Morning All,
Had my gain a month now, it came with mavic aksium with tubless tyres, but on getting my first puncture I discovered it also had tubes fitted. It was incredibly difficult to re fit the tyre, not only getting it back on the rim, but making sure the bead on the tyre located in the groove in the rim all around the wheel to prevent the flat spots. Lots of soapy water and sore fingers eventually got it back on at home, but at the roadside it was a nightmare.
I considered converting to run as a tubless, but the first puncture was a rusty nail that entered the tyre and was rattling around inside, I'd have had to remove the tyre anyway. I have since had 5 more punctures, all in the rear and 3 additional trapped innertubes while attempting refitting the tyres. Snapped 6 tyre levers and destroyed the wheel decals in the process. I've replaced the inner tube each time rather than patch. No foreign objects in the tyre or damage to rim, so I'm confident its not a recurring issue due to this.
So has anyone else experience so many punctures and such difficulty refitting the tyres. I'm considering purchasing a normal clincher, probably the latest Continental GP5000 as they review as haveing good puncture resistance and its easier to repair at the roadside, but thought I'd see if others had had similar issues. Have I just been unlucky?
