At risk of putting a moz on myself, I've actually never had a flat on the Gators

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Postby plugmeister » Wed May 02, 2012 3:06 pm
Postby master6 » Wed May 02, 2012 10:26 pm
plugmeister wrote:I've done 6500km + on my first set of Gatorskins on my regular commute from Redcliffe to Brisbane. The back tyre is a bit worn and close to needing replacment (since I'm too lazy to swap the tyres around), so no complaints here.
At risk of putting a moz on myself, I've actually never had a flat on the Gators
Postby Mulger bill » Wed May 02, 2012 10:35 pm
Postby NhiTrac » Fri May 04, 2012 5:15 pm
Wal42 wrote:... wipe the tyres down every night with vinegar (something the old Radioshack mechanics do),
Postby master6 » Fri May 04, 2012 5:27 pm
NhiTrac wrote:Wal42 wrote:... wipe the tyres down every night with vinegar (something the old Radioshack mechanics do),
Just curious as to what the vinegar does?
Ps do you guys with 'puncture resistant' Tyres use tyre liners?
I'm currently using Mr Tuffy reds with GP4s but still ended up with a slow puncture from a staple yesterday. Before that I had some Panny tyre liner I think it was called which were great but because that used a sticky backing, it was fiddly after a while when trying to change tubes in the side if the road.
Thinking about getting the Panny liners down + Mr Tuffy then the tube. Excessive?
Postby Wal42 » Fri May 04, 2012 7:20 pm
Postby drubie » Fri May 04, 2012 8:17 pm
master6 wrote:Another question; what sort of puncture frequency do people find acceptable?
Postby master6 » Fri May 04, 2012 8:38 pm
drubie wrote:master6 wrote:Another question; what sort of puncture frequency do people find acceptable?
commuter: once every month. anything more than that it's too annoying. Given the commuter gets cast off tyres, old tubes etc. I don't think that's too bad.
Training bike: twice a year.
Race bike: Never. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever.
Postby Mulger bill » Fri May 04, 2012 9:25 pm
drubie wrote:...because the ACKNOWLEDGED ability of the stupid things to retain shards of glass that have to be "picked out"
Postby NhiTrac » Fri May 04, 2012 10:03 pm
Postby drubie » Sat May 05, 2012 8:21 am
Mulger bill wrote:Anybody want a half teaspoonful of ground glass![]()
Postby Matt_Matt » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:26 pm
Postby ldrcycles » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:00 pm
drubie wrote:commuter: once every month. anything more than that it's too annoying. Given the commuter gets cast off tyres, old tubes etc. I don't think that's too bad.
Training bike: twice a year.
Race bike: Never. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever.
Postby Comedian » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:40 am
Wal42 wrote:I'm Brisbane, just outside the cbd, I keep the pressures 'right' (120psi rear, 105 front), ride roadside, swerve to miss glass, cans, potholes, wipe the tyres down every night with vinegar (something the old Radioshack mechanics do), get swapped front to rear once a week, the actual figure was just under 19K but close enough, I could have done another 2 weeks on them but was starting to get paranoid about punctures.
The average joe probably isn't as anal about their bikes & gear the way I may be, treat it right & it should look after you.
Postby jasonc » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:21 pm
Comedian wrote:Wal42 wrote:I'm Brisbane, just outside the cbd, I keep the pressures 'right' (120psi rear, 105 front), ride roadside, swerve to miss glass, cans, potholes, wipe the tyres down every night with vinegar (something the old Radioshack mechanics do), get swapped front to rear once a week, the actual figure was just under 19K but close enough, I could have done another 2 weeks on them but was starting to get paranoid about punctures.
The average joe probably isn't as anal about their bikes & gear the way I may be, treat it right & it should look after you.
Well done!
When I was running conti force/attack even 2k from the back was considered good. I binned one after 1600k.
I'm running schwalbe ultremos now. I run DD on te back and ZX on the front and I seem to be getting like 4k off the back... Which I can live with.
Postby Nobody » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:36 pm
How do you ring that bell?Matt_Matt wrote:Gatorskin Hardshell with less than 80kms on the road ... one way to ruin a rim
Postby Kenzo » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:53 pm
Nobody wrote:How do you ring that bell?Matt_Matt wrote:Gatorskin Hardshell with less than 80kms on the road ... one way to ruin a rim
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thepj wrote::shock: they check that?
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