Puncture Problems.......

andyj1234uk

Good morning all,

At the moment i am having real problems with punctures on a local canal tow path thanks to thorns. I have tried using slime filled tubes but still spend lots of time patching or changing by the canal side. Just wondering if this idea my help to prevent them.

I have a few old inner tubes lying around in the shed. If i was to trim them down and use them as a liner between the inside of the tyre and the inflated tube, would this be useable. I am a bit skint at the moment due to having to buy new tubes thanks to these punctures, so i don't really want to spend more money on the slime tape that would do the same job as a second tube.

Thanks

Andy J

JamesBrckmn

check there are no thorns left in your tyre or rim (to check the tyre, go around the inside with a tissue, and any thorns will snag) and buy some dh tubes. a bit more expensive, and heavier, but a lot stronger

rmj555

i use these

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=7970


http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Panar ... 300003783/

Hitby

alternatively if you run schraeder valves buy some stan's sealant and put some in each inner tube.

coolboarder

I use those anti puncture tapes as well. I swear by them. Well worth the extra weight.

ride_whenever

Buy schwalbe tubes (all of them have removable cores) and use some stans inside. Or just go ghetto tubeless/stans conversion tubeless

James Woods

I used to have this problem all the time when i was younger. save up and get some decent tyres and dh tubes will stop the problem. Slime in my opinion is pish not worth the hassle or money.

as a quick fix for now take the tyres off clean them out as above.

But i think new tyres would solve ur problem

maybe some kind of 2.2 dh tyre