"Solid" tubes

"Steve Watkin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Anyone tried these: Flatfree Ltd, 02476 351495

I have heard about tubes with no air and all i've read says they are seriously bad news!

Steve Watkin said:

Anyone tried these: Flatfree Ltd, 02476 351495 [email hidden]

No, I've not tried that phone number or that email address. 🙂

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Saw the article in an old issue of Velo Vision (7/01)

The nearest one to this date on their web site is 06/01, which does not seem to have any direct
reference to what you've referred to so far available for download...

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velovision.co.ukvelovision.co.ukOpen ↗ so I phoned the company. They are sending me two for my e-assist
"clunker" an old Raleigh Lizard with a Currie motor. Your comments would be appreciated, and mine
will follow!

My comment is its not very clear what you are trying to get across.

If you are trying to allude to solid tyres, I picked up a pair in Halfords sale for 2 UKP each. I
have yet to try them on the basis that they have a really awful reputation. I bought them because
the list price is ridiculous, and its only very occaisionally you get to buy something with ~93%
off. Thats got to be a bargain, especially given how long they'll last if I never use them.....

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Jim Price

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Conscientious objection is hard work in an economic war.

Jim Price said:

Steve Watkin said:

Anyone tried these: Flatfree Ltd, 02476 351495 [email hidden]

No, I've not tried that phone number or that email address. 🙂

Quoted message said:

Saw the article in an old issue of Velo Vision (7/01)

The nearest one to this date on their web site is 06/01, which does not seem to have any direct
reference to what you've referred to so far available for download...

Quoted message said:

velovision.co.ukvelovision.co.ukOpen ↗ so I phoned the company. They are sending me two for my e-assist
"clunker" an old Raleigh Lizard with a Currie motor. Your comments would be appreciated, and mine
will follow!

My comment is its not very clear what you are trying to get across.

If you are trying to allude to solid tyres, I picked up a pair in Halfords sale for 2 UKP each. I
have yet to try them on the basis that they have a really awful reputation. I bought them because
the list price is ridiculous, and its only very occaisionally you get to buy something with ~93%
off. Thats got to be a bargain, especially given how long they'll last if I never use them.....

Last time I tried a solid type tyre it was a [censored] to get on the back wheel, a [censored] to get off the
wheel, and the bit inbetween damn near got me killed. Was taking a T-jucntion turn, nothing fancy
but at about 15mph and the damn thing started to come off the rim. Bike skidded about 6 ft to the
side and I was very lucky not to be doing a close inspection of the sump of a truck on the other
side of the road.

Solids are great on kids bikes - the kind with stabilisers on that never get out of the garden or
driveway. Can be lethal on road bikes. The ride is hard too - I think, if given the choice of having
two of them or nothing, I'd rather ride on rims.

(just my opinion of course)

Got mine from Halfords also, around £15 at the time. They didn't want to give me a refund as I'd
used it. I gave the manager a choice - refund or go home looking like something from an advanced
origami manual. Refund in hand in 2 minutes flat. I advised the guy to get rid of the damn things
and gave the above details as evidence of their worth. Not surprising they get banged out @ £2 each
then I spose.

Gary

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Gary Sinnott said:

.... Solids are great on kids bikes - the kind with stabilisers on that never get out of the garden
or driveway. Can be lethal on road bikes. The ride is hard too - I think, if given the choice of
having two of them or nothing, I'd rather ride on rims.

(just my opinion of course)

I used some a few years ago, and had a more positive experience. They did take some getting used to
when cornering (because the tyre was more solid and didn't mould itself to the road), but I found it
was possible to ride safely after a bit of experience with it. The main problem I had was that while
they were good for things like tacks and thorns, when a bit of glass got in, the thing split too
much to mend. It would have got quite expensive after a year or two, so I gave them up.

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Got mine from Halfords also, around £15 at the time. They didn't want to give me a refund as I'd
used it. I gave the manager a choice - refund or go home looking like something from an advanced
origami manual. Refund in hand in 2 minutes flat. I advised the guy to get rid of the damn things
and gave the above details as evidence of their worth. Not surprising they get banged out @ £2 each
then I spose.

They don't seem to sell them now, possibly because people don't want them.

Pete Barrett