Yep. I have been having problems of the same nature. Like you Ray, I have many years of cycling long distance. I have used continental tubs for many years with only normal problems but for the last year have not been able to get many miles out of the tubs without failure near the stem / tube junction
Ken DaVico
"Ray Plotecia" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Is anyone else having a problem with flats that occur with long-stemmed Continental tubes? They tear right where the stem enters the tube.
Or is it just me after 35 years of cycling and fixing flats?
I have used continental tubs for many years with only normal problems but for the last year have not been able to get many miles out of the tubs without failure near the stem / tube junction
That solves it for me. If two of you long-time guys have the same troubles I'll buy into the "it's the tube" theory. I've only seriously cycled for 10 years, and last spring had 4 or 5 flats in a few weeks. I thought it was because my continentals were "old" from a couple seasons prior.
I used spinergy rims with those extenders and continental tubes. after I used up my stock of tubes my bike shop sold me a different brand with longer stems... no more flats but I sure was spooked on fast downhills for the rest of the season.
I'm 52 years old and 190 lbs; I hit the pavement hard, don't bounce very good, and don't heal as fast as I used to... I don't wanna eat any more asphalt from a front flat on a steep hill Eric
I have gone to heavier tubes and now not experiencing problems. I used Conti Tubes for years and did not have problems until a year or so back. I tried deburring the rims and really rechecking the correct installation but the stem / tube junction continued to fail. I only use tubes for training so it is not an issue when racing. Flats from equipment failure really break your training sessions. I could tell you stories about bouncing along on the hard stuff but those were not due to a tube failure.
"Eric" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I have used continental tubs for many years with only normal problems but for the last year have not been able to get many miles out of the tubs without failure near the stem / tube junction
That solves it for me. If two of you long-time guys have the same troubles I'll buy into the "it's the tube" theory. I've only seriously cycled for 10 years, and last spring had 4 or 5 flats in a few weeks. I thought it was because my continentals were "old" from a couple seasons prior.
I used spinergy rims with those extenders and continental tubes. after I used up my stock of tubes my bike shop sold me a different brand with longer stems... no more flats but I sure was spooked on fast downhills for the rest of the season.
I'm 52 years old and 190 lbs; I hit the pavement hard, don't bounce very good, and don't heal as fast as I used to... I don't wanna eat any more asphalt from a front flat on a steep hill Eric
