Glass cuts-flats?
#3
Originally posted by Cyclepath
You're preaching to the choir here, Chip.:->
You're preaching to the choir here, Chip.:->
I have Armadillo's on my main bike , although I dont get flats I get plenty of glass slashes in the outer rubber through to the casing , To repair these I deflate the tyre some , hook out the glass & apply locktite 400 ? (used for making your own custom 'O' rings) or super glue (virtualy the same stuff but cheaper
) , press the edges of the cut/slash together till they're set (not long 60 secs?), leave for an hour & re-inflate ,seems to work most of the time
.On my rainbike i've put tyre liners in , they help too , but they seem to make the bike seem slugish
#5
Yuo..It Is Impossible to avoid glass,I try my best to avoid but i know I drive over much glass..I hold my breath.I had a long walk home the other day because of a flat
there not fun when it happens to you?
there not fun when it happens to you?
#6
tires with lots of big grip would?
Originally Posted by chip
Yuo..It Is Impossible to avoid glass,I try my best to avoid but i know I drive over much glass..I hold my breath.I had a long walk home the other day because of a flat
there not fun when it happens to you?
there not fun when it happens to you?
so contact with glass and the tire may not occur
#8
Heeeeeere's Johnny!

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From: central CT
Bikes: DeBernardi Zona, Trek 7.1 FX
If you have to deal with a lot of road debris, don't get Hutchinson Carbon Comp's. After 350 miles and 2 flats in a week mine are absolutely shredded.
I'm considering a set of Armadillo's, too.
I'm considering a set of Armadillo's, too.





