Puncture already!!!
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Can't believe it. I've done 24.4 miles on my new bike and I have a puncture already. Rear was low when I got home and now flat, I have now pulled two thorns out of it.
I have a hybrid with 700 x 40 tyres on. I guess they are not heavy duty enough for a canal toepath which is where I maninly want to use it.
Can anyone confirm if mountain bike tyres should fit please?
I have a hybrid with 700 x 40 tyres on. I guess they are not heavy duty enough for a canal toepath which is where I maninly want to use it.
Can anyone confirm if mountain bike tyres should fit please?
For proper puncture proof tyres in 700c, I'd invest in a set of Continental TopContact with their no puncture guarantee for one year from the purchase date. I've got a set on my touring bike and haven't had any punctures since getting the bike a year and a half ago despite riding it through the crappy winter and lots of miles. They roll well on road and have been grippy enough off road so far on dirt tracks and gravelly disused railway lines.
I feel your pain ! I was in a similar position two weeks ago and seem to ride in similar places to you ...
I picked up a Specialized Crosstrail and got a puncture on the way home from the bike shop ... 4 miles !!! Nice shiny new bike and tyre as flat as a pancake.
I have literally this morning changed to Continental Top Contact 700x47 and can confirm after 25 miles they are great
OK, can't really comment on the puncture resistance over such a short time but the rolling speed and ease of riding on road, tow path and gravel track was great.
FWIW I looked around at puncture resistant tyres and found little that does tow path / gravel and road in 700c. I tried Continental Touring Plus briefly in 700x42 (though it seems about 38 wide) which are good and about as puncture resistant as you can get but much, much harder than the Top contact and with less depth to the tread. They were OK on all paths/gravel & roads but double the weight of the Top Contact. I think the Touring Plus are likely to be better versus thorns but hope the Top Contact are fairly tough.
I picked up a Specialized Crosstrail and got a puncture on the way home from the bike shop ... 4 miles !!! Nice shiny new bike and tyre as flat as a pancake.
I have literally this morning changed to Continental Top Contact 700x47 and can confirm after 25 miles they are great
OK, can't really comment on the puncture resistance over such a short time but the rolling speed and ease of riding on road, tow path and gravel track was great.
FWIW I looked around at puncture resistant tyres and found little that does tow path / gravel and road in 700c. I tried Continental Touring Plus briefly in 700x42 (though it seems about 38 wide) which are good and about as puncture resistant as you can get but much, much harder than the Top contact and with less depth to the tread. They were OK on all paths/gravel & roads but double the weight of the Top Contact. I think the Touring Plus are likely to be better versus thorns but hope the Top Contact are fairly tough.
Thanks for the info.
I'm going to ask the dealer first thing tomorrow morning about them.
The Schwalbe Marathon PLUS Hybrid also look promising.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
I'm going to ask the dealer first thing tomorrow morning about them.
The Schwalbe Marathon PLUS Hybrid also look promising.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
PurpleMoonlight said:
Thanks for the info.
I'm going to ask the dealer first thing tomorrow morning about them.
The Schwalbe Marathon PLUS Hybrid also look promising.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Yep ... look like a simliar tread - albeit more aggressive. They do weigh loads though at 1200g ! The Top Contact are 690g in folding form. I found the Touring Plus at 1kg each a bit more effort to get rolling. It is such a balance between 'fun' and puncture resistance.I'm going to ask the dealer first thing tomorrow morning about them.
The Schwalbe Marathon PLUS Hybrid also look promising.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
I also got my first yesterday. Went over a root and heard a pop - thought it was odd that hitting a root square would cause a flat as I had lifted out of the saddle to let the rear skip over.
Fortunately I was riding about a third of a mile from home, so though I had a puncture repair kit with me, I slung the bike on my back and took it home.
When I got the rear wheel off, and took the tube out, I found that there was a 5 cm splinter sticking out the tyre, which had caused 3 different holes in the tube
managed to repair it easily enough - but just goes to show you, it doesn't matter how far you have ridden, if you pick something up like that you WILL get a puncture.
ETA - Just repair the tube and see how it goes - you could ride 200 miles or more without getting another puncture. No sense throwing money at a problem which may not exist
Fortunately I was riding about a third of a mile from home, so though I had a puncture repair kit with me, I slung the bike on my back and took it home.
When I got the rear wheel off, and took the tube out, I found that there was a 5 cm splinter sticking out the tyre, which had caused 3 different holes in the tube
managed to repair it easily enough - but just goes to show you, it doesn't matter how far you have ridden, if you pick something up like that you WILL get a puncture.ETA - Just repair the tube and see how it goes - you could ride 200 miles or more without getting another puncture. No sense throwing money at a problem which may not exist
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