Puncture resistant tyre tubes

Yesterday I got three punctures in one wheel in about twenty yards. A farmer
or the Local Council had just finished cutting a hawthorn hedge adjacent to
the cycle track.

Today I bought a 'Raleigh puncture resistant cycle tube' to fit to the front
wheel of my trike. I'm hoping that this will save me the 'pleasure' of
mending punctures in future as the front wheel on the trike can be difficult
to mend.

Has anybody any experience of these wonderful puncture resistant tubes or am
I going to be disappointed?

Any opinions very welcome...

Cic.

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 21:24:17 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Has anybody any experience of these wonderful puncture resistant tubes or am
I going to be disappointed?

Kevar belted tyres offer some resistance to puncture weed, but only
moderate. Hedgecutters are a work of Stan :-(

Guy
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Cicero wrote:
Today I bought a 'Raleigh puncture resistant cycle tube' to fit to
the front wheel of my trike.

How is it puncture resistant? Stuff in it? Thicker than normal?

~PB

Cicero wrote:
: Any opinions very welcome...

If they're stamped 'Dutch Perfect' (raleigh rebrands these) I've had a pair
of those on my hybrid for a year now and not one fatality. Very pleased...

Tim
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 21:24:17 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Has anybody any experience of these wonderful puncture resistant tubes or
am
I going to be disappointed?

Kevar belted tyres offer some resistance to puncture weed, but only
moderate. Hedgecutters are a work of Stan :-(

Guy
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The shop didn't have Kevlar tyres in stock so I just bought the puncture
resistant tube. Apparently it's quite in order to use both a kevlar tyre and
a puncture resistant tube together so I will buy the kevlar tyre when it's
available. That should provide virtual armour plated riding!

Cic.

"Pete Biggs" wrote in message
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Cicero wrote:
Today I bought a 'Raleigh puncture resistant cycle tube' to fit to
the front wheel of my trike.

How is it puncture resistant? Stuff in it? Thicker than normal?

~PB


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It's much thicker than normal on the outer face and possibly slightly
thicker on the inner surface. It's difficult to be certain but the outer
surface appears to be about 1/8" to 3/16" thick. The shopkeeeper
specifically stated that it doesn't contain any self-sealing 'stuff' such
as 'Slime'. Apparently self-healing products are only good for punctures up
to about 2mm diameter.

Cic.

"Tim Dunne" wrote in message
news
Cicero wrote:
: Any opinions very welcome...

If they're stamped 'Dutch Perfect' (raleigh rebrands these) I've had a
pair
of those on my hybrid for a year now and not one fatality. Very pleased...

Tim
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No, it's stamped 'Cheng Shin Tube' but packed as 'Raleigh'. The shopkeeper
stated that they haven't had a single return in over a year of sales but he
would, wouldn't he? Still, I'm hopeful!

Cic.

"Cicero" wrote in message
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It's much thicker than normal on the outer face and possibly slightly
thicker on the inner surface. It's difficult to be certain but the outer
surface appears to be about 1/8" to 3/16" thick. The shopkeeeper
specifically stated that it doesn't contain any self-sealing 'stuff'
such
as 'Slime'. Apparently self-healing products are only good for punctures
up
to about 2mm diameter.

Cic.


Others may differ but my experience is that the best way of avoiding
punctures is the kevlar belt inserts that fit between tyre and tube. They
really do work to prevent punctures (slime only 'heals' them if you get
one) - my tyres get slashed to bits with all the glass I encounter on my
route, but no punctures. The liners also help the tyres last a bit longer
but preventing the tube from bulging out some of the holes! When I got a
new bike I didn't put liners in right away and had a puncture within a week,
after putting them in none since.

Rich

"Cicero" wrote in message
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The shopkeeper
stated that they haven't had a single return in over a year of sales

Heh! Mental picture of cyclist trying desperately to get to shop to return
tube, thwarted every five yards by the p*nct*r* fairy :-)

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Has anybody any experience of these wonderful puncture resistant tubes
or
am
I going to be disappointed?

My youngest son is the bane of my life. I'm sure that he's in league with
the puncture repair kit industry as barely a week goes by without me having
to repair a puncture on his BMX though it has occured to me as I type this,
that he's survived January unpunctured. At peak activity it can be twice
daily. I've tried a variety of tubes to make life easier for me and he's
managed to circumvent slime filled and thickened rubber tubes with aplomb.
Admittedly some of the punctures have been snake bites but the majority have
been thorns, bits of metal and glass.