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Steve Sr.
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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:00:03 GMT, Victor Kan
<[email protected]_UCEloopdrive.net> wrote:
>Steve Sr. wrote:
> > ...and more importantly avoiding tube pinches.
>
>Do you mean snake bite pinch flats, or tube pinches between the tire
>bead and the rim?
These failures seem to be snake bite or 1/2 snake bite from running on
rough rural roads. Tube under the bead should probably blow when
inflating the tire not 10 miles down the road.
>
>I guess just be careful to top off your tire pressure prior to rides, be
>careful when mounting tires, and use properly sized,
>non-super-duper-lightweight tubes.
>
>> Any particular brands/styles of tires to avoid?
>>
>> It also wouldn't hurt if they were periodically on sale at a place
>> like Performance. : - )
>
>Since you mention Performance, I've had good luck with their Forte Pro
>tire in the 23-622 size:
>
>http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=11461&subcategory_ID=5420
>
>The only flats I've had on it were of the valve tear-out variety (a
>number of Performance brand tubes), i.e. a tube defect (or a pumping
>technique defect on my part).
>
>I've used it mainly as a front tire though, and for the rear tire I have
>a Specialized Turbo Sport 26-622 (OEM tire with my bike) that has been
>good as well, though it has gotten more cuts and gouges than the Forte
>Pro (likely a consequence of being a rear tire under a heavy rider, i.e.
>me , enough for me to replace it after maybe 1,000 miles after the
>OEM tube tore at a seam and blew, giving me a good opportunity to
>examine the tire carefully.
<[email protected]_UCEloopdrive.net> wrote:
>Steve Sr. wrote:
> > ...and more importantly avoiding tube pinches.
>
>Do you mean snake bite pinch flats, or tube pinches between the tire
>bead and the rim?
These failures seem to be snake bite or 1/2 snake bite from running on
rough rural roads. Tube under the bead should probably blow when
inflating the tire not 10 miles down the road.
>
>I guess just be careful to top off your tire pressure prior to rides, be
>careful when mounting tires, and use properly sized,
>non-super-duper-lightweight tubes.
>
>> Any particular brands/styles of tires to avoid?
>>
>> It also wouldn't hurt if they were periodically on sale at a place
>> like Performance. : - )
>
>Since you mention Performance, I've had good luck with their Forte Pro
>tire in the 23-622 size:
>
>http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=11461&subcategory_ID=5420
>
>The only flats I've had on it were of the valve tear-out variety (a
>number of Performance brand tubes), i.e. a tube defect (or a pumping
>technique defect on my part).
>
>I've used it mainly as a front tire though, and for the rear tire I have
>a Specialized Turbo Sport 26-622 (OEM tire with my bike) that has been
>good as well, though it has gotten more cuts and gouges than the Forte
>Pro (likely a consequence of being a rear tire under a heavy rider, i.e.
>me , enough for me to replace it after maybe 1,000 miles after the
>OEM tube tore at a seam and blew, giving me a good opportunity to
>examine the tire carefully.