Keep getting punctures.
dancook
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In my first 500 miles of my new bicycle I've had 3 punctures/flats.
On the second puncture and since I had WTB Cross Boss, I asked the bike shop to setup them up as tubeless.
They tried, but the front tyre had too many holes, so I bought two of their own tyres, Specialized Tracer Pro 2bliss and had them fitted as tubeless tyres.
Within 90 miles of riding I had a puncture, which sealed itself once the pressure got low enough.
This morning I pumped the tyres up to 50 PSI, got outside and it started to leak again.
Any suggestions, it's 'riding' me mad..
On the second puncture and since I had WTB Cross Boss, I asked the bike shop to setup them up as tubeless.
They tried, but the front tyre had too many holes, so I bought two of their own tyres, Specialized Tracer Pro 2bliss and had them fitted as tubeless tyres.
Within 90 miles of riding I had a puncture, which sealed itself once the pressure got low enough.
This morning I pumped the tyres up to 50 PSI, got outside and it started to leak again.
Any suggestions, it's 'riding' me mad..
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In my first 500 miles of my new bicycle I've had 3 punctures/flats.
On the second puncture and since I had WTB Cross Boss, I asked the bike shop to setup them up as tubeless.
They tried, but the front tyre had too many holes, so I bought two of their own tyres, Specialized Tracer Pro 2bliss and had them fitted as tubeless tyres.
Within 90 miles of riding I had a puncture, which sealed itself once the pressure got low enough.
This morning I pumped the tyres up to 50 PSI, got outside and it started to leak again.
Any suggestions, it's 'riding' me mad..
I don't use sealant, or tubless even, though I do use the same tyres tracer pro.
What sort of riding is this ie terrain? CX tyres even with a sealant are fast fragile things.
Is it the same tyre? Have you checked for anything embedded?0 -
I don't use sealant, or tubless even, though I do use the same tyres tracer pro.
What sort of riding is this ie terrain? CX tyres even with a sealant are fast fragile things.
Is it the same tyre? Have you checked for anything embedded?
I'm riding on road, gravel, stones, woodland trails - all terrain I guess.
Same tyre, I didn't see anything - but I will take a closer look tonight.0 -
i'd skip the tubless and get some good tyres with kevlar belt (or other puncure protection) in them
if your punctured tube has a snakebite in it (2 slits about 2cm apart) then your tyre pressure was too low and you have an impact puncture, for single holes, leave the valve stem in and lineup the puncture with the tyre to find the culprit0 -
Having taken my tyre off the rim today I see the sealant was like silly string, not liquid. That would account for the lack of self repair.0
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Having taken my tyre off the rim today I see the sealant was like silly string, not liquid. That would account for the lack of self repair.
Did the tyre have any thing embedded? It may just be that you where unlucky. And the puncture fairy takes a liking to you!
I suspect that the bike shops installation of the tyre - tubless was poor some how though if it wasn't burping air ie had sealed at the rim/bead? That really should be that.0 -
Having taken my tyre off the rim today I see the sealant was like silly string, not liquid. That would account for the lack of self repair.
Did the tyre have any thing embedded? It may just be that you where unlucky. And the puncture fairy takes a liking to you!
I suspect that the bike shops installation of the tyre - tubless was poor some how though if it wasn't burping air ie had sealed at the rim/bead? That really should be that.
The tyre was sealed to the rim, the tyre didn't have anything embedded - I was able to check in the inside of the tyre today. I cleaned out all the solid sealant and put new in, pumped it up and it quickly filled puncture and stopped leaking! yay0 -
Tyres, Continental Gatorskins or Schwalbe Ultra Marathons
Both have Kevlar stuff in.
In the past I have completely worn through the rubber and just been riding on Kevlar and they still didn't puncture (in the end I changed them).
Cheap tyres are £15, Continental etc are c £25-£30. How many times do you have to stand on the edge of the road when its cold, dark and wet before you'd trade a lot more than the extra £15 for some decent rubber0 -
Tyres, Continental Gatorskins or Schwalbe Ultra Marathons
Both have Kevlar stuff in.
In the past I have completely worn through the rubber and just been riding on Kevlar and they still didn't puncture (in the end I changed them).
Cheap tyres are £15, Continental etc are c £25-£30. How many times do you have to stand on the edge of the road when its cold, dark and wet before you'd trade a lot more than the extra £15 for some decent rubber
Specialized Tracer 2bliss are more than that
so it's a bit annoying to buy a third set of tyres for a bike in 500 miles. 0 -
I find that punctures always come in 3s. Get 3 in a week then months without. Be thankful they didn't happen when it's pishing down and blowing a gale.0
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I find that punctures always come in 3s. Get 3 in a week then months without. Be thankful they didn't happen when it's pishing down and blowing a gale. the first one did, freezing cold fingers painful trying to get tight tyre off/on, trying to get shelter under a tree whilst fixing a tube.
Didn't go brilliantly, cycled on a half flat a few miles until I found a bike shop in a nearby village.0
