With sealant my delicate tires laugh at glass slivers! If I wasn't on the injured list I'd be plowing through some right now, maybe next week... I did run Thunderburts on my Clem with tubes+sealant. Hated it. Still got flats. I think if there's an advantage to be had by using sealant filled tubes, those tubes need to be relaxed. By relaxed I mean not stretched out in the tire. I bought some Surly tubes that go up to 3 and some odd inches and have been planning to try them in some 2.35 very worn big ones to see if my theory is right, but gravity has put my test on hiatus. Excited to get some flats -Kai
On Monday, February 10, 2020 at 8:35:19 PM UTC-5, Bob B wrote: > > Hi all, I have a two part post: > > *Part 1 (See Image, the small punctures above the left and middle large > knobs):* > Have been suffering from repeated flats on my 27.5 x 2.1 Thunderburts; > figured out it was from tiny holes in both tires, presumably from riding > over glass or other street junk in NYC. Please take my word that this > wasn't just plowing through a pile of glass shards. This must have been > small, hardly noticeable stuff. The high-end, supple compound on these > tires feels great on the road and has a lot of grip, but I worry they > failed so easily in this environment? I rode in the same places at the same > frequency with Marathons and even the supple Panaracer Paselas on a > different bike and never got flats (really, never!) > > [image: IMG_5619.JPG] > > > My questions regarding this situation: > > - when these tiny punctures happen to a tire, can it be saved? I > patched the inside of the tire but I'm not sure how reliable that is. Do > you typically keep riding something like that? > - is it a logical assumption that this tire compound is just not suis > > > *Part 2:* > What are your recommendations for 650b x 2.2–2.4 city tires? I think I've > noticed via this list that Kainalu V. from Brooklyn swears by G-Ones. Don't > those use the same compound as the Thunder burts? > > Looking for a robust, reliable tire in this size range, that I can run on > a 52 Clem L with fenders. > > Thanks! > > Bob B. > Brooklyn, NY > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b344ffd0-9aa2-4984-a108-037fbc5af714%40googlegroups.com.
