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I'm asking the other old timers (like me) what "flat resistant" tire is easiest to get off the rim and back on if you have a flat on the road or bike trail? I'm talking 700x23.
The reason I ask is because I've always used Continental GP4000Si and haven't had problems. But yesterday I was in the garage mounting a new set of tires on my new wheels. After two attempts and two pinch flats I gave up and went to the bike shop. The mechanic (who is younger and much stronger) had a heck of a time and he too had two pinch flats before giving up. The shop owner said they sell a lot of Michelin Pro4 Service Course. I was thinking maybe those or Michelin Pro4 Endurance for the extra flat protection. Any thoughts? |
Hey Ron,
Use a tire jack to mount your tires, and you will never have a problem, regardless of the brand or model of tire you are using. I've used Conti GP 4000S tires for years, and they seem to have progressively become more difficult to mount. I used to be able to mount them just using my thumbs, now find myself breaking out the tire jack. Never never never use tire irons to mount a tire, or you will surely end up getting a pinch flat. |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 18871619)
Hey Ron,
Use a tire jack to mount your tires, and you will never have a problem, regardless of the brand or model of tire you are using. I've used Conti GP 4000S tires for years, and they seem to have progressively become more difficult to mount. I used to be able to mount them just using my thumbs, now find myself breaking out the tire jack. Never never never use tire irons to mount a tire, or you will surely end up getting a pinch flat. I haven't done that for a long, long, long, long time. Haven't had to resort to the tire jack that I have in recent memory, either. |
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Originally Posted by RonH
(Post 18871054)
I'm asking the other old timers (like me) what "flat resistant" tire is easiest to get off the rim and back on if you have a flat on the road or bike trail? I'm talking 700x23.
The reason I ask is because I've always used Continental GP4000Si and haven't had problems. But yesterday I was in the garage mounting a new set of tires on my new wheels. After two attempts and two pinch flats I gave up and went to the bike shop. The mechanic (who is younger and much stronger) had a heck of a time and he too had two pinch flats before giving up. The shop owner said they sell a lot of Michelin Pro4 Service Course. I was thinking maybe those or Michelin Pro4 Endurance for the extra flat protection. Any thoughts? |
Today I woke up to the reality that I'm seventy years old. Yesterday, I celebrated early by winning my age group at my state masters track championship.
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Originally Posted by JohnTechwriter
(Post 18776847)
January of this year I turned 66. The following month I started riding again after five years off the bike. I didn't overdo it and my body responded well. Now in May I'm good for 50 miles in the hill country around Oakland, CA. My plan is to train through the summer and, after Labor Day, ride up Hwy 97 from CA into Oregon and then take Hwy 58 across the Cascades to end up in Seaside, where my brother and his wife live.
I've been retired since 2012 and my sedentary lifestyle was draining my physical and mental resources. Having been a cyclist most of my life I found this to be a terrifying experience. If it kept up I'd be elderly at 70 and geriatric at 75, if I lived that long. So it seemed to me I had no choice but to get back on the bike, despite my "advanced" age. I'm happy to say the experience has been overwhelmingly positive. My weight and blood pressure are down, I practically spring out of a chair, I can hold my own with the medium-speed bunch in my club with no problem, and the low-grade depression that set in after retirement has taken a vacation. Not a whole lot of years may lie before me but nevertheless I once again feel I have a future. Much of it will be devoted to eating healthy, spending quality time with my family, and riding as if my life depended on it. Because it does. I know that now. |
I've been using GP 3000 and 4000 for over 12 years. The problem is age (I'm 71) and the new rims. My Litespeed has Mavic Open Pros and I don't have problems with them. My problem is with the new wheels. They have Velocity A23 rims. I'm having a tough time and the shop mechanic is too. Thats why I'm asking for suggestions for easy to mount tires and easy to change when I have bad luck on the road or trail.
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Ron H - Get one of these for your bike tool bag.
https://www.retro-gression.com/colle...tire-bead-jack |
Watched a youtube video of how it works. Very cool. :thumb: Now - cramming it into my seat pack. :o
Still searching for easier to mount tires. The bike shop owner is "researching" easy to install flat resistant tires for me. |
Ok. I ordered one. Hope it works as well as it did in the video.
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Originally Posted by ctpres
(Post 18555163)
The answer to ones max heart rate can be found many ways. Doing it on a bike should produce good results but I wonder if finding my MHR climbing hills till I puke or see stars at 76 is a good idea. With insurance an exercise stress test cost is typically $200 to $300 and is supervised. For now I slow down or stop and rest when I hit 160 but suspect I could go well beyond that. Up till now 99% of my riding has been flat land. This summer I plan to spend a couple months in CO. and would like to have some kind of safe limit I can ride by. If I keep the 160 I would probably be stopping every mile and that is not much of a ride. My question is - what do you do?
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:thumb:I would work on developing powerful thumbs....,& maybe a slight mist
of spray lube. |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 18872168)
Today I woke up to the reality that I'm seventy years old. Yesterday, I celebrated early by winning my age group at my state masters track championship.
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Is this problem with mounting tires on certain rims related to the trend toward tubeless tires on road bikes and resulting changes in rim design? I know that with my GP4000s 700x25 tires on my wheels with H+Son rims that I was able to mount them without tools. My older road bike has 700x28 Gatorskins with wire beads and that does call for some tool assistance. Fortunately, in the three years or so that they've been on there I've been flat-free and will probably just have to replace them soon due to being worn out.
And another thing: exactly what does "tubeless compatible" mean? It can be used either with or without tubes? |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 18872168)
Today I woke up to the reality that I'm seventy years old. Yesterday, I celebrated early by winning my age group at my state masters track championship.
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Originally Posted by RonH
(Post 18876929)
I just noticed this. Kudos to you on the win. :thumb:
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Originally Posted by 10 Wheels
(Post 18877028)
Congrats on both.
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 18874149)
Ron H - Get one of these for your bike tool bag.
https://www.retro-gression.com/colle...tire-bead-jack |
Originally Posted by RonH
(Post 18883419)
The VAR tire jack came in the mail today. I popped the rear tire on the new wheel in about 5 seconds with no pinched tube. Very easy. Thanks you for the heads up. :thumb:
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Sorry, I lost track of this forum. From your post I can tell that you and I know that people in America let themselves get old WAY too fast and it doesn't have to happen that way. If we escape the usual killers, heart disease and cancer, we can be a going concern well past age 75. I love cycling just for the experience, but knowing it can help me fend off becoming elderly and frail is a great secondary motivator.
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Deply to Dachshund: Yes, I've done Diablo in the past and plan to do it again this fall. So far my training is on track, except I'm not yet at the proper weight. Still, I could ride Diablo tomorrow if I wanted to, provided I transported my bike to its base by car. I want to be able to ride from my little condo (at the bottom of Tunnel Road -- the Parkwoods) all the way to Diablo, up it, down (something in itself), and back home.
Are you also from the East Bay? We should go for a spin sometime. I'm johntechwriter at yahoo dot com. |
Took the Cannondale and did my usual ride on the Withlacoochee Trail.
I'm sure glad I sold the Vision wheels that came on the Cannondale. They may have been carbon but the new wheels give a much nicer ride. :) |
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Well, today I finally got my new iPhone SE that was supposed to be my 70th birthday present two weeks ago. The problem was not getting the phone itself, but getting Verizon to approve my application for new service. I've had less aggravation getting a home mortgage appoval. Anyway, I've finally weaned myself from my old Nokia flip phone with terrible T-mobile service. This is my first modern smartphone, and I can now hang out with millenials at Starbucks.
Obviously, I need to figure this thing out a bit more. |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 18905821)
Well, today I finally got my new iPhone SE that was supposed to be my 70th birthday present two weeks ago. The problem was not getting the phone itself, but getting Verizon to approve my application for new service. I've had less aggravation getting a home mortgage appoval. Anyway, I've finally weaned myself from my old Nokia flip phone with terrible T-mobile service. This is my first modern smartphone, and I can now hang out with millenials at Starbucks.
Obviously, I need to figure this thing out a bit more. http://www.niteize.com/images/HDB_Feature_02_l.jpg http://www.niteize.com/images/HDB_Feature_00_n.jpg Here's the link. —> Handleband - Universal Smartphone Bar Mount |
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