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I had to repair a flat. Have some questions.
Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks |
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On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 1:14:13 AM UTC-5, Andy wrote:
I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks What is a good quality tire liner? Andy |
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On 2018-08-10 05:12, Andy wrote:
On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 1:14:13 AM UTC-5, Andy wrote: I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks What is a good quality tire liner? I found Mr.Tuffy liners to be quite good. Stay away from cheap thin and lightweight stuff. I never ride without them. I also have thorn-resistant tubes in both bikes (yes, also the road bike). In the MTB tires the liner is additionally covered by a non-inflated slit regular tube to prevent chafing. All this increased the weight of each bike by a few pounds but not having flats is so worth it. Didn't have a flat in years and I ride through some nasty turf which includes lots of these thorns: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...idum_seeds.jpg In observance of Murphy's law they usually lay on the ground with the long protrusion pointing upwards. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 7:39:02 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-08-10 05:12, Andy wrote: On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 1:14:13 AM UTC-5, Andy wrote: I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks What is a good quality tire liner? I found Mr.Tuffy liners to be quite good. Stay away from cheap thin and lightweight stuff. I never ride without them. I also have thorn-resistant tubes in both bikes (yes, also the road bike). In the MTB tires the liner is additionally covered by a non-inflated slit regular tube to prevent chafing. All this increased the weight of each bike by a few pounds but not having flats is so worth it. Didn't have a flat in years and I ride through some nasty turf which includes lots of these thorns: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...idum_seeds.jpg In observance of Murphy's law they usually lay on the ground with the long protrusion pointing upwards. I have been experimenting with tubeless tires. Unless you slice these things wide open they don't get flats. You might want to change from Gatorskins to Michelin Power Endurance which have a bead to bead belt. |
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On 8/10/2018 1:14 AM, Andy wrote:
I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks Pathing covered in images 4 through 8 he http://www.yellowjersey.org/tubfix.html If you find a way to escape flat tires do write back. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 7:47:58 AM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/10/2018 1:14 AM, Andy wrote: I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks Pathing covered in images 4 through 8 he http://www.yellowjersey.org/tubfix.html If you find a way to escape flat tires do write back. One way is to not ride. :-) Andy |
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On 8/10/2018 9:02 AM, Andy wrote:
On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 7:47:58 AM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote: On 8/10/2018 1:14 AM, Andy wrote: I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks Pathing covered in images 4 through 8 he http://www.yellowjersey.org/tubfix.html If you find a way to escape flat tires do write back. One way is to not ride. :-) One thing that helps is to ride away from the gutter. If you ride on the section of road that's routinely contacted by car tires, you'll find it's swept clean of most debris. Lots of glass shards, wire bits etc. get tossed out of that area toward the far right, where most cyclists like to ride. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 2:20:57 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 8/10/2018 9:02 AM, Andy wrote: On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 7:47:58 AM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote: On 8/10/2018 1:14 AM, Andy wrote: I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks Pathing covered in images 4 through 8 he http://www.yellowjersey.org/tubfix.html If you find a way to escape flat tires do write back. One way is to not ride. :-) One thing that helps is to ride away from the gutter. If you ride on the section of road that's routinely contacted by car tires, you'll find it's swept clean of most debris. Lots of glass shards, wire bits etc. get tossed out of that area toward the far right, where most cyclists like to ride. -- - Frank Krygowski Interesting. We have frequent street sweepers, so the bike lane is usually pretty clean. Andy |
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On 8/11/2018 8:04 PM, Andy wrote:
On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 2:20:57 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 8/10/2018 9:02 AM, Andy wrote: On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 7:47:58 AM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote: On 8/10/2018 1:14 AM, Andy wrote: I had to repair a flat. Have some questions. Is it best to apply patch to a completly flat tube? I found a small copper wire in tire. Is there something to minimize what can puncture tire? Thanks Pathing covered in images 4 through 8 he http://www.yellowjersey.org/tubfix.html If you find a way to escape flat tires do write back. One way is to not ride. :-) One thing that helps is to ride away from the gutter. If you ride on the section of road that's routinely contacted by car tires, you'll find it's swept clean of most debris. Lots of glass shards, wire bits etc. get tossed out of that area toward the far right, where most cyclists like to ride. -- - Frank Krygowski Interesting. We have frequent street sweepers, so the bike lane is usually pretty clean. That must be nice. In my area, the street sweepers arrive just twice per year. And in my area and in other towns I ride in, it's absolutely normal for the bike lane to have much more debris than the road surface. About ten to 15 years ago, I cycled a fair amount in the area around Portland OR, America's renowned bike city. I recall when passing though a Portland suburb, my daughter and I were laughing at the amount of trash, broken glass and gravel we had to avoid in the bike lanes. "Why is this better than the regular traffic lane?" I once asked a bike advocate out there and I was told that in the city proper, it's no problem. When you spotted some trash in a bike lane, you just had to fill out a form telling the location, mail the form, and the city would sweep it as soon as possible. I thought "Great. That means it's going to be there for a week." That happened before the internet was well developed. Jay can tell us what system they use now around Portland. But as I say, around here the "system" is to let the debris lie for up to half a year. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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