Fixing Punctures / Puncture Repair / Exploding Tubes

Also, it's 'fewer' punctures. not 'less' punctures. And stop riding on the pavement, you're not 9.

Stop using the cycle paths and get on the road, you're not 9 :)

Get rid of your bike and buy a car, you're not 9.

The punctures might just be bad luck, we've all had days where we get 2 having not had one in months.

UTFS, you're not 9 years old.

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Check the outside of the tyre for stone & glass. Check particularly in the area that suffers the punctures.

jeez, thats really patronising, I mean, how old are you?

cycle paths are better than riding on dual carriageways, last time i did that i got stern telling off by the police.

It's legal to ride on dual carriageway, the police are being ignorant when they told you off.

jeez, thats really patronising, I mean, how old are you?

Hello! have you met me yet? I somehow doubt it.

Will is eleventy, and I had a really tough middle class upbringing, so can't be sure.

Well I feel you both should know better than to be so superciliously condescending.

^ I just hope that if I do you live up to your magnificent reputation, Ed.

I feel you, bro. I once forgot my clarinet and I got this really stern look from my teacher, she pierced my souls with her cold eyes, and I still have nightmares about it.

Chrisfifteentwothousandandeight, I run 25mm armadillos on my tourer and got zero punctures over about 3000 miles this summer, about half that in London. Then again you might buy them and get 4 punctures in two days, especially since you ride all over the pavement scaring grannies and that, you little tearaway you :)

Well I feel you both should know better than to be so superciliously condescending.

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your face is superciliosly condescending.

^why thank you sir.

Raises one eyebrow and sips brandy

'Tis true that the cycle lanes collect loads of potentially puncturing shit. I avoid them and my ears burn daily.

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your face is superciliosly condescending.

At least spell it right. What are you, 9 years old?

Well I feel you both should know better than to be so superciliously condescending.

Your mum is superciliously condescending.

(It is time for 'your mum' jokes, isn't it?)

It's legal to ride on dual carriageway, the police are being ignorant when they told you off.

Ed, it could have been the dual carriageway of a motorway that we're talking about. Those are not legal to cycle on. FYI. :)

Your mum is superciliously condescending.

(It is time for 'your mum' jokes, isn't it?)

your mum is a joke

^^

motorways don't tend to have pavements though, except american ones which are pavement

anyway, it could just be that your tyres have less rubber on them than they used to, so there's less for the crap to push through. Do all the other checks first though.
Shouldn't take too long - what are you? A 9 year old?

It's legal to ride on dual carriageway, the police are being ignorant when they told you off.

they basically told me to use the cycle paths in future, nothing formal just like some advice really.

I feel you, bro. I once forgot my clarinet and I got this really stern look from my teacher, she pierced my souls with her cold eyes, and I still have nightmares about it.

Chrisfifteentwothousandandeight, I run 25mm armadillos on my tourer and got zero punctures over about 3000 miles this summer, about half that in London. Then again you might buy them and get 4 punctures in two days, especially since you ride all over the pavement scaring grannies and that, you little tearaway you :)

i think im going to try these http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/tyres/road/product/review-halo-twin-rail-courier-berlin-edition-10-39339/ the halo twin rail berlin courier tyre, look pretty puncture resistant, also does anyone know if slime is any good..

http://www.lfgss.com/thread5985-22.html#post2390548

This thread has everything you need, maxxis refuse are pretty good for very cheap kevlar tyres, specialized Armadillos are pretty damn thick too. Also, checking the tyre for glass and superglueing up holes every now and then helps stop debris working through to the inner tube.

they basically told me to use the cycle paths in future, nothing formal just like some advice really.

Make sense, they're still ignorant by not realising it's actually a choice rather than compulsory.

We don't know the road in question but as a local example, the A2 is Dual Carriageway down to the Medway Towns but I wouldn't dream of riding on that although I legally could. I'm guessing the Police are giving some life saving advice here?

Hi

Basically what happens in that i can't keep the handle bars straight, they like to veer to the left, this got progressively worse, i should say that a year ago i had an altercation with a car, not a massive crash but the forks/ bars went out of alignment, had everything readjusted and everything was fine, then i started to notice a very subtle veering to the left, not very noticeable at all at first but now it's very pronounced, when i life the bike off the ground the bars immediately snap to the left.

Now i googled and looked around forums and stuff and it sounds like it's either a headset/ fork/ or frame issue. I wanted further advice so i thought i'd consult the beautiful LFGSS hivemind.

Incidently, i just had another encounter with a car last week, this time pretty big, got cut off so it was head on (exploded inner tube, forks/ handlebars gone out of alignment etc etc) so i guess major overhaul is needed. what do you guys advise?

Asking in a thread about punctures isn't going to help.

Still air is important too - you wouldn't want to get any wind in there, for example. Pick a calm day

I've got a tyre that holds pressure really well. In fact the last time I put air in it was around January. It's now getting a bit soft. Will mixing todays warm air with the cold air that went in in January cause any problems?

That all depends on the percentages.

I prefer to run a 70/30 split in favour of the cold. This is worked out in relation to my Long/Lat and also altitude.

I'm more worried about the cold air being denser, sinking to the bottom and putting the wheel out of balance.

Lezyne self adhesive patch just gave up its ghost after about a month or two today. Was advised that this might happen but am still surprised. Could not use a proper patch as well to repair tyre as was unable to remove the residual glue from the tube. What to do to patch properly?