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yes she's a heavy girl 60kg+ I think it's hard going up hills but fun going down thoughAwesome! Is it heavy? Sorry for taking you off topic
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Thanks for all the help guys I'd be lost without this forum & the very helpful people who make it what it is 
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The inner tube was goosed & couldn't be fixed so the company dealing with the after care will be fitting a new one in the next week or two 
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will most tyres fit if there the same inch diameter like in my case 22"? As you can tell I'm a novice in all aspects of cycling sorry for any questions that seem silly
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Thanks for answering my nosey questions, I'm fascinated with your coolmobile! I reckon you could give some Strava fans apoplexy thrashing their downhill times on that trike!
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Not necessarily. Looking at the Schwalbe size charts there seem to be at least 2 versions of 22" which are different enough that they are likely to cause problems fitting if you get the wrong one.
The ETRTO sizing will tell us which it is. This will be written on the sidewall of the tyre by the imperial size markings and will be in the format of 2 numbers a dash then 3 numbers. For example my bike is sized 37-622.
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one or the numbers I got someone to jot down off the sidewall was 44-484
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
This is a difficult one now. The Marathon Plus I linked to is available as 25-489 (width-diameter) which is quite a bit narrower than what you have now and slightly bigger in diameter (5mm bigger), which may not seat correctly on your rims.
What we really need at this point is an expert. @Mickle, are you watching this thread?
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I guess my trike is different in more ways than one. Call out for @Mickle please lol
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What a great idea!
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Marathon +, pumped up to somewhere near the maximum pressure, are pretty much bomb-proof, Iian. Two years on London bottle glass is a good testing ground.
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My insurance with Cycleguard has breakdown cover but unfortunately it doesn't cover flat tyres I have no use in either hands too (typing with feet) so I need to see if I can stick a waterproof mobile phone any where on my Trike that is accessible to me & I'm able to use (if there's waterproof mobile phones available). That cover would be great & so cheap too thanks for the help guys
I have no use in either hands too (typing with feet) so I need to see if I can stick a waterproof mobile phone any where on my Trike that is accessible to me & I'm able to use (if there's waterproof mobile phones available). That cover would be great & so cheap too thanks for the help guys 
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- Location
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Other than solid tyres you're never going to be 100% proofed
Much the same advice as others, Marathon Plus has been the most puncture proof tyres I've had. Its also a good idea to keep the tyres hard as possible and ride as light as you can so that any rogue nasties are more likely to deflect off than get caught in a squished bit. Not a perfect answer and if a thorn or glass shard is long enough then it'll perforate any level of puncture resistence
You'll also notice in the tyre cut through picture above, the sidewalls are far less protected if you pick up something off the usual contact point too which again is more likely to happen with a softer tyre or too much weight on the bike.
Much the same advice as others, Marathon Plus has been the most puncture proof tyres I've had. Its also a good idea to keep the tyres hard as possible and ride as light as you can so that any rogue nasties are more likely to deflect off than get caught in a squished bit. Not a perfect answer and if a thorn or glass shard is long enough then it'll perforate any level of puncture resistence
You'll also notice in the tyre cut through picture above, the sidewalls are far less protected if you pick up something off the usual contact point too which again is more likely to happen with a softer tyre or too much weight on the bike.
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- Glasgow
My insurance with Cycleguard has breakdown cover but unfortunately it doesn't cover flat tyres
There seems to be a puncture cover option on the site, price all in £45 a year if you pay by DD.
Edit, here is the link again, Iain.
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cheers I've got that one saved in my favourites I'll sort it out when 'The beast' is back on the road. It seems cheap which certainly is when compared to my trike insurance at £640 
