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Post by imnav8r on Oct 12, 2009 11:52:35 GMT -5
You're the reason why I carry a spare 29er inner tube in my backpack MD. Well, you and all the other 29er riders out there. I'm glad to know it may be needed someday.  |
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Post by seenvic on Oct 12, 2009 12:03:58 GMT -5
You can't pinch flat tubeless...there's nothing to pinch. You burped it I guess? Nope. Pinch-flating is not that difficult, even though Stan's and MBA will have you believe otherwise. You can put a hole in the side wall of a tire if you hit it against an object. Rubber Tire - (meeting) - Object - (and in the way is a) - Metal Rim = Hole. This time it was a nasty root. Two months ago it was a rock on BW. I have been trying to push the comfort envelope on a hard tail, and I have pushed it too far! Dustin, you are a very smart guy. Think for just a minute. If you smack a metal rim against a hard object, and you have a relatively thin rubber sleeve between those two pieces, the rubber will split. Time for a tube to get you back... The old wive's tale that you can't pinch flat tubeless is BS. MD Tubeless tire or non tubeless tire? Or does it matter? |
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Post by Mark Y on Oct 12, 2009 12:16:38 GMT -5
You're the reason why I carry a spare 29er inner tube in my backpack MD. Well, you and all the other 29er riders out there. I'm glad to know it may be needed someday. Both of my bikes are tubeless, but I carry that spare tube just in case. |
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Post by azdrawdy on Oct 12, 2009 14:40:47 GMT -5
JL: Thanks. I may need it one day, but I have to admit that I flat a lot less than I ever did while running tubes. You know how big of an advocate I am of tubeless.
BV: I only run tubeless tires. On the 29er I run Stans Flow rims with the yellow tape. Was running Specialized The Captains, but after two sidewall cuts on gravel (honestly JRA), I went to Bontrager Jones AC-X and Jones XR tires (recommendation from Mike Curiac). Great tires! My slice Saturday was 100% my fault.
Two scoops of Stans in each. Have to renew the scoops about every three to four months.
MD
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Post by seenvic on Oct 12, 2009 15:13:24 GMT -5
I run Stans on my Turner, but don't run pressure nearly as low as you do.
I never caught onto the low pressure thing. All I ever got was a feeling like my tire was coming off the rim.
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Post by dgaddis1 on Oct 12, 2009 17:29:23 GMT -5
Dang MD...you musta hit hard! I've never thought of pinch flatting the tire itself...it's a lot thicker than a tube.
I'm slowly working my way down in pressure...I'm running around 25psi right now, on 2.35" tires. They start feeling mushy below that.
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Post by breynolds on Oct 12, 2009 18:35:52 GMT -5
Have any of you guys tried Caffelatex? I read somewhere that it may work a bit better with Kenda's (which I have) than Stan's.
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Post by seenvic on Oct 12, 2009 18:58:47 GMT -5
Have any of you guys tried Caffelatex? I read somewhere that it may work a bit better with Kenda's (which I have) than Stan's. I've heard it is good. But my experience is no flats since I went to Stans in March of 2008. Just put more Stans in every few months. So I don't have any reason to jump ship just yet. |
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Post by dgaddis1 on Oct 12, 2009 21:07:19 GMT -5
Have any of you guys tried Caffelatex? I read somewhere that it may work a bit better with Kenda's (which I have) than Stan's. I have Kenda tires (small block 8's) and use Stans. I've seen the adds for Caffelatex...but that's all I know about it. |
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Post by azdrawdy on Jan 31, 2010 22:07:18 GMT -5
Lakeview Loop is clear. Several of what got cleared were not even close to "riders". A passel of trees were cleared. Over a dozen. Came across numerous hikers. All were very appreciative that SORBA/CSRA was involved with keeping the trails clear. One even became an impromptu swamper on an extremely nasty treetop across the trail. His labs watched and wagged their tails as we cut... MD |
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Post by EdgeE on Feb 1, 2010 7:58:34 GMT -5
Nice - Thanks
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