Do you use a tyre liner?

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Permalink Reply by Bennelong Bicyclist on March 6, 2009 at 7:39pm

Have a look at the Schwalbe range. Marathon Plus, or Marathon Racer for less weight and more speed. But they also have a Big Apple model which is very popular, and a Kojak model with is a very wide but fast rolling slick for mountain bikes. The wide versions of the Marathon Plus for mountain bikes is very heavy.

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Permalink Reply by Bennelong Bicyclist on March 6, 2009 at 7:33pm

They are German tyres (albeit made in Indonesia), so you can be sure that the max pressure rating is conservative. However, the ride does feel squishy - for a long time I was sure I had a leak, because despite just pumping them up, the ride felt too soft. But it is the 5mm thick rubber puncture protection strip that does it.

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Permalink Reply by CM on January 14, 2009 at 12:11pm

I was suffering from at least a puncture a month from small glass slivers on my short 7km commute on Conti Contacts. Was considering buying some liners, but was put off by the prices being charged in the local bike shops, so out of curiosity tried using the old tyre as a liner trick (rear only as that was 90%+ of my punctures). I am amazed to report that I haven't had a single puncture on that tyre since installing the liner over a year ago. I reckon the extra thickness does the trick for me. I get a chance to dig the little bits of glass out before they can work their way down to the tube.

I imagine the results vary depending on the type of obstacles encountered (I'm careful to avoid any visible glass or rubbish, but you just cant avoid all the tiny stuff) and the tyres involved, but it may be worth a try if you have an old tyres laying around. Just slice off the beads with a knife and tuck them inside the outer tyre and away you go.

What sort perverse pleasure can anyone gain from smashing all those bottles anyway!? >:-/

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Permalink Reply by Doddsy on January 14, 2009 at 2:33pm

Not sure why tyre liners are so expensive in Australia... But i guess they never wear out.

Is that picture at the start of the topic rim tape lzzter?

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Permalink Reply by Owning on May 13, 2009 at 12:36pm

what is cheap in australia?

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Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on May 13, 2009 at 4:23pm

Petrol.

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Permalink Reply by Owning on May 13, 2009 at 4:28pm

yeah petrol cheaper that water. what a joke!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Harris on May 14, 2009 at 1:10am

I have Mr Tuffys. No flats so far, but they do add weight to the rotating mass.

I'll be looking at kevlar belted tyres next time.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Boundy on August 22, 2009 at 11:03am

I swear by my tire tuffys for city riding.
I've got Kevlar tyres but I've found the glass can still get into the rubber and poke through.
I've been using the same set of liners since Sept 2000, and I've had about 3 flats in that time where it was a nail or thumb tack. (Other bike (old trek 370 roadie) without liners has had a few more flats but I ride it much less).
I've pulled loads of glass out of my tyres with amazement that I didn't get a flat.

The additional wheel weight is worth it for me as I dont carry spare tubes and repair kits and never get a flat. If I did, I'd just walk, get a train or a cab. No big deal.

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Permalink Reply by aaron pittman on March 14, 2010 at 7:22am

it would be nice if the motorway owners or the local council sucked up the rubbish on the side, at least once a month, most punctures would be prevented

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