lots o' MTB flats

Quoted message said:

I was wondering if any of the folks out in internet land
had any experience with some tires being much more resistant
to punctures than others. Or used products like tire liners,
or this slime stuff that I keep seeing references to (the
way I see it, slime doesn't actually save me inner-tubes,
but would just prolong the inevitable).

The heavier a tyre, the more rubber between thorns and tube, the fewer
flats. I run the heaviest tyres I can buy, plus the heaviest
thorn-resistant tubes, plus the thickest liners, plus Slime. I haven't
had to patch a flat in the field in months. My tyres weigh a lot, but I
don't care, as long as I don't have sit out in the bush patching a flat
in the blazing sun.

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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 01:36:10 -0700, LioNiNoiL_a t_N e t s c a p E_D

0 T_N e T said:

My tyres weigh a lot, but I
don't care, as long as I don't have sit out in the bush patching a flat
in the blazing sun.

The blazing sun helps the glue dry faster. However, it's quicker to
replace the tube and keep the patch kit only for the _second_ flat
on the ride, using the spare tube for the first one. Then, patch a
batch of tubes at home less often.

I patched four tubes yesterday. It's quicker to mass-produce four
sitting in a chair at a table on a perfect sunday morning with
kittens running around than it is to patch one in the field.
--
Rick Onanian

Rick Onanian said:

...
I patched four tubes yesterday. It's quicker to mass-produce four
sitting in a chair at a table on a perfect sunday morning with
kittens running around than it is to patch one in the field.

My experience with cats and bicycle maintenance is that the cats will
take small parts and put them out of the reach of hominids for safe
keeping (such as under the refrigerator). 😉

--
Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

Tom Sherman said:

My experience with cats and bicycle maintenance is that the cats will
take small parts and put them out of the reach of hominids for safe
keeping (such as under the refrigerator). 😉

Hmm...I don't think the garage door was open, so the fridge was
inaccessible to the kittens. I was outside, see, as it was such a
beautiful morning that I couldn't stand to stay indoors.

The adults and two of the kittens aren't interested in any item that
they've determined is not food. One kitten was playing with leaves
and plants, and when my tubes were hanging off the table, she played
with the tubes too. It was ultra-cute.

I patched those tubes experimentally with a cut-up tube as patches
and Elmer's office-supply rubber cement. I put a moderate amount of
effort into doing it right; I skimped on effort when it came to
cleaning the tubes really well and removing the ridges 100%. Two of
the tubes had rubber cement leftovers from the last time I tried,
and one slightly damaged, as I had dremeled the ridges off and
hurriedly attempted the same sort of patch, which did not hold well.

These appear to be holding well. I'm going to install them and try
them out tomorrow, I hope. I may not have time to install them
before the ride.

If they work, I may experiment with pre-gluing cut-up-tube
patches...and so on.
--
Rick Onanian

Rick Onanian said:

I patched four tubes yesterday. It's quicker to mass-produce four
sitting in a chair at a table on a perfect sunday morning with
kittens running around than it is to patch one in the field.

And you can leave patched tubes inflated to see if they've been correctly
fixed - especially if you have a spare rim and tyre lying around.
--
David Damerell <[email hidden]> flcl?

David Damerell said:

And you can leave patched tubes inflated to see if they've been correctly
fixed - especially if you have a spare rim and tyre lying around.

You know, I was considering doing this, but I don't have spare
_wheels_ on which to do it. Will an unbuilt rim work?
--
Rick Onanian

Rick Onanian said:

Quoted message said:

And you can leave patched tubes inflated to see if they've been correctly
fixed - especially if you have a spare rim and tyre lying around.

You know, I was considering doing this, but I don't have spare
_wheels_ on which to do it. Will an unbuilt rim work?

Well, it hasn't fallen to bits yet. You need a strong rim tape; a plastic
one will bulge out the spoke holes.

Inflation puts a modest compressive load on the rim, but of course in a
wheel it's under enormous compressive load.

Disclaimer; the rim I use for this trick is a Weinmann Concave tandem rim,
so it's jolly solid.
--
David Damerell <[email hidden]> flcl?