not looking forward to .....

[02gf74]

.... fixing a puncture in my front tube as it is covered in mud

happened yesterday, a weird one as the tyre went soft but I was still able to cycle home, but did have to pump it up twice. I could see bubbles near a cut in the tyre as I pumped it up.

.... laters .....

 

[1210tech]

er, wash it first....... :mrgreen:

 

[grumpycommuter]

.... fixing a puncture in my front tube as it is covered in mud

happened yesterday, a weird one as the tyre went soft but I was still able to cycle home, but did have to pump it up twice. I could see bubbles near a cut in the tyre as I pumped it up.

.... laters .....

just buy a new bike

 

[stevec1975]

remove the problem by going tubeless?

 

[02gf74]

.... fixing a puncture in my front tube as it is covered in mud

happened yesterday, a weird one as the tyre went soft but I was still able to cycle home, but did have to pump it up twice. I could see bubbles near a cut in the tyre as I pumped it up.

.... laters .....

just buy a new bike

.... actaully I have, from Wiggle..... over 1 month on still have not received it :twisted:

.... but when I came to fix it, tyre was more or less free of any mud, a quick swipe with a brush over the rim and was good to go.

 

[David B]

remove the problem by going tubeless?

I've heard some "interesting" stories on the cyclocross scene from riders who've had Stan's and similar tubeless set-ups fail when blow-outs occur or tyres get unseated from the rim at low pressure....the gist of it could be summarised as "a loud bang and sealant everywhere" in one case.

David

 

[velomaniac]

Tubeless does not mean no more punctures, it just means ,hopefully, considerably less punctures. Its a braver man than me to make claim that an air filled tube is impervious to puncture :roll:

 

[unkleGsif]

I think if the distinction is appreciated between "puncture" and "catastrophic and instantaneous failure" then it could be fairly confidently referred to as "virtually puncture proof"



G

 

[NeilM]

My son decided that tubes were old and that tubeless was the only way to go.

It now takes two of us, a track pump and a reasonable amount of ingenuity to pump the tyres up after a change.

I'll stick with old thanks.