Adrian_K
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- Sunny Surbiton
As a slight deviation from this, what a saviour anti-puncture strips are. I don't know if they're actually called this but they are strips of thin plastic that fit between the innnertube & tyre. My bike came with them pre-fitted.
But these happened one ride. Would have been a double blow out otherwise ==> massive downer, considering I only carried one inner tube.
Rear: yes that's the plastic underneath
Front: no so bad but still straight through the tyre.
I got home without realising there was a problem - I always check my tryes on returning and then I found the above.
Now the story unfolds, I decided that these tyres needed replacing and splashed out on a pair of Continental 4 seasons (better than the ultrasports but not 3x better
). I got snobby about weight and didn't put back the plastic strip - first long run out I went over a large stone and 100m later the front was as flat as anything. And the very odd thing it was like a pinch puncture with two holes either side of the centre, which I've never suffered from before but there was a tiny shard of flint in one of the holes.
Moral: don't get snobby about weight, carry patches as well as tube(s). And my unscientific conclusion folding tyres don't have the sidewall strength of beaded ones.
But these happened one ride. Would have been a double blow out otherwise ==> massive downer, considering I only carried one inner tube.
Rear: yes that's the plastic underneath
Front: no so bad but still straight through the tyre.
I got home without realising there was a problem - I always check my tryes on returning and then I found the above.
Now the story unfolds, I decided that these tyres needed replacing and splashed out on a pair of Continental 4 seasons (better than the ultrasports but not 3x better
). I got snobby about weight and didn't put back the plastic strip - first long run out I went over a large stone and 100m later the front was as flat as anything. And the very odd thing it was like a pinch puncture with two holes either side of the centre, which I've never suffered from before but there was a tiny shard of flint in one of the holes.Moral: don't get snobby about weight, carry patches as well as tube(s). And my unscientific conclusion folding tyres don't have the sidewall strength of beaded ones.
