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Using tyre liners

  • 09-09-2014 9:13pm
    #1
    mistermatthew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭


    Just beginning to commute by bike to work on friday and worried about punctures, anyone any experience with liners? are they worthwhile?


Comments

  • #2
    moonshadow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭moonshadow


    Sorry no,
    Buy two spare tubes, pump, somewhere to keep the bits (practice how t works) and ride like a mad yoke ;)


  • #3
    triggermortis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭triggermortis


    I used tyre lining strips once on my MTB and found no improvement in puncture resistance and more hassle in changing a tube and getting the strip back in place afterwards


  • #4
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Never tried then. Puncture resistant tyres on mine. Still get punctures just not as many.


  • #5
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Buy a good set of tyres is my advice. Continental GP4000s are my tyre of choice at the moment.


  • #6
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    I've used them on a MTB before. Not mine, but one I maintained for someone. He was using premium Conti tyres with well-advertised puncture protection (even guarantees against punctures) but still got them, so I stuck some of those green plastic strips in and it seemed to solve the problem. He did a lot of cycling on footpaths and cyclepaths though.


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  • #7
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,041 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    If you're not overly concerned about weight/rolling resistance and do a lot of urban/city riding consider puncture resistant tyres such as:

    Schwalbe Marathon Plus (bombproof)
    Panaracer Ribmos
    Continental Gatorskins


  • #8
    mistermatthew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭mistermatthew


    Yeah might just go with the Marathon pluses. Can't get gatorskins in the size I'm looking for.


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