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[adrian]

Anyone else having lots of punctures at the moment? I've had four since Friday. Two yesterday - on on the way in and one on the way back, both back wheel and in a shelterless part of Richmond Park - and one today (front wheel) when I was hoping to get at least as far as Clapham to stock back up on inner tubes. Didn't even get to the end of my road.

Maybe my tyres have suddenly come to the end of their working life. It's weird, though - nothing for about six months (the last time we had this conversation - I'm running GP4000Ss) and then four in less than a week.

[Will]

You tend to get more punctures in the wet (I guess bad stuff sticks to tyres more?)

But I tend to treat a sequence of punctures as a sign that the tyres are wearing out

I got my first puncture for a long while last week and am now officially on "amber alert" for a potential tyre replacement

[adrian]

[quote="Will"]You tend to get more punctures in the wet (I guess bad stuff sticks to tyres more?)

But I tend to treat a sequence of punctures as a sign that the tyres are wearing out

I got my first puncture for a long while last week and am now officially on "amber alert" for a potential tyre replacement

[Mike I]

[quote]Anyone else having lots of punctures at the moment?

[Andrew G]

[quote="adrian"]Yes, all sorts of stuff gets washed into our part of the road.

[adrian]

[quote="Andrew G"]Do you have a spare set of wheels you use for commuting, if so them probably better sticking something like 4Seasons on them as they have an extra puncture belt.

[Andrew G]

Heavy, and without much room left for an innertube, but I doubt you'd ever get a puncture again. Or if you did you'd probably be completely oblivious to it.

[Sylv]

I will pay to watch you fitting that and the tube in your tire Adrian

Also, tubes don't like rough edges - so you might puncture from the inside

[Sylv]

No, your best bet is this: drill a second hole for a tube valve (opposite to the existing one), and fit two tubes in your tire. When one punctures, just top up the other one.

I think some downhillers actually do that!

[Andrew G]

On a slightly more serious note, if it's just for commuting fit some slime tubes. They're heavier but it's a commute, you're not racing around (unlike some urban warriors).

Then again say "sod it", punctures happen and you've probably had your share for a while.

[adrian]

[quote="Andrew G"]
Then again say "sod it", punctures happen and you've probably had your share for a while.

[Andrew G]

If I see a tall man in tears with a punctured tyre in his grubby hands I shall bring him a comfort beer.

[Sylv]

Adrian I hate you - got a puncture this morning, first in weeks, and first at front in months. Front wheel doesn't have ceramic coating, so my rim and then hands were full of nice gunk, luckily my phone didn't rang after that.

And, first of two spare tubes I carry was leaking - obviously only noticed after installing it.

[kieran]

oh, and you also get more ounctures in the wet as the water acts as a lubricant for the cutting, try cutting dry rubber then try again wetting it, a big difference,

[Andrew G]

I daren't ask what you were doing with lubricated rubber Kieran.