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Post by sich1 on Jun 18, 2018 17:52:31 GMT
typical init, i bought a warranty on my tyres from national that covers punctures and will replace a tyre with a heavy discount if
punctured and non-repairable. not had to use it yet despite off road every weekend. still at £5/tyre i though it was a good deal.
includes free inspection every 4 months too. cant see it on their website now. must pop in for a free inspection and see.
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Post by charliefarlie on Jun 18, 2018 19:41:51 GMT
Its a bloody nuisance ennit Charlie when it happens, was there much tread left in the tyre or was the tyre salvageable?? Just needed a tube..... Fortunately or the bill could have escalated into a tenner... |
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Post by philip42h on Jun 18, 2018 20:45:30 GMT
I just wonder if the fact that it runs on fumes puts people off it?  (  ) 3 pun 60 that tube costed me il have tha knaw....... That’s a weeks fumes that is ..... I've given up on inflatable wheelbarrow tyres and swapped to the solid rubber ones ... does that make them runflats? |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 19, 2018 10:28:26 GMT
Wouldn't they only be classed as run flat if they were punctured  |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 19, 2018 10:29:38 GMT
You got off lightly then Charlie, you must have been doing some speed to cause that much damage??
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Post by Mb2t on Jun 19, 2018 15:54:29 GMT
Wow Charlie! That is extortionate foe tube!
My dinghy trolly has those, and i have baught 2x tyres and tubs for half a dozen of those pounds...delivered.
Solid ones are 25gbp each, it makes for quite a lot of tyeres and tubes.
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Post by charliefarlie on Jun 19, 2018 16:25:40 GMT
You got off lightly then Charlie, you must have been doing some speed to cause that much damage?? Overloaded I think mate.. Filled well over the top with Forrest of Dean clippings with a big donkey {me) pushing hard. BOOM it went BOOM !!!! I was likely speeding as well when it went BOOM... |
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Post by charliefarlie on Jun 19, 2018 16:27:18 GMT
Wow Charlie! That is extortionate foe tube! My dinghy trolly has those, and i have baught 2x tyres and tubs for half a dozen of those pounds...delivered. Solid ones are 25gbp each, it makes for quite a lot of tyeres and tubes. Aye I think I was robbed cos the old un went BOOM 💥 |
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Post by charliefarlie on Jun 20, 2018 16:58:29 GMT
You got off lightly then Charlie, you must have been doing some speed to cause that much damage?? Overloaded I think mate.. Filled well over the top with Forrest of Dean clippings with a big donkey {me) pushing hard. BOOM it went BOOM !!!! I was likely speeding as well when it went BOOM... Attachments:
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Post by Rambler on Jun 21, 2018 19:31:29 GMT
Hmmmm. Slightly off topic but anyone here like me do any reasonable cycling ?
Punctures! , I'm considering going tubeless on my mountain bike.
You pour in a specific sealant into your loose tyre on the wheel , seat the tyre then pump it up to its required inflation.
IF you get a puncture the sealant fills the hole in seconds and seals.
It just saves weight on inner tubes and is good for the life of the tyre.
Just watched a utube vid on Finish line sealant.
Looks brill!
No more spare inner tubes to carry , puncture repair kit etc etc.
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Post by davrav on Jun 21, 2018 19:40:02 GMT
Does it work for wheel barrows?
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Post by Paulus17 on Jun 22, 2018 7:07:18 GMT
Good point David :TU:
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Post by three5 on Jun 22, 2018 9:23:23 GMT
Does it work for wheel barrows? I'd be concerned about the fumes preventing it working  |
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Post by three5 on Jun 22, 2018 9:35:03 GMT
Hmmmm. Slightly off topic but anyone here like me do any reasonable cycling ? Punctures! , I'm considering going tubeless on my mountain bike. You pour in a specific sealant into your loose tyre on the wheel , seat the tyre then pump it up to its required inflation. IF you get a puncture the sealant fills the hole in seconds and seals. It just saves weight on inner tubes and is good for the life of the tyre. Just watched a utube vid on Finish line sealant. Looks brill! No more spare inner tubes to carry , puncture repair kit etc etc. I've not tried this personally but the guys I used to cycle with ( all much younger than me! ) did. The results were mixed. If you got a thorn in the tyre, i.e. a "thin" puncture, it worked well. If you got a puncture from a screw or a small cut from, say, a bit of metal, it probably wouldn't. Worth trying but still cary a spare tube an your tyre levers Jamie! It's really the same problem as the 4.3 spare wheel, if you get the right sort of puncture, fine, if not you have to enjoy walking ( seem to remember that you do :TU: ) |
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Post by Mb2t on Jun 22, 2018 11:55:58 GMT
I am using 'Slime' in my mountain bike. It does work very well as said above on thorns but not on cuts (had lots of thorns... never a cut).
A few footnotes - tyers need to be fully pumped up for it to work. If you get a thorn, pull it out if it is big, and gently rotate the wheel so the material gets there, and it will seal it. All you will see is a small green buble (in the case of slime). You should then re-pump the tyre as you loose some air, and it also prepares it to the next one. Only when you need to remove the tube you can see how much it works. Last one i removed had about 10 such holes... that was after about 5 years of using it. If you remove the tube, you need to repair the punctures. Which brings me neatly to the second point... after about 5 years it stops being effective, and it is not sealing very well. Still, 5 years of quite is very good.
On the tandem i am not using it as we mainly go on roads or gravel and not mant thorns there, and also i have reinforced tyeres.
All in all, it is working, and i have put it again in the tube (changed tube... too many holes...).
Unfortunately, i do not think it would have workd for Charlie, as it does not protect from blow-ups...
M.
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