Callum Trialsin Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 just got a little tip for all you new riders out there or even some of the older ones.if you have a problem with thorns and stuff giving you punctures, but you dont want a dfferent tube because then you will get loads of pinch flats. buy a heavy duty tube and a tube thats good for preventing pitch flats.get your heavy duty one and cut the valve out and stick it to the opposite side to the tyre tread (inside).then put your other tube in as you would usually.then you have the tube with no valve to stop most thorns geting though and a tube to stop you getting pitch flats.dont have to do this in both wheels just the back really.add replys if you thinks this is a good or bad tipCallum Hicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramps Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 too heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 too heavy It's a fecking innertube! what difference does it make! Why not just use the heavy duty one, instead of cutting one up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 i had a problem with punctures and found the best way to stop it was to buy a cheng shin heavy duty inner tube from bike dock its thicker than any other tube on tarty or select. if your tip works im ssure it will help good post mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) i jsut use a maxxis downhill tube no punctures since aprill Edited December 30, 2005 by watto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 you worry to much about weight saving dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Trialsin Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 the way i see it is, i would rather have a bit more wieght and ride all the time, than have to stop and repair a puncture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 the way i see it is, i would rather have a bit more wieght and ride all the time, than have to stop and repair a punctureYeah but arent some downhill tubes like 5-600 grammes? thats a ridiculous weight increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watto Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) Yeah but arent some downhill tubes like 5-600 grammes? thats a ridiculous weight increase.its not what you ride its how you ride also have a sh!t before you go out that will make it just about equal Edited December 30, 2005 by watto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 if your getting thorns, then 1stly get a decent tyre and secondly put liquid latex in your innertube, it instantly fixes thorn type punctures.But seeing though I have NEVER got a puncture from a thorn, I dont bother as the latex cant handle big holes like you get in snake bites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Trialsin Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 i was just wondering wat you all thought the person who recomended it to me hasnt had a flat in 5 yrs, so i askd him wat tube he had. he just said he swore by this.thanks for the replys anywayCallum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koxx1 Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) i've tryed that before it made my tyre feel hard even when it isn't i didn't really like it but nice tip anyway Edited December 30, 2005 by koxx1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 ive heared foam pipe insulation is good, and it weighs nothing.500 grammes would be far too much weight than i'd like to add to my bike, thats an extra pound, and you want as light a back end as you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
literocola Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I used to do this trick all the time back when I was doing downhill racing and backcountry riding. At times I would have over 6 old tubes, glued to one good tube.. . Worked through thick and thin.And, like that one guy said.. Maxxis tires, once I got a set of high rollers, said good-bye to pinch flats, and thorns didnt have a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Beck Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 to stop pinches when you can't be arsed to use this method, when you're next fixing a puncture just put a bit of talkin powder in you're tyre and rub some on the inner tube trust me it works(cheers gaz for this tip)cheers lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 i jsut use a maxxis downhill tube no punctures since aprill Punctured on of those when the pin came out of my rim and into the tube, cut it up and did what had been suggested above my tube has got a slow puncture but the tube kind of seals it in, of course air comes out but is almost tubeless lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el curevo Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 You could always buy a slime liner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecoust Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 ive heared foam pipe insulation is good, and it weighs nothing.500 grammes would be far too much weight than i'd like to add to my bike, thats an extra pound, and you want as light a back end as you can get.how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey gav Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 just an idea Why not fill the tyre with a foam like isolation pipe foam its light plus you cant puncture it the only downfall would be you couldnt stop it spinning around inside the tyre and it wouldnt give the kick out of the tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 just an idea but buy a decent tyre and a normal tube and ride that, i use a maxxis 2.5 and a halfords tube and rarely get flats, if i do its a pinch flat when i mess something up. like ali said i never had a puncture from a thorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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