The tubes often had a pinch hole made on the inside of the tube between the tube and the wheel.
Other times it was on the outside caused by sharpobjects. I experimented with several tire, tube,
and rim tape combos. I eventually chalked it up to be a bad set of wheels and bad roads. When I
switched over to Velomax wheels, my problems with tire pinches when away and were resolved for the
most part. However, I like to ride on racing tires because I like the lighter weight, thinner, high
pressure, and less rolling resistance tires. I weigh 190lbs. Unfortunately, this can be bad news if
road conditions are not ideal. In other words, if the roads have potholes, stones, and other sharp
objects, the chances of a flat are much more likely. Having said that, the Tuffo Hi-Carbon tires are
made for racing,can be inflated to 175psi, have a very low rolling resistance, and due to the way
they are constructed are much less likely to get punctures. Also, the weight of 335 grams is not too
much considering there is no tube and no rim tape being used on the clincher rims. The outside width
is 22mm but the inside which is what is more comonly used is 19mm. C Hi-Composite Carbon Application
of composite puncture proof ply and high composite carbon tread compound made possible to use
thinner tread and still maintain high mileage. Thinner tread also lowers rolling resistance while
the tire is maintaining ideal shock absorption properties and high puncture resistance.
Racing / Training puncture proof ply activated silica tread compoundsize 28" width 22 mm weight 335
g pressure 8-12 bar (115-175 p.s.i.) TPI count 120 rim size 28" 700 C E.T.R.T.O. 622×(13-15) mm
"Bruce Frech" <
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> 1-2 flats per 100 miles!!! What were the causes of your flats? Pinch
flats
> or punctures from sharp objects or ?? How much do you weigh? I usually
get
> 1-2,000 miles between flats, sometimes wearing out the tread before the
tube
> fails. How are these tires solving your problem? Is it the extremely high pressure?
>
> Bruce
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> <
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> > I am not advertising. I have nothing to gain by recommending what works best for me. I do a lot
> > of riding, mostly 50-100 mile day trips. For a very long time, I was getting to many flats. I
> > had tried everything
from
> > different tire, tube, and rim strip combinations, yet I would average
1-2
> > flats every 100 miles. I remember one time getting 5 flats within 50
> miles.
> > That was the final straw, I could no longer go out riding and enjoy
> biking.
> > So, I would have appreciated hearing from a fellow biker what works or does not.
>