Air shots for mtb flats
06-13-11, 06:52 PM
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Air shots for mtb flats
So I have several CO2 air shots and a device to inflate tires with them. Could I use this instead of my hand pump. The hand pump is not very good and I am a broke unemployed college student so I am trying to use what I have on hand.
I had a flat the other day while riding and I had to pull off the trail because I got maybe 25 psi's into my new tube.
Lets hear everyones experiences/opinions/thoughts
I had a flat the other day while riding and I had to pull off the trail because I got maybe 25 psi's into my new tube.
Lets hear everyones experiences/opinions/thoughts
06-13-11, 09:41 PM
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They're best used as a get-me-home (or get-me-to-the-Finish-line) measure. For one thing, CO2 quickly seeps through butyl rubber inner tubes, as strange as that must sound... fill a road-bike tire to 80psi with a CO2, and it'll be really soft the next day. Also, if you have more flat tires than you came equipped for, you'll be walking. I usually take an inflator and a small pump.
06-13-11, 10:02 PM
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Interesting. Never knew that.
