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Deep Flayed Mares
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> > > >
> > > > 12 Patches!?!?!?!
> > > >
> > > > I have had about 5 punctures in the last 8 years, and have ridden a
hell
> > of
> > > > a lot in that time. What sort of bike was it and what the hell were
you
> > > > doing to the poor thing????
> > > > ---
> > > > DFM
> > >
> > > What kind of tyres do you run that never have flats?
> >
> > So even though in the previous statement I said I'd had about 5
punctures in
> > 8 years, you still read it as me saying I 'never have flats'?
> >
> > How could I possibly have stated that any more clearly????
> > ---
> > DFM
>
> Typo, missed the word "almost".. uh dont bother, I dont want to know...
Well, I will try to answer anyway.
For mountain bikes, you can get puncture resistant tyres. These are handy in
places like Adelaide, where 3-corner jacks are lethal. Another technique I
have seen which works for a variety of situations is to line the tyre with
another tube. This provides a rather effective barrier.
In Melbourne at the moment, and I have employed neither of these methods
(coz I have access to free tubes), and have had one flat in about six
months. This was when I ran over some broken glass in a bike lane. I have
noticed that there is a lot of broken glass in the bike lanes of Melbourne
for some reason. Dodging is required.
---
DFM
> > > > 12 Patches!?!?!?!
> > > >
> > > > I have had about 5 punctures in the last 8 years, and have ridden a
hell
> > of
> > > > a lot in that time. What sort of bike was it and what the hell were
you
> > > > doing to the poor thing????
> > > > ---
> > > > DFM
> > >
> > > What kind of tyres do you run that never have flats?
> >
> > So even though in the previous statement I said I'd had about 5
punctures in
> > 8 years, you still read it as me saying I 'never have flats'?
> >
> > How could I possibly have stated that any more clearly????
> > ---
> > DFM
>
> Typo, missed the word "almost".. uh dont bother, I dont want to know...
Well, I will try to answer anyway.
For mountain bikes, you can get puncture resistant tyres. These are handy in
places like Adelaide, where 3-corner jacks are lethal. Another technique I
have seen which works for a variety of situations is to line the tyre with
another tube. This provides a rather effective barrier.
In Melbourne at the moment, and I have employed neither of these methods
(coz I have access to free tubes), and have had one flat in about six
months. This was when I ran over some broken glass in a bike lane. I have
noticed that there is a lot of broken glass in the bike lanes of Melbourne
for some reason. Dodging is required.
---
DFM