hockeyteeth: good tip on the Hardcase tires.

Reading cmolway's post reminded me of an incident with a tire liner. I had put some 700-20 Grand Prix 160psi tires on a bike to take to Texas for a 4 week training class, and on one ride, I got a flat about 10mi from the end. I put in a new tube, checked for anything in the tire, and finding nothing, aired up and took off. About 1/4mi from the end, it flatted again, so I just walked it back to my car, loaded it up, and drove back to my hotel room. Once there, I took the tire off, and carefully inspected it. Still nothing! Then I checked the rim, and found a split in the rim tape (Plastic Michelin) which had allowed the tube to go through and contact the spoke end. On a trip home the next weekend, I got a pair of high pressure Continental rim strips (220psi), and put them on when I got back to Arlington. No more problems.