Punctures, punctures, and more ****ing punctures!!

godinman

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What the hell is going on? I have had 5 punctures on my bike since I bought it 6 weeks ago.

Two of these punctures were on the tyre side of the inner tube, obviously caused by a thorn or heroine addicts needle.

The other three however are all on the side of the inner tube that touches the rim?:confused: I had the first two, took it back, the bloke re-taped it and I picked it up today, went out for a quick 30 this evening and it went A-****ing-GAIN! Why!?

I keep the tyres well inflated, this last time there was a bit of rough tarmac, but the two times prior to this the road has been as smooth as anything and they've still popped.

Does anyone have any idea as to what could be causing this? The holes in the rim that the spokes are the other side of are partially visible where the rim tape doesn't cover them fully, could this have caused it? Could it be something I'm doing?

I'm totally confused, ****ed off and disheartened as I've lost valuable training time in the last few weeks.

GRRRR!
 
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SpeedFreak said:
Stan's NoTubes and close thread ;)
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I was looking at these, but the problem I have with them is, if they do puncture for whatever reason, are you not totally screwed? Or are they repairable on the road-side?

Admiral Huddy said:
I've always used an inner tyre guard. Not sure what it's called but it's very cheap..
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I'll have a google and see if I can find them, although I shouldn't have to do this really as the rims shouldn't be chewing up the tubes.



Also, I now need a new sig, what if you have a problem, but aren't sure if there is a solution or not and it's causing you issues? Stupid sig.
 
godinman said:
Tyres are Michelin Dynamic Sports, 700x23c.

Wheels are made by CFX.
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I don't know anything about Michelin cycling tyres. You're the first person I've read that uses them.

I'd take the tyre off and check the inside of the tyre for any sharp debris. Run your fingers along the inside, and the inside of the rim too.

It is possible you've just had bad luck.
 
I couldn't see anything on the rim, I ran my finger around it and all seems fine. I haven't checked the tube this time round, but the previous two times I haven't found anything on either tyre or rim - it's always the rear tyre too, never the front..

Could it be that the rim tape isn't covering the holes properly, does that matter?
 
godinman said:
I couldn't see anything on the rim, I ran my finger around it and all seems fine. I haven't checked the tube this time round, but the previous two times I haven't found anything on either tyre or rim - it's always the rear tyre too, never the front..

Could it be that the rim tape isn't covering the holes properly, does that matter?
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It might be the case that one of the spoke holes has some metal burr remaining from the drilling process. I'd be surprised though. Check the rim tape for sure. Take it off if you can and check the whole inside of the rim.
 
Well I've checked the rim, and nothing, sure I cans see the edges of a few holes, but no sharp bits at all.:confused: I can't see how to get the rim tape off without damaging it, which I don't want to do as it'll be going back tomorrow.

I just can't see any reason for this happening, if it was on the tyre side, then fine, **** tyres, but the rim side?!:confused:
 
godinman said:
I was looking at these, but the problem I have with them is, if they do puncture for whatever reason, are you not totally screwed? Or are they repairable on the road-side?
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I was getting a puncture a week as I regularly cycled through a small gorge surrounded by thorny bushes and when I used NoTubes I never got another puncture. You can still fit a new inner tube if things go really wrong so just carry one in your bag. Odds are that if you need it you've shredded the tyre wall though.
 
Right, dropped the rear rim off last night, I have no idea what I want him to do with it, but as it's the same tyre doing it I'd be very surprised if there isn't an issue and it's just bad luck.

Screw it, I'm getting the NoTubes kit, I just can't really afford it until next month.:/

Erm, how does the NoTubes kit work? What goes in the hole in the rim?
 
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tbh rim tapes not that hard to apply, I replaced the one on my old pug, now got a nice cloth one.
 
Sorry to be thick, but I'm not sure I understand it correctly, I need -

Stans No Tubes kit, consisting of 2 x Rim strips, Rim Tape, Tyre Sealant. -

Tubeless Tyres

Which Stans Kit do I need? I can't seem to find a road kit, have you a link?

Which tyres do I need? These?

Thanks.:)


edit - Rim tape, the shop opens at 9, I'll speak to him then and see what to do. After all the messing about, maybe he'll give me a tubeless kit on a 'buy now, pay next month' deal! (yeah right).
 
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