Fixing Punctures / Puncture Repair / Exploding Tubes

you stil godda take the tyre off i'm talkin fast coz i tend to only get punctures in the rain plus im too lazy cheers any way

you stil godda take the tyre off i'm talkin fast coz i tend to only get punctures in the rain plus im too lazy cheers any way

I actually think they have an assistant on hand with a spare wheel.

thoght that was the case but have seen them using somthing along with c02, does that holts stuf work with presta valves

do you still need a regular pump

the holts stuff contains a gluey subtance and pressurised air. It is designed for large volume tubeless car tyres,
theres a small chance it could work with bike tyres, get a presta adapter and give it a try if you wish. But I expect it will simply fill your tube solid with glue.

C02 cartidge pumps, are compact and will inflate a tyre very quickly. But that is all, they contain no miraculous puncture mending ability.

Why not just prepare yourself by getting some good tyres? Ive only ever had a puncture on 700c when tyres were completey worn almost to the fabric.

Anyway I take it your tyre's fully deflated by now.

Fucking retard

as you type, Pifko?

Is she a looker?

there is a bike version of the glue-air mixture available with adaptor for both valve types.

you will need a pump as well though as they cannot provide the pressures you will require to avoid another flat.

myu advice though is to just keep fixing the old fashioned way and you will get faster at sorting the flat.

the glue stuff fucks the tube you use it on and you'll have to change it anyway as it only works as a termporary measure, but a properly patched tube will go on and on

cheers DFP ,I punctured my fairly new specalized armadillos (big pice of glass)
i've now lined them with this green stuff I found in sum1s old tyre,

Its fustrating having a 5-10 min journey take 30 mins (when your not prepared)

I now allways carry a KENDA ultra light tube ,tyre levers and punctre repair kit in my pocket ,my pump is a really old raligh 4 that sits under the top tube, any advice on pocket pumps that hit 100-120psi and tyres from continental or KENDA that you could recomend would be much appriceated.

solid tyres anyone?

I've just finished patching up an old inner tube & upon fitting the tube and tire to the wheel i noticed a slow leek of air. I took out the inner tube again to realize that I'd punctured my tube when i was prying the clinchers on. Accidentally pinching the tube against the rim.

Back to square one.

Has anyone here had similar problems?

I've just finished patching up an old inner tube & upon fitting the tube and tire to the wheel i noticed a slow leek of air. I took out the inner tube again to realize that I'd punctured my tube when i was prying the clinchers on. Accidentally pinching the tube against the rim.

Back to square one.

Has anyone here had similar problems?

really?

common problem.

after fitting the tyre onto the rim, go around the wheel and check that the inner tube isnt caught anywhere and is properly seated.

buy folding tyres, use your fingers not leavers to fit tyre back on.

Man up and use your fingers for putting the tyre back on anyway.

I use my fingers for every thing, from typing to playing the piano.

You need to head over to: www.bikeradar.com

If you're going to put tyre on with bare hands (recommended - see HTFU previously), a good tip is to do it sitting down and lever the tyre over the rim using your knees as a fulcrum.

Now go fuck off to C+ ;-)

And, to ensure that you don't get hipster punctures, make sure you wear a helmet and a high-viz jerkin whilst putting the tyre back onto the rim.

I thought you get them from cycling over the top of skinny jean-wearers in the east end?

Some tips

1. dont use swanky featherlite rubbers (..snigger) your safer with regulars

2. Cover tube with talcum powder

3. Put a little air in the tube after you have put first half of tyre on

4. Get the remaining half on with your hands!

If you have deep rims or really hard tires, put as much as you can on with hands and add a little more air before resorting to levers. Put the lever under the bead, lift it level with the rim and then use a tipping motion (off the side of the lever) rather than cranking it straight over.

Also HTFU and use your hands.

Get tubs.

If you have deep rims or really hard tires, put as much as you can on with hands and add a little more air before resorting to levers. Put the lever under the bead, lift it level with the rim and then use a tipping motion (off the side of the lever) rather than cranking it straight over.

Also HTFU and use your hands.

I figured I'd get the obvious HTFU response, but i needed to use the lever for that last bit and it broke my heart to re-puncture my tube. But for peace of mind i thought I'd ask if I'm the only one to heve ever done this.

Puncture repair fail.

Get tubs.

I've 650c tubbs on my other bike, expensive to puncture!

I've 650c tubbs on my other bike, expensive to puncture!

Get a support team.

ha!