mountain bike puncture problems

moon man · 15 Jul 2011 at 12:15

ok so my punctures are becoming a bit of a problem ,12 miles to work on canal path then 10 miles back on main road 4 times a week ,had maybe 14 in 12 weeks ,so its getting silly.
question ,are puncture "free" tyres any good or that slime stuff or maybe you can make your own tyre liners ?

moon man · 15 Jul 2011 at 12:24

kae2 said:
Are you inflating your tyres to the correct pressures? Are they overly worn?

Even on really bad paths, I only very rarely get punctures (over 6 months since my last!).

65psi and its a 3 month old mongoose ,shards of glass seem to be the main thing and the odd thorn

moon man · 15 Jul 2011 at 12:31

mistercrabb said:
Something's wrong, you shouldn't be getting that many punctures.

If it's just one hole in the tube, something sharp is puncturing it, and it is probably still inside the tyre, which is why you are getting so many punctures. Find and remove (run your hand on the inside of the tyre/rim feeling for shark stuff).

If there are 2 holes next to each other, it's a snakebite, normally caused by running a low pressure. Try pumping up the tyres more or using a thicker inner tube.

It might just be that you have terrible tyres and thorns go through them like butter

Edit: I was a bit slow there.

they are kenda and do seem abit budget!

moon man · 15 Jul 2011 at 12:35

cheers ,making notes of these suggestions!