Where can I find one of the flat prevention kits of which you speak?LOL No need to spend big money on tire inflation kit when for a few bucks you can get flat prevention kit! And it'll spare you the additional heartbreak of a flat in a new tire.
Where can I find one of the flat prevention kits of which you speak?LOL No need to spend big money on tire inflation kit when for a few bucks you can get flat prevention kit! And it'll spare you the additional heartbreak of a flat in a new tire.
I carry a Stop N Go kit.Where can I find one of the flat prevention kits of which you speak?
Are they peel and stick or do I need glue?
As far as I know (I'm not an expert) they all need glue...Are they peel and stick or do I need glue?
Mine too, in 40 years of riding various bikes. I've also heard what your neighbor told you. The basic reason most flats are on the rear, as I understand it, is that rear tires are nail magnets.Here's a quick trivia about flats. My neighbor said that most flats are on the rear tire. Why?
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The front tire flips the nail/screw/shrapnel up and the rear hits it before it can settle on its side again.
Sounds right to me. All mine have been rear.
When you say "ceramic beads" , do you mean like the product Dyna beads? I have used them before and they do work. They're mainly used for tubeless tires but I even tried them in tubed tires with good success.Many moons ago, I used a product called Balance Plus, which was the gooey type stuff that I had more than one mechanic cuss me out for!
When Byron and I got to know each other and I started having him mount and balance my tires, I learn a lot about how to do it properly! Now that he moved off to Kentucky, I get to practice those wonderful tips on my own! But, balancing and me never could get along very good, so I decided to try something new. Ceramic beads! I just got my first order in and they will be going into the front tire I'll be mounting next month. We'll see how they do for balance!
As for flats, I have my plug kit in the bike now.
Ouch! Mine had somewhere around 1200-1500. I feel a little better about that now.Tire only has 200 miles on it.
I ordered one yesterday morning after reading and Jim's post. Best $20 I ever spent too. Thanks!I just picked this up: Tire Repair Kit
That's what the garages do for car tires when they use that "T" type pin patch from the inside.I'm sure it's the same for bike tires.I have read that to do a plug patch properly you should grind the inside of the tire a bit to make it flat so the patch will adhere properly have any of you done this?
Yes, most tires have a rough inside, if you want the patch part to stick, you have to get it smoothed down a bit!I have read that to do a plug patch properly you should grind the inside of the tire a bit to make it flat so the patch will adhere properly have any of you done this?