Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Changed the tube and bought 5 spare tubes for a bike that is less than a year old? And you think you wore out a rim? What a piece of doo-doo. Or you just like throwing away your money on an overpriced piece of junk.
Next time get a coaster brake single speed and forget about all those brake pad replacements as well. You can paint it any kind of loud obnoxious colors you like for less than the price of five!! spare tubes.
actually, i was asking how to tell when the rim was worn out. it seems that brake groove was packed with material so I couldn't really tell.
secondly, like a shop posted, it seems that running 23c on British road is asking for flats:
these guys went through 16 tubes in 5000 miles:
Single Speed Components 5,000 Mile Challenge
and to be fair, I've went through tubes in this order:
1. when green tire wore through the canvas under the rubber (rear) and lost the tube
2. hit a bump and broke the replacement Schwalbe Lugano tire (literally broke it across the width of the tire) and lost the tube ... the shop credited it toward a new Gatorskin
3. grazed a kerb and bent the braking surface on the rear wheel and lost the tube
4. wore through the canvas on the front tire under the rubber (front) and lost the lube
5. left the bike in the locked bike locker during a holiday and returned to ride it home and got a pinch flat (lost tube)
1, 2 and 4 are unavoidable unless I don't get the most of the tire, which is what I want to do.
3 was from riding too agreesively.
5 was a learning lesson ... there's even a bike pump in the locker
5 tubes makes sense, so that I can leave 2 at work, have 2 at home and carry one in my backpack.
you're an interesting fellow, i.e. had a Römer Jockey on a nice German bike, but you've become rude all of the sudden.
what happened?