Tire savers are meant to be positioned a mm or 2 above the tire. This can
be done even with the typical out-of-round of most tires.
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 9:57 PM, Jan Heine hein...@earthlink.net wrote:
I don't use tire wipers
http://www.compasscycle.com/tires_wipers_700.html any longer,
I agree with you, with one caveat: Width and tire pressure make a huge
difference. If you are comparing two 32 mm tires, the supple, light one
will get more flats. But if you are comparing a puncture-resistant 32 mm
tire with a supple, light 42 mm tire, the 42 mm tire probably will get
fewer
Jan,
Do you still use tire sweeper contraptions?
Thanks,
Aaron Young
The Dalles, OR
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Jan Heine hein...@earthlink.net wrote:
I agree with you, with one caveat: Width and tire pressure make a huge
difference. If you are comparing two 32 mm tires, the supple,
I don't use tire wipers http://www.compasscycle.com/tires_wipers_700.html
any longer, since I just don't have enough flats to warrant the noise and
dust they put on the bike. When I raced on 21.5 mm tubulars, I had lots of
flats until I started using tire wipers. Thereafter, only a single flat
David, I guess I'm coming over when I set up my new A23's with Babyshoe
Pass's to get your advice and oversight on the proper techniques.
~mike
Carlsbad Ca.
On Saturday, November 15, 2014 5:42:27 PM UTC-8, David G wrote:
I currently run tubeless 650b tires on the following rims:
Stan's ZTR
+1 on that. I'm riding Hetre EL on PL23 with Stans goo, and have yet to
flat in a few months of daily commutes through the mean streets. Yes - I
can have my bacon and eat it too. Yum yum!!!
Brian Hanson
Seattle, WA
On Saturday, November 15, 2014 4:20:43 PM UTC-8, David G wrote:
I
I can't compare hetres to narrower tires, but my ~40mm marathon supremes have
had less flats in three years than my hetres have in six months. The ride is
nicer though, but not enough to switch my simpleone to Barlow passes.
Hudson in atx.
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The simple physics is that light, supple tires with thin rubber are going to be
punctured more easily than tires with thicker rubber, heavier walls, puncture
strips, etc. It is not a criticism of high performance tires, that’s just the
way it is. The things that make a tire puncture resistant
This discussion made me thankful for our lack of bike infrastructure in
Nashville: I'm forced to ride in the (clear of debris) track of the right car
tire. Bike lanes can't be neglected and full of junk if there aren't (m)any.
Never thought I'd be thankful for that. Haha.
Edwin
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You
I essentially never get flats with Hetres. Perhaps because I run them
tubeless with Stan's sealant. In 4-5 years riding Hetres and now
Babyshoes in Madison WI, San Fran, and San Diego, I have experienced a leak
on two occasions that I can remember, requiring mid-ride adding of air, but
I have
David: what rims do you use with the tubeless Hetres?
For the record, Stan's in tubes, as long as the pressure is high enough (I
can't define that beyond: doesn't work in 29er tubes sub 25 psi off road
amongst the goathead patches, while tubeless does in the same tires), works
very well, as I've
I currently run tubeless 650b tires on the following rims:
Stan's ZTR 355 (out of production)
Pacenti PL23
Velocity A23
With Stan's rim tape and sealant the following tires worked fine tubeless:
Grand Bois Hetre
Compass Babyshoe Pass Extralight
Pacenti Pari-Moto
Pacenti Quasi-Moto
Schwalbe
Obviously, Jan H. is lucky not to have to deal with this on a daily basis:
https://flic.kr/p/pM2AGC https://flic.kr/p/pM2AGC
His flat-free experience would be much different, I think, if he had to ride in
these conditions.
P.S. Today’s ride: No flats!!
—Eric N
campyonly...@me.com
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