4 Flats in 4 Months. Facebook group advice is useless. I want your advice. - The Chainlink2024-03-28T19:51:17Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/4-flats-in-4-months-facebook-group-advice-is-useless?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, But these are "newer". S…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-19:2211490:Comment:10890692018-02-19T19:29:07.204ZJuan 2-3 or more mi.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnDominguez
<p>Yes, But these are "newer". Still have yet to try any of them. Maybe someone here has?</p>
<p>Yes, But these are "newer". Still have yet to try any of them. Maybe someone here has?</p> Airless tires exist already!…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-19:2211490:Comment:10889672018-02-19T17:53:05.170ZEmily Heaveyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/EmilyHeavey
<p>Airless tires exist already!</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.specialized.com/us/en/alibi-sport-wheelset/p/133782?color=239052-133782" target="_blank">https://www.specialized.com/us/en/alibi-sport-wheelset/p/133782?color=239052-133782</a></p>
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<p>Not my choice, but haven't ridden them either. Maybe they're great?</p>
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<p>Airless tires exist already!</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.specialized.com/us/en/alibi-sport-wheelset/p/133782?color=239052-133782" target="_blank">https://www.specialized.com/us/en/alibi-sport-wheelset/p/133782?color=239052-133782</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.tannus.com/product-info.html" target="_blank">http://www.tannus.com/product-info.html</a></p>
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<p>Not my choice, but haven't ridden them either. Maybe they're great?</p>
<p></p> By slightly lower, with 23s,…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-17:2211490:Comment:10890892018-02-17T21:56:51.959ZBrian Marquishttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BrianMarquis
<p>By slightly lower, with 23s, I ride at 90-95psi instead of 100. Too low and you’ll encounter snake-bite pinch flats. Too high, and they’ll puncture instead of flex.</p>
<p>By slightly lower, with 23s, I ride at 90-95psi instead of 100. Too low and you’ll encounter snake-bite pinch flats. Too high, and they’ll puncture instead of flex.</p> I never had a flat with Gator…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-17:2211490:Comment:10888712018-02-17T21:52:52.567ZBrian Marquishttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BrianMarquis
<p>I never had a flat with Gatorskin tires. I’ve switched to Conti GP 4000s tires, and just change the occasional flat tire. Running a slightly lower tire pressure will help with ride comfort and also allow the tire to flex a bit more when encountering sharp objects, thus reducing how often they puncture.</p>
<p>I never had a flat with Gatorskin tires. I’ve switched to Conti GP 4000s tires, and just change the occasional flat tire. Running a slightly lower tire pressure will help with ride comfort and also allow the tire to flex a bit more when encountering sharp objects, thus reducing how often they puncture.</p> I will echo the Marathon chor…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-14:2211490:Comment:10884862018-02-14T00:42:33.361ZV Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/vincentwaller
<p>I will echo the Marathon chorus. 1 flat in 4 years, which just happened a few months ago. And I put many miles on them including cross state trips.</p>
<p>I will echo the Marathon chorus. 1 flat in 4 years, which just happened a few months ago. And I put many miles on them including cross state trips.</p> I've also used Mr. Tuffys and…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-09:2211490:Comment:10880272018-02-09T17:15:14.137ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>I've also used Mr. Tuffys and found them to be effective IF properly installed.</p>
<p>I've also used Mr. Tuffys and found them to be effective IF properly installed.</p> It depends somewhat on exactl…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-09:2211490:Comment:10883032018-02-09T17:14:10.082ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>It depends somewhat on exactly which tire you get. My workhorse bike is a hardtail steel mountain bike, which I run with Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires (26" x 1.75"). That particular tire can handle up to 80 psi. I tend to run them at or near 80 psi because I deal with a lot of railroad crossings and places with broken glass. At 80 psi, it's a firm ride. </p>
<p>I've used Marathons on most of my bikes for years and had very few flats - one due to a very long drywall screw at the edge of the…</p>
<p>It depends somewhat on exactly which tire you get. My workhorse bike is a hardtail steel mountain bike, which I run with Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires (26" x 1.75"). That particular tire can handle up to 80 psi. I tend to run them at or near 80 psi because I deal with a lot of railroad crossings and places with broken glass. At 80 psi, it's a firm ride. </p>
<p>I've used Marathons on most of my bikes for years and had very few flats - one due to a very long drywall screw at the edge of the sidewall, another when a tire was getting very old and had a lot of mileage on it. They're not the easiest to get on and off the rims, but I've needed to do that very rarely.</p> Bridgestone claims to start p…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-09:2211490:Comment:10882992018-02-09T17:01:20.434ZJuan 2-3 or more mi.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnDominguez
<p>Bridgestone claims to start producing a set of airless wheels to help prevent the scourge of flat tires in 2019. Not sure how well these will perform to regular tires. Perhaps there will be other players in the airless tires market to choose from if they take off.…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35277697?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35277697?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>Bridgestone claims to start producing a set of airless wheels to help prevent the scourge of flat tires in 2019. Not sure how well these will perform to regular tires. Perhaps there will be other players in the airless tires market to choose from if they take off.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35277697?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35277697?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Swap the tire with another on…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-08:2211490:Comment:10880072018-02-08T16:34:58.413ZGene Tennerhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/GeneTenner
<p>Swap the tire with another one and see if that makes a difference. I had flats almost weekly; a wire from the bead came out and poked the tube. I just threw the tire away and reploace it with another. No flats since.</p>
<p>Swap the tire with another one and see if that makes a difference. I had flats almost weekly; a wire from the bead came out and poked the tube. I just threw the tire away and reploace it with another. No flats since.</p> Upon close inspection I belie…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-02-07:2211490:Comment:10879592018-02-07T23:48:00.807Zdavhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DavidBrennan
<p>Upon close inspection I believe my worn out tires are the issue. After about 2000 miles they are still the original tires that came with the bicycle. I'm saving for a set of Marathons.</p>
<p>Upon close inspection I believe my worn out tires are the issue. After about 2000 miles they are still the original tires that came with the bicycle. I'm saving for a set of Marathons.</p>