My mate is punctured jinxed ...

I've lost count the times he has punctured his tyres even after just repairing them ... like the other week he repaired one day and the following again another Puncture .. lol
8 times and counting ... he seems to think it's his Schwable [ sp] tyres that ain't holding up but that's open for debate I just keep telling him open yer eyes . on where your cycling ..
8 times and counting ... he seems to think it's his Schwable [ sp] tyres that ain't holding up but that's open for debate I just keep telling him open yer eyes . on where your cycling ..

0
Posts
What kind of punctures is he getting? He could put some tubeless sealent inside a tube, so that thorn type punctures seal on-the-go.
"As I said last time, it won't happen again."
tubeless rocks
tubeless (I ghettoed my 5.1s) worked like a dream for me, 1 1/2 years later no flats ... although I changed the rear tyre at the weekend and I have some nice dents in the rim
Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer
If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
... or being punched by it, depending on the day
Orange Alpine 160
As M&C suggests, that sounds like he forgot to check the tyre/rim for the cause of the first puncture.
Cube Ltd Race
I've forgotten since converting to tubeless, whilst I was out today some farmer was keeping his hedges tidy with a big mower, scattering censored all over the road. He was gesturing for me to give the debris a wide birth, but instead I smugly rode through the thornfield.
I really don't know why I didn't convert sooner.
Your mate either needs to check carefully when repairing punctures or go tubeless. Even before running tubeless I didnt find Schwalbe tyres any more puncture prone than others. It's sods law.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09729.jpg
Kona Coilair 2007 Dark Peak Destroyer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09727.jpg
"BOCD - If it aint perfect it aint good enough"
Particularly blackthorn, which is evil stuff. :evil:
Also try different tubes if you don't want to go tubeless. I can't be bothered because I change my tyres a lot (street and mtb ones on one set of wheels). Was always puncturing on my old spesh ones but now I use continental ones and hae only puncture once in the past 8 months and that was a MASSIVE thorn :roll:
Cube LTD 29er
Glentress Trailfairies
Punchtures are a nightmare and no matter how careful you are, you just cannot avoid getting them. I would strongly suggest going tubeless and I honestly have never looked back!
I can give you several reasons:
cost, can't change tyres so often unless you get ust tyres but they are more expensive (oh wait thats another one), not as easy to fix a puncture when you get one.
The only punctures tubless can stop are pinch flats. Yes they can stop thorns if you have sealant in them but so will a good sealant in an inner tube
Cube LTD 29er
Glentress Trailfairies