Official I hate green glass.

[Angelfishsolo]

I have had to repair both my front and rear tyres twice within the last week due to punctures. On all three occasions green bottle glass was the culprit. I know that I am using cheep Halfords tyres as they are all I can afford at the moment but still I now hate green beer bottle glass. This is made even more frustrating by way of the fact that I do not even drink alcohol.

On a positive note however I am becoming quite adept at roadside puncture repairs.

 

[tdr1nka]

Green & brown bottle glass is often harder to see in your tyres as well.
Welcome Angelfishsolo!

 

[longers]

This is made even more frustrating by way of the fact that I do not even drink alcohol.

They could have been Appletise bottles no?

My last one was green glass too.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

tdr1nka - Thanks very much for the welcome and yes those two colours are a nightmare especially when trail riding.

longers - I guess you could be right but knowing the kind of people around my area who would smash glass on the ground my money is still on beer bottles lol.

 

[Mr Pig]

honestly, invest in good puncture resistant tyre like Specialized Nimbus Armadillo. I'm on my third set. I know it's a lot of money but you won't regret it. I've had one puncture in about eight years!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

OK thank you. I will look into those tyres and similar. The biggest problem I think I have is that the tyres supplied with the bike were 26" 1.95's These seem to be a rather hard size to find. What do you think my chances are of getting a different size diameter tyre to fit the rim?

 

[hubgearfreak]

What do you think my chances are of getting a different size diameter tyre to fit the rim?

none at all

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I've just realised what I typed I meant width rather than diameter.

 

[rich p]

Is it my pc or do Angel...'s posts go off the screen?

 

[Night Train]

Is it my pc or do Angel...'s posts go off the screen?

Same for me too.

I think it is his sig that is all one line.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Is it my pc or do Angel...'s posts go off the screen?

Yes they did. It was a problem with my signature. Sorry once again guys and gals.

 

[Keith Oates]

I doubt there is any tyre that will withstand an attack of the remnants of a broken beer bottle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dayvo]

honestly, invest in good puncture resistant tyre like Specialized Nimbus Armadillo. I'm on my third set. I know it's a lot of money but you won't regret it. I've had one puncture in about eight years!

If they're that good, you should still be on your first pair, non?

 

[Mr Pig]

I doubt there is any tyre that will withstand an attack of the remnants of a broken beer bottle

Nimbus Armadillo do, no problem.

On the Specialized web site they used to have a video of a guy riding back and forth over a long tray filled with broken glass. Without having to fix punctures at either end obviously. I first bought them because I was sick to death of getting punctures on the glass-strewn cycle track that runs past our house. I've ridden over piles of glass with the Nimbus many times. The only puncture I've had was a direct hit by a steel staple when the tyre was very worn down, and even then it was a slow.