Indestructible cycle tyres

Sambucus_Nigra

saxonrosecliff wrote: »

Thanks for all the tips. I know all about not riding in the gutter, tyres well inflated etc. The problem is our Council is very fond of hawthorn hedges which is all very well until they trim them with their fantastic tractor attachment. The clippings go all over the place - pavement, cycle path and road.

I'll take a trip to the local bike shop and have a look at the tyres mentioned and then decide. Thanks for your help.

I agree - do along to the next council meeting with details of how many times you have had punctures from this and it will be minuted and will be taken forward by the council.

mysk_girl

gingernm wrote: »

Rather than change tyres, use slime.

This goes into your inner tubes and plugs punctures. You can either buy tube preloaded or buy the slime seperately and pump it in yourself. Halfords and most bike stores sell both tubes prefilled and cans of slime.

Yup, I have a buggy with tyres - I used to get quite a few punctures - had Halfords slime them, and nothing in over a year now :-) The tins the slime comes in recommends it for bikes as well.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_175237_langId_-1_categoryId_228377#tab0

This stuff.

cardinalbiggles

Dave_C wrote: »

Here you go:
Schwalbe marathon plus

Bit of a swine to get on the the wheel, but renowned the world over.

Dave

I concur with the above, the best way to stop punctures is to get a set of Schwalbe's. I used to get punctures all the time in town from running over glass etc. etc but have not had a puncture in 2 years now with a set of Marathon Plus. £50 a pair so not cheap but they are most definitely worth it.

I never had a great problem with fitting but you will find they are much much stiffer than normal tyres.

So, if you want to stop punctures get Schawalbe Marathon/Marathon Plus.

Keith

gingernm wrote: »

Rather than change tyres, use slime.

This goes into your inner tubes and plugs punctures. You can either buy tube preloaded or buy the slime seperately and pump it in yourself. Halfords and most bike stores sell both tubes prefilled and cans of slime.

I used slime once, there is nothing worse than a puncture which slime doesn't plug. The stuff goes everywhere, now I use Marathon Plus tyres but they are very heavy.

Norman_Castle

Do tyre liners protect against Hawthorn hedge punctures?

unsure

You can get kevlar reinforced puncture resistant tyres. Had them fitted after a few punctures (city cycling, broken glass etc) and, touch wood, no punctures in the subsequent six months so far. They are not foolproof but definitely offer some greater protection than standard tyres. Seem to recall they cost about twice the price of standard tyres (circa £20 I think) but money well spent as far as I'm concerned.

sharpy2010

When you fit a new inner tube, inflate with tyreweld (which is usually meant for cars). If you get a puncture, the tyreweld will plug the hole before you even notice.

warehouse

Hi OP. I ride 26.6 miles a day to and from work twice a week, 99.9% of the journey is entirely on a canal tow path. I've now done over 1000 miles and, (touch wood), not a single puncture.

I purchased Armadillo tyres at £25 each. Worth every penny so far.

ventureuk

These were on my hybrid for two years before I sold it to a friend.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/vittoria-randonneur-city-tyre/

By far the best value puncture resistant tyres I know, just very difficult to fit.

buglawton

Beware of tyres with a loose fitting Kevlar band - it slips around and the sharp edges on the Kevlar band can cur the inner tube! That was my previous experience. Maybe they've improved the design since then. Kevlar would protect against thorns I believe, just note the design.