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Can I use a vulcanized patch on the inside of a tire?
I recently pinched a new tire (second ride) including the casing on one side - it's maybe 3mm long a few mm above the bead. This is a set of MTB tires I intend to run at 30psi max with a tubeless ...
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New inner tubes start deflating shortly after installation
I've already seen it happen at least 4 times in my back tyre and once in the front one.
After installation of the new tube, after some time of cycling (days) the tube will start deflating. Most of the ...
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List of most common types of bicycle tyre flats (tube tire flat puncture)
What are the names for the most common ways to get a flat tyre on a bicycle?
I'm very familiar with a "pinch flat", but I recently put too much pressure in a damaged tyre (whose steel braid ...
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Rear wheel deflating instantly after pumping
I have a mountain bike and recently the rear wheel has gone flat and every time i pump air into it up to 50 psi it deflates after a few minutes
I also hear air coming out a certain part of the wheel ...
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I put a 700 x 35c inner tube in my 700 x 38c tyre. Is my tyre in risk for a flat?
Even though i pumped in air , there is noticable noise and sponginess when the tyre rolls. Since its my daily commuter, i cant risk facing frequent flats too.
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Giant SLR1 Hookless Rims Issues
I recently purchased a Giant Propel Advanced Pro and the bike comes with Giant's new tubeless-ready SLR1 hookless rims with Cadex tyres. Since purchasing, I have had a few punctures and have decided ...
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Tubless tyre set up leaking air
I am setting my bike up tubeless. I have been able to seat my tyre and can inflate to around 40psi, but air is leaking out the sides of the tyre quickly. How can I prevent this. Will they seal ...
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Is it generally safe to ride on with a puncture like this?
I had a puncture on my big ride yesterday that hurt my tire and even the carcass quite visually. In the end and due to lack of options to source a fitting tire on a Sunday in more remote Alpine ...
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What is the best old tube plus current tube or current tire plus old tire combination if I want to puncture proof my bike or can I use three of them?
Am not a very big fan of carrying repair kit around. This is it, no room for surprises and mistakes, I repaired multi punctures before they happened. My front wheel had a new innertube already. But ...
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How can I treat small glass cuts on my bike tyre?
To prevent future punctures or keep delaying them, can I use super glue for this purpose? What can I do?
I do a lot of street riding and am concerned with small glass shards ruining my rides. I had a ...
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Can you buy tyres to resist punctures from large thorns?
I keep getting punctures from these thorns:
They are all over the roads round here when the hedges at the side of the road get trimmed.
They regularly go straight through my Schwalbe Land Cruiser ...
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Has anyone tried Tannus Armour tires? What do you think?
I have a Giant gravel bike that I use exclusively on asphalt -- that is, I use it as a road bike. I do perhaps 175km a week, 10k meters in ascent/descent a week.
The issue I have is that to get to ...
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Are pre-glued patch kits advisable?
I just had a flat, luckily only 2 miles away. It happened at night and occured when I crossed the road. I used the old style vulcanized patch that uses glue.
What about these: Park Pre-Glued Super ...
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Tube punctured by broken tire carcass fibre?
My wife's new bike had a puncture in the 650Bx2.4 "gravel" tire shortly after riding on a section of trail where fresh gravel had been spread. The gravel is crushed granite and quite coarse ...
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Should I replace a punctured tire immediately?
Was going on my morning ride and unfortunately 5km away from my place my rear was punctured by a small nail and the hole is about 1mm wide. I patched up the innertube and mounted it on again and rode ...
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