Two punctures in two days

scott135 said:

Why is it that I only seem to get multiple punctures, and then only in
the rain?

Water lubricates any sharp objects, making it easier for them to
puncture the tyre.

Quoted message said:

Can anyone please recommend the most puncture-resistant tyres
for a pretty conventional 15 mile commute on ordinary roads? I use a
Giant CRS SE currently on Kenda K-shield 700 x 38 's. Many thanks.

Schwalbe Marathon Pluses seem to be the common recommendation, although
I haven't tried them myself.

Anthony

scott135 said:

Why is it that I only seem to get multiple punctures, and then only in
the rain? Can anyone please recommend the most puncture-resistant tyres
for a pretty conventional 15 mile commute on ordinary roads? I use a
Giant CRS SE currently on Kenda K-shield 700 x 38 's. Many thanks.

Punctures are more common in the rain because rubber cuts more easily
when it's wet. Also heavy rain after a dry spell tends to wash those
sharp little stones into the road.

For puncture resistance many people swear by Schwalbe Marathon Plus. I
believe these to be excellent if a little heavy. However, many people
also like Continental Ultra GatorSkins. Avoid these like the plague.
They are the most puncture-prone tyres I have ever used.

--
Dave...

On 18 Aug 2006 07:57:24 -0700, "scott135" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Why is it that I only seem to get multiple punctures, and then only in
the rain?

Can't help with the multiple bit, but water will increase punctures as
it reduces the friction between the rubber of the tyre and the sharp
thing trying to make the hole, so it goes in easier.

Quoted message said:

Can anyone please recommend the most puncture-resistant tyres
for a pretty conventional 15 mile commute on ordinary roads? I use a
Giant CRS SE currently on Kenda K-shield 700 x 38 's. Many thanks.

I've got Specialized Armadillos, but I don't think they go as big as
38.

Tim

I have used Schwalbe Marathon plus on my rear wheel for a year with not a
single puncture-- but I wasn't out in yesterdays downpour!

--
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.
www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

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Quoted message said:

On 18 Aug 2006 07:57:24 -0700, "scott135" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Why is it that I only seem to get multiple punctures, and then only in
the rain?

Can't help with the multiple bit, but water will increase punctures as
it reduces the friction between the rubber of the tyre and the sharp
thing trying to make the hole, so it goes in easier.

Quoted message said:

Can anyone please recommend the most puncture-resistant tyres
for a pretty conventional 15 mile commute on ordinary roads? I use a
Giant CRS SE currently on Kenda K-shield 700 x 38 's. Many thanks.

I've got Specialized Armadillos, but I don't think they go as big as
38.

Tim

Pinky said:

I have used Schwalbe Marathon plus on my rear wheel for a year with not a
single puncture-- but I wasn't out in yesterdays downpour!

Two years here ! Excellent tyre.

Jon

On 19 Aug,

Pinky said:

I have used Schwalbe Marathon plus on my rear wheel for a year with not a
single puncture-- but I wasn't out in yesterdays downpour!

I had one blow off my rim, so I'm wary of using them. I've changed to
Continental travel contact. So far so good.

--
BD
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Quoted message said:

Why is it that I only seem to get multiple punctures

With me it's normally a ickle tiny bit of glass or tip of a thorn that's
got a teensy-tiny bit poking through the inside of the tyre. I fix just
the puncture the first time, then remember to check for what caused it the
second :-)

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Quoted message said:

On 19 Aug,

Pinky said:

I have used Schwalbe Marathon plus on my rear wheel for a year with not a
single puncture-- but I wasn't out in yesterdays downpour!

I had one blow off my rim, so I'm wary of using them. I've changed to
Continental travel contact. So far so good.

I'm using those for a mixture of commuting and weekend pub rides. I
can't say how far they go without a puncture as I haven't had a puncture
yet.

It helps if you keep your tyres blown up nice and hard, soft tyres pick
up flints and thorns more easily.

--
Sue ]🙁🙂

Bicycle helmets are really a bit of a scam.
They make most cyclists slightly less safe but there's money in selling them.

Quoted message said:

I had one blow off my rim, so I'm wary of using them. I've changed to
Continental travel contact. So far so good.

I'm considering getting some of those new-fangled Conti GP4000s next
time I need new tyres for the Audax bike. Has anyone had any of these
long enough to have had meaningful experience with them yet?

Got a p+nct+re in the Panaracer Paselas on yesterday's Tour of the
Surrey Hills (about which more later). I find the Paselas to be faster
rolling than Marathons[1] but rather more p+nct+re-prone - although the
increased p+nct+re frequency is perhaps related to increased mileage...

d.

1. Have only ever used standard Marathons, not Pluses.

davek said:

Got a p+nct+re in the Panaracer Paselas on yesterday's Tour of the
Surrey Hills (about which more later). I find the Paselas to be faster
rolling than Marathons[1] but rather more p+nct+re-prone - although
the increased p+nct+re frequency is perhaps related to increased
mileage...

Had three p+nct+r+s in the space of a week recently, on three different
machines. Two Paselas and a Marathon Racer.

Bah!

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
World Domination? Just find a world that's into that kind of
thing, then chain to the floor and walk up and down on it in
high heels.

Dave Larrington said:

Had three p+nct+r+s in the space of a week recently, on three different
machines.

Four in 1 hour a few Sundays ago. I admit the tyre was well worn, but!

1 due to thorn
2 due to sharp grit, the same colour as the National Trust / Sustrans
route through Wicken Fen (which is where I was)
1 unknown

Mike

Mike Causer said:

Dave Larrington said:

Had three p+nct+r+s in the space of a week recently, on three different
machines.

Four in 1 hour a few Sundays ago. I admit the tyre was well worn, but!

1 due to thorn
2 due to sharp grit, the same colour as the National Trust / Sustrans
route through Wicken Fen (which is where I was)
1 unknown

Is there any reason you're not using an anti-puncture product such as
"slime" (yes, that's the product name).
--
John38

John38 said:

Mike Causer said:

Dave Larrington said:

Had three p+nct+r+s in the space of a week recently, on three
different machines.

Four in 1 hour a few Sundays ago. I admit the tyre was well worn,
but!

1 due to thorn
2 due to sharp grit, the same colour as the National Trust /
Sustrans route through Wicken Fen (which is where I was)
1 unknown

Is there any reason you're not using an anti-puncture product such as
"slime" (yes, that's the product name).

I use it on the trike, but although it tried very hard to seal the p+nct+r+
suffered on the Dnmead Summer 200, it ultimately failed chiz.

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
Hoc ardur vincere docet.

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John38 said:

Mike Causer said:

Dave Larrington said:

Had three p+nct+r+s in the space of a week recently, on three different
machines.

Four in 1 hour a few Sundays ago. I admit the tyre was well worn, but!

1 due to thorn
2 due to sharp grit, the same colour as the National Trust / Sustrans
route through Wicken Fen (which is where I was)
1 unknown

Is there any reason you're not using an anti-puncture product such as
"slime" (yes, that's the product name).

Because it masks the inital puncture and increases the chance that the
tyre will be further damaged?

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:20:30 +0100, Rob Morley <[email hidden]>
wrote:

[of "slime" anti-puncture]

Quoted message said:

Because it masks the inital puncture and increases the chance that the
tyre will be further damaged?

hmm, hadn't thought of that. However, imoho it's all a matter of degree.
I'd rather not be bothered by a slowie puncture, and the tyre will get
'damaged' anyway. A larger hole, made with eg: a nail, is going to get
noticed either when it happens or when I glance over the bike at home.
And if it is a large hole, the tyre is going to get replaced anyway.
--
John38

John38 said:

Mike Causer said:

Dave Larrington said:

Had three p+nct+r+s in the space of a week recently, on three
different machines.

Four in 1 hour a few Sundays ago. I admit the tyre was well worn,
but!

1 due to thorn
2 due to sharp grit, the same colour as the National Trust / Sustrans
route through Wicken Fen (which is where I was) 1 unknown

Is there any reason you're not using an anti-puncture product such as
"slime" (yes, that's the product name).

Because that was the dying breath of the Bridgestone tyre for which I
already had a Schwalbe replacement waiting at home. Now all but one of my
bikes that work are on Schwalbes with either "race-guard" or "whatever
marketing name they give to the Marathons' kevlar strip". The exception
is the newly-tuited Giant MTB on knobbly Kendas (are they any
good?) and the non-working bike has some Chinese cheese tyres, but it
never goes more than walking distance from home even when it _is_ working.

So far the only puncture I've had through a Schwalbe was a pinch puncture
after about 20 people unknown to me rode my bike around Cambridge on a
"try it out" day during Cycle Week. One of them must have tried to go up
a curb -- which isn't easy on a 'bent!

Mike

Quoting John38 <[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

Is there any reason you're not using an anti-puncture product such as
"slime" (yes, that's the product name).

Last time I saw a slimed tube it had a hole such as could just have been
fixed to limp to the next mechanical-assistance stop on the
London->Cambridge, if it were not for the slime oozing out and
contaminating the surrounding surface.
--
David Damerell <[email hidden]> flcl?
Today is First Tuesday, August.