Beaten the Punctures!

ulysse

I was so fed up with punctures on the streets of Plymouth I took the drastic action of 'solid' tyres..........................................

Everything else had failed, and after 6 years of commuting, believe me, I have tried them all!

They are not really solid! I got them off a company called Green Tyres and plumped for the 700X23C Sprint. They have 'something' inside the tyre that after a few rides start to give and its like riding a tyre that is pumped up to 95PSI/ 6.5 bar. (quote from site:Greentyres are produced from one piece of micro-cellular polyurethane. There's no inner tube, only millions of tiny air cells that give Greentyres a comfortable and puncture free ride)

I can recomend the tyres and after 3 weeks of riding them, I am pleased as punch. They are not heavy (365 gramms each), and after the initial few rides have started to grip really well and not feel like a bone shaker! I will be going for the Esprit next because they are not as hard and will probably give that little bit more going over the bumpy bits!

If anyone is thinking of going for puncture PROOF, these are the way so far!


Andy

Aguila

Sounds like witchcraft to me.

Flasheart

Doesn't that company make puncture-proof wheelchair tyres too?

Onan

They even come in yellow!

I'm curious.

http://www.greentyre.co.uk/28inch.html

FeynmanC

Ooooh, seriously intrigued, after 3 punctures in as many commutes.

I can't seem to order online - am i being dumb or do I have to contact them the old fashioned way?

ulysse

I did it the old fashioned way, by telephone! When they didnt have the 2 tyres I wanted, they made one specially for me. The lady on the phone was very helpfull and kept me gabbing on for ages!

montriff

Had some of these on a bike years ago ,they were horrible. ok on newly laid smooth tarmac ,anything else it was boneshaker baby ,then my spokes started snapping .this was about ten year ago so they might have improved by now

doog442

you have only had them 3 weeks how do you know you have beaten the p**ture fairy :?:

ive had some bontrager hardcase race lites on for 12 months at a tenner a throw and no dramas

perhaps pop back in 12 months time and give us an update

Onan

doog442 wrote:

you have only had them 3 weeks how do you know you have beaten the p**ture fairy :?:

ive had some bontrager hardcase race lites on for 12 months at a tenner a throw and no dramas

perhaps pop back in 12 months time and give us an update

Er... from the looks of it, they're solid rubber. I don't see what can possibly puncture.

However, I too would like to wait a while, and see if reports start coming on of people ruining wheels before I buy.

Or maybe vibration white finger...

So let us know if they're any good in a decade. I'm a very cautious consumer.

Flasheart

Yep I was right they do sell wheelchair tyres. That company approached us at a "Meet -the-buyers" event last year.

muchalls

Er, the word you are looking for is 'compliance' and despite the microcellular construction, they lack it in bucketloads.
Sheldon Brown is somewhat outspoken on this matter:

Of all the inventions that came out of the bicycle industry, probably none is as important and useful as Dr. Dunlop's pneumatic tyre.

Airless tyres have been obsolete for over a century, but crackpot "inventors" keep trying to bring them back. They are heavy, slow and give a harsh ride. They are also likely to cause wheel damage, due to their poor cushioning ability. A pneumatic tyre uses all of the air in the whole tube as a shock absorber, while foam-type "airless" tyres/tubes only use the air in the immediate area of impact.

Airless tyre schemes have also been used by con artists to gull unsuspecting investors. My advice is to avoid this long-obsolete system.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tyres.html

ulysse

doog442 wrote:

you have only had them 3 weeks how do you know you have beaten the p**ture fairy :?:

ive had some bontrager hardcase race lites on for 12 months at a tenner a throw and no dramas

perhaps pop back in 12 months time and give us an update

They are puncture proof not resistant!

ulysse

The tyres are not solid rubber.

They do give a cushioning effect, depending on which tyres you buy, depends on the equivalent psi

I will keep you all informed of my progress!