" No More Punctures ? "

Other than looking like it was designed by a five-year-old, the site is
very coy about what they're actually selling. The FAQ link is dead, and
there's no detail on what these are.

They're not an inner tube in the conventional sense - they're a
honeycomb solid plastic ring that fits inside the tyre. People say they
are heavy, soft, and sluggish but maintenance-free.

Tyres have improved immensly in the last few decades, so if you buy
quality tyres with some degree of claimed puncture protection you will
not get many punctures.

iakobski said:

Other than looking like it was designed by a five-year-old, the site
is very coy about what they're actually selling. The FAQ link is
dead, and there's no detail on what these are.

They're not an inner tube in the conventional sense - they're a
honeycomb solid plastic ring that fits inside the tyre. People say
they are heavy, soft, and sluggish but maintenance-free.

Tyres have improved immensly in the last few decades, so if you buy
quality tyres with some degree of claimed puncture protection you will
not get many punctures.

I was under the impression that they were a super duper conventional inner
tube,thanks for that.

Yes I agree the site is abyssmal.

Sam Salt

If you really want to never get a puncture get Schwalbe Marathon Plus's
they're great apart from the weight, but really are bombproof.

Alex

Quoted message said:

If you really want to never get a puncture get Schwalbe Marathon Plus's
they're great apart from the weight, but really are bombproof.

I'm watching you, sunshine.

The Puncture Fairy
--
The Puncture Fairy
Purveyor of ventilated inner tubes to cyclists since 1888
"I'm everywhere and nowhere, baby"

iakobski said:

Other than looking like it was designed by a five-year-old, the site is
very coy about what they're actually selling. The FAQ link is dead, and
there's no detail on what these are.

They're not an inner tube in the conventional sense - they're a
honeycomb solid plastic ring that fits inside the tyre. People say they
are heavy, soft, and sluggish but maintenance-free.

Tyres have improved immensly in the last few decades, so if you buy
quality tyres with some degree of claimed puncture protection you will
not get many punctures.

And we all remember the solid "green tyres" which IIRC had to be
professionally fitted and had all the riding qualties of a sack of
porridge.

Sam Salt said:

Has anyone tried these,or are they just another gimmick.

A bit pricier than your normal tube though,sizing rather limited.

http://www.toobz.co.uk/

This is probably going to get me hung out to dry, but are those kevlar strips in
any way effective?

Steven said:

This is probably going to get me hung out to dry, but are those
kevlar strips in any way effective?

If you mean the Panaracer ones which look like offcuts of loft insulation,
the answer is "sort of". I had 'em in the commuting machine for a while.
They worked until the P+nct+r+ Fairy got in at which time, natch, it was
raining. Whereupon they dissolved.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
I am Wan, for I am pursued by the Army of Plums.

Dave Larrington said:

Steven said:

This is probably going to get me hung out to dry, but are those
kevlar strips in any way effective?

If you mean the Panaracer ones which look like offcuts of loft insulation,
the answer is "sort of". I had 'em in the commuting machine for a while.
They worked until the P+nct+r+ Fairy got in at which time, natch, it was
raining. Whereupon they dissolved.

The ones I saw looked like a strip of thin green plastic.

Steven said:

The ones I saw looked like a strip of thin green plastic.

Aha. I used to use "Mr Tuffy", which was a polyurethane strip rather than
Kvelar and seemed to be pretty effective. It finally perished with old age,
and I got someone else's similar product to replace it.

Which lasted about eight miles, as the increase in rolling resistance was
unbelievable.

Dunno what the current generation is like, however.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
A complimentary biro(tm) is /not/ to be sniffed at.

According to reports I've seen, yes they are effective, but in many
cases they can rub on the inner tube and wear a hole in it. So you have
to be careful getting the right size and fitting it correctly.

Years ago, when I was working as a courier, I used expensive wide
slicks with soft compound. Stuck to the road like glue but punctured at
least once a week in the winter. I would have loved a product like that
back then.

However, unless you have a special reason for using a particular tyre,
the best thing you can do is choose a tyre with built-in protection,
preferably by recommendation.