roads. My buddies and I were AVERAGING 6 flats a month. The Mr. Tuffy tire liners came to the recue!
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Atropos posted 2 years ago.
What kind of tires are you using? It might be time to buy some new ones. 5 flats in one month seems pretty high...
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jtaltendahl posted 2 years ago.
only two of the flats have been on my tri bike, the rest on my commuter...i have the spec'd vittoria action hsd's on my tri bike and some shitty bontragers on my commuter...they aren't the best tires by any means, im sure an upgrade on both of them would prevent some of them.
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jmruns430 posted 2 years ago.
You should make sure you take your tires off and clear them on the inside of everything. I once had this tiny piece of something that I could barely even feel let alone see and took 3 mechanics to find stuck in the inside of my tire; this was the cause of 14 flats in a 2 months (one just sitting in the garage overnight). Sure enough the flats stopped after we found it.
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trithis04 posted 2 years ago.
I had 3 flats on one long ride this season; I only carry two extra tubes. Not a equipment problem, something got into the tire when changed the tube the first time and kept puncturing the tube. Anyway, I had some patches in a kit if this situation was to arise. They did'nt work at all. I ended up riding about 1-2 miles at a time and having to refill the tire. At one point, the patch magically worked for a 5-6 mile stretch. But the whole experience was aweful it took me about 3.5 hrs. to finish the last 25-30 miles of a century ride. No fun!
My experience tells me for those patches to work the puncture must be of a certain size and in an ideal location on the tube itself. I would not recommend relying on them to get you very far. Certainly they are light and easy to carry as back if you run out of tubes. This instance is the only time I've every had that many flats on one ride.
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tri-ac posted 2 years ago.
if you're not racing, definitely take the time to scrutinize the tire beyond just finding that first shard. there are usually other bits and pieces in there that can sabotage you later.
if you're racing, swipe your thumb around one full turn. if it doesn't come up bloody, you're good to keep installing the new tube!
i have had 5 flats in the last month and am sick of buying new tubes everytime. any use patches? do they work well for pinhole sized wounds?