2023 Black cat award (punctures)
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2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby warthog1 » Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:10 pm
Challenge getaway pro HTLR on the rear.
Another gravel tyre with a stick punched right through it.
Nearly home today after a gravel ride on the O'Keefe rail trail and some dirt roads. About 10km from home and psst psst psst as the tyre rolled, spraying sealant everywhere.
Didn't know what had caused it to start. The sealant almost plugged it. Couldn't be fagged plugging or bunging a tube in, it so just pumped it. Nearly made it home but it got that flat it started to unseat.
A CO2 cannister got me home.
The tyre was half worn and I found the stick in it when I removed it.
Glued a big tube patch on the tyre and back on. That'll do.
I am finding the gravel brings more punctures than the road though.
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2023 Black Cat (puncture) thread
Postby jasonc » Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:20 pm
Went out to the garage this morning to find my front tyre 100% flat. Replaced tyre and tube. binned them as they were old. New tyre, new tube and on my way
I remember hearing a weird noise near the end of my ride last night. Oh well
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Re: 2023 Black Cat (puncture) thread
Postby Bunged Knee » Thu Feb 23, 2023 1:51 pm
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby cyclotaur » Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:22 pm
First one a slow leak after hitting a sharp pit-lid hard on Djerring Trail inbound - took another 5-6 km to notice it and had to stop and pump 3 kms from home, but made it. Found a fair old tear in the sidewall later. Shame as the tyre (Schwalbe P-Durano 32) has worn really well over at least 10,000 kms.
Second was on an older Conti CX Speed 35 I replaced the Schwalbe with for the next 2 rides. Did a short ride near Sorrento, then rode homewards the next day (last Thursday - turned out a stinker 40C ) and managed 92 kms on road and gravel before a similar thing happened. Slow flat about 10 kms from home on Murrumbeena Rd - probably would have made it with a few pumps but heat and cramp in both legs saw me calling up the 'support' vehicle. Found a tiny tear in the tread this time, must have run over something that eventually worked its way into the tube - very tiny hole.
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby find_bruce » Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:59 am
Little bit of bark off elbow & knee & a bruise on my shoulder, so a good outcome all things considered
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby jasonc » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:35 am
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby find_bruce » Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:52 pm
It's not too bad thanks Jason, one day off the bike & then back to commuting. Any time mate
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby warthog1 » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:01 pm
Dinged the rim (which I repaired) but binned the tyre.
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Today on another gravel ride I felt a spray on the back of my legs.
Almost home and kept going. The orange seal did its' job and sealed.
There was a 4mm long cut in the tread which was located via the dried sealant around it.
Bugger. I pulled the tyre off and patched the inside of it.
Given I removed the tyre and patched it, I'm calling that another.
3 so far
Gravel is hard on tyres.
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby warthog1 » Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:07 pm
Again wet legs and a hissing sound.
Plugged it with a strip, held it to the bottom and all good.
CBFed patching it. Asked the fellas on the ride I was on with, a couple who do mtb.
One bloke said he has just ridden on tyres that are plugged plenty of times on the mtb.
A bit less pressure on bigger tyres than these, but stuff it, I will top up with more orange seal and see how it goes.
That's 4 now.
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby Mr Purple » Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:22 pm
Hit something at speed down the front of Cootha, probably a rock. Slow pinch flat a few hundred metres later, fortunately slow enough to safely stop.
Another incentive to trial tubeless I suppose. Though the TPU change by the side of the road took less than five minutes and seems to be rolling well.
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby Mr Purple » Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:46 pm
Some sort of small spiky thing just went through it and slow punctured the tube. Fortunately I found out when I arrived at work, which is roughly 50m away from my local bike shop.
Annoyingly both the punctures I just had would probably have not occurred if I'd actually installed the tubeless Vittorias sitting in my garage. It's a sign.
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Re: 2023 Black Cat (puncture) thread
Postby jasonc » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:30 pm
Went out to the garage this morning to find my front tyre 100% flat. Replaced tyre and tube. binned them as they were old. New tyre, new tube and on my way
I remember hearing a weird noise near the end of my ride last night. Oh well
Old Total: 1
20230426 - damp roads and the rear tyre picks up some glass. Replaced and on my way
New total: 2
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby warthog1 » Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:52 pm
warthog1 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:07 pmAnd another one on the same tyre above.
Again wet legs and a hissing sound.
Plugged it with a strip, held it to the bottom and all good.
CBFed patching it. Asked the fellas on the ride I was on with, a couple who do mtb.
One bloke said he has just ridden on tyres that are plugged plenty of times on the mtb.
A bit less pressure on bigger tyres than these, but stuff it, I will top up with more orange seal and see how it goes.
That tyre has ~800k since I plugged it. Haven't patched it and don't think I'll bother now.
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Re: 2023 Black Cat (puncture) thread
Postby jasonc » Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:59 pm
Went out to the garage this morning to find my front tyre 100% flat. Replaced tyre and tube. binned them as they were old. New tyre, new tube and on my way
I remember hearing a weird noise near the end of my ride last night. Oh well
20230426 - damp roads and the rear tyre picks up some glass. Replaced and on my way
20230619 - rear tyre punctured whilst going up the stelvio from the prato. A small rock was the cause
20230815 - rear tyre started going flat. No idea what got it. Nothing in the tyre
New Total- 4
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Re: 2023 Black Cat (puncture) thread
Postby jasonc » Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:50 pm
Went out to the garage this morning to find my front tyre 100% flat. Replaced tyre and tube. binned them as they were old. New tyre, new tube and on my way
I remember hearing a weird noise near the end of my ride last night. Oh well
20230426 - damp roads and the rear tyre picks up some glass. Replaced and on my way
20230619 - rear tyre punctured whilst going up the stelvio from the prato. A small rock was the cause
20230815 - rear tyre started going flat. No idea what got it. Nothing in the tyre
Old Total- 4
20230831 - rear tyre went flat instantly less than 1km from work this afternoon. Nothing in it. Snapped two tyre levers but got the tyre back on with the third
New Total - 5
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby Retrobyte » Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:40 am
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby OnTrackZeD » Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:15 am
With the flat I got back in March
Total = 2
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby Arbuckle23 » Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:43 am
Rode the 3 km to home, tubeless FTW
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby OnTrackZeD » Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:52 pm
Found the hole but no debris. Two in two weeks, I hope its not a pattern.OnTrackZeD wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:15 amGot a nail in the side of rear tyre, a new one for me.
With the flat I got back in March
Total = 2
Total = 3
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby cancan64 » Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:27 am
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby warthog1 » Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:35 pm
I am sold. Not interested in tubed tyres now.
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby warthog1 » Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:15 pm
Yes gravel is hard on them. Tufo were useless for me also.
Otherwise had a few but most seal. Have plugged a couple too.
Gravelkings are working for me, very tough. Hopefully the Pathfinders you are running now are the same.
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Re: 2023 Black cat award (punctures)
Postby jasonc » Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:24 am
Went out to the garage this morning to find my front tyre 100% flat. Replaced tyre and tube. binned them as they were old. New tyre, new tube and on my way
I remember hearing a weird noise near the end of my ride last night. Oh well
20230426 - damp roads and the rear tyre picks up some glass. Replaced and on my way
20230619 - rear tyre punctured whilst going up the stelvio from the prato. A small rock was the cause
20230815 - rear tyre started going flat. No idea what got it. Nothing in the tyre
20230831 - rear tyre went flat instantly less than 1km from work this afternoon. Nothing in it. Snapped two tyre levers but got the tyre back on with the third
Old Total - 5
20231006 - front tyre went down instantly whilst descending Mt Coot-tha. That was scary. replaced tube and on the way.
New total - 6
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