Comments on: Flat tires suck!

By: Wadhamite

Wadhamite — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:48:52 +0000

NoMorFlats tubes are harder to find than they used to be; but a close size can be fattened up with duct tape, or shortened with a sharp knife. It’s a lot of work but never a flat thereafter! I’ve just gone 10,000 miles without a flat; I have them on all my commuter bikes.

By: rr1024

rr1024 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:20:46 +0000

About 10 years ago I bought No Mor Flats, (NoMorFlats) and it has NEVER EVER had a flat.
road through
glass
construction sites with nails everywhere, even pulled a screw out of my tire and had to replace the tire but the tube was undamaged!!!!

Present day, i bought a new bike and with in two weeks had a flat tire. Then I find out that “Bell”, company who makes most of the bicycle inner tubes bought out No Mor Flats, (NoMorFlats) company and guess what they suddenly stopped production of the size of NoMorFlats that fit 26″ tires for mountain bikes…mmmmm I wonder why?
Bell is a bunch of scum bags just like microsoft

nomorflats works great if you can find them to fit your bike….I think I may have found the last two on the internet and bought them.

By: kyle

kyle — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:18:30 +0000

As a Newbie, I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Thank you

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:55:36 +0000

Kevlar Tires. I’m a huge fan. I was getting a flat a week until I switched to Kevlar lined tires and haven’t had a flat in 6 months since. Mine are by CST – Selecta, and Michelin makes a good urban tire as well. These also come with reflective strips in the sidewall that I really like having.
I don’t like the extra weight of slime or plastic liners or double tubes. Those options seem to make the bumps more violent. I’ll pay extra for Kevlar for every set I tires I buy in the future.

By: r.

r. — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:25:53 +0000

I use the Vittoria Randonneurs or Continental’s City Contact tires. I got a huge nail stuck in the Conti’s and was able to pull it out without getting a flat. I think it’s b/c I keep thorn resistant tubes inside my tires.

I don’t like slime; I have had too many bad experiences where the stuff oozes out of the valve rendering the tube useless. I like Mr. Tuffies and do use them on my grocery gitter, but the liners can move out of place creating a pinch flat.

I don’t really care if weight is added to the tires. My goal is to get someplace in a timely manner. I still believe acceleration has more to do with the rider than the weight of the bike itself (I got this quote from the really hot doctor while riding in Shelby Forest).

By: BentheadTX

BentheadTX — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:46:22 +0000

I use Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires, 44×406 (20×1.75) on the front of my recumbent and 32×622 (32x700C) on the back. My front tire has 2,900 miles on it with no flats and the back tire has 1,200 miles with no flats.

It was over 3 years and 6,000 miles without any flats until I moved to Tampa. Three flats in 200 miles forced the change to the Plus tires. My wife and sons bikes run Schwalbe Marathons and they have never flatted.

My new mountain bike made it 100 miles until it flatted from a thorn so Florida is the flat capital for me.

By: frid

frid — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:03:36 +0000

I use a combo of Mr. Tuffy liners and usually buy the self-sealing tubes. They actually do repair themselves under certain conditions. It’s just too messy to squirt Slime into them myself. And I never patch, always replace the whole tube if it goes. It’s also important to keep them adequately inflated; I lost a couple of tubes by riding on ‘em after a slow leak.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:26:51 +0000

Although the streets of Tampa are littered with glass, I don’t get many punctures. In fact, the only flat I can remember in the past two years was a snakebite caused by a poorly-executed bunny hop over a curb. No amount of Slime or Kevlar is going to protect against THAT!

I run all this extra protection because of paranoia…I don’t want a flat, I don’t want to be late to work or stranded on an unfriendly street in the middle of the night (my commute home is well after dark).

By: Wayne Myer

Wayne Myer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:23:53 +0000

Another vote for Kevlar/aramid. The stock tires on my Trek SU200 have an aramid belt. I had the bike up on the workstand noticed something buried in the center of the tread. I picked it out: a piece of glass. It was worn smooth on the outside (must have been there a while) and was still sharp on the inside. In about 6-7000 miles with those tires, I never flatted.

First set of tires without an aramid belt, I flatted within 400 miles.

By: Jacob @ Early Retirement Extreme

Jacob @ Early Retirement Extreme — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:49:07 +0000

I use a tire liner on my rear wheel (nothing on the front. I think it’s called Mr Tuffy. However, I also make it a big point to steer clear of road debris. I’m ashamed to admit that I don’t commute by bike during the few weeks a year when it’s raining and the road is wet so that definitely helps.