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Long distance road biking and punctures

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  • #32
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,360 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    07Lapierre wrote: »
    I use Conti gp4000 tyres and I don't use tyre levers. There fitted to Shimano, mavic and ffwd wheels.

    Delighted for you where as I use gp4000s2 and they don't roll onto mavic wheels.

    Therefore the reason for my post I was not trying to prove you wrong.


  • #33
    jon1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,349 ✭✭✭jon1981


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    Delighted for you where as I use gp4000s2 and they don't roll onto mavic wheels.

    Therefore the reason for my post I was not trying to prove you wrong.

    They roll out Fulcrum 7s :cool: (though your wheels are better :P)


  • #34
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,360 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    jon1981 wrote: »
    They roll out Fulcrum 7s :cool: (though your wheels are better :P)

    Maybe I just need to hit the gym more :D


  • #35
    jon1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,349 ✭✭✭jon1981


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    Maybe I just need to hit the gym more :D

    As I said a small lady showed me up by getting the tyre on in under 2 mins without breaking a sweat, certainly was a knack to it!


  • #36
    kal7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭kal7


    always have tubes that fit your wheels. Many get caught out by having short valve length and deep dish wheels.


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  • #37
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,444 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    Delighted for you where as I use gp4000s2 and they don't roll onto mavic wheels.

    Therefore the reason for my post I was not trying to prove you wrong.

    I wasn't trying to prove you wrong either. I'm just reporting my experience with my tyres and my wheels.

    I do have a set of deep section wheels and getting the tyre on is "a challenge", but I've always managed to get the tyre on.

    I did have a set of Vittoria tyres and I found them impossible to get on (by hand). And that was before I had even put in the tube! So I decided there and then not to use them. I figured if I cant get the tyre on in the comfort of my garage, what hope have I doing it on the side of the road on a cold wet winters night?


  • #38
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,360 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    kal7 wrote: »
    always have tubes that fit your wheels. Many get caught out by having short valve length and deep dish wheels.

    I was that soldier.

    I had valve extenders on my tube in the wheel which were grand. Do you think I could get the bleedin thing off to put on the spare when I punctured.

    A lesson was learned that day and the extenders were fecked over the wall.


  • #39
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 23,065 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    07Lapierre wrote: »
    I wasn't trying to prove you wrong either. I'm just reporting my experience with my tyres and my wheels.

    I do have a set of deep section wheels and getting the tyre on is "a challenge", but I've always managed to get the tyre on.

    I did have a set of Vittoria tyres and I found them impossible to get on (by hand). And that was before I had even put in the tube! So I decided there and then not to use them. I figured if I cant get the tyre on in the comfort of my garage, what hope have I doing it on the side of the road on a cold wet winters night?

    I can do it with any tyre an any rim that I've ever tried. Some people just don't have the knack and I can never understand why.

    Last bit of tyre to go facing away from you. Thumbs on the braking surface facing you. Use your fingers to roll the tyre on, simples. I found gator skins a little more difficult but still manageable.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #40
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,360 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    Brian? wrote: »
    I can do it with any tyre an any rim that I've ever tried. Some people just don't have the knack and I can never understand why.

    Last bit of tyre to go facing away from you. Thumbs on the braking surface facing you. Use your fingers to roll the tyre on, simples. I found gator skins a little more difficult but still manageable.

    You may try mine sometime. They'll probably go on if enough time is spent at it but for the sake of 2 secs with a lever I fail to see the need to break a sweat.

    Also go F yourself for the can never understand why comment :D


  • #41
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 23,065 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    You may try mine sometime. They'll probably go on if enough time is spent at it but for the sake of 2 secs with a lever I fail to see the need to break a sweat.

    My worry with using levers is pinching the tube putting the tyre back on. I come from a time where tyre levers were actually soup spoons. Fado fado and all that.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



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  • #42
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 23,065 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    iwillhtfu wrote: »

    Also go F yourself for the can never understand why comment :D

    Ah now, we all have different talents in life. I can't cook pancakes, no matter how I try they come out in ****e.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #43
    jon1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,349 ✭✭✭jon1981


    Brian? wrote: »
    My worry with using levers is pinching the tube putting the tyre back on. I come from a time where tyre levers were actually soup spoons. Fado fado and all that.

    Made that mistake when I thought I was being as gentle as a lamb.. Hence the visit to the little lady with the tyre handling skills and my dumbfounded head on me as to why this f**king tube won't inflate... surely it must be the pump...nope, she took the tube back out and sure enough I had ripped the sh*te out it! :pac:


  • #44
    hardCopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    07Lapierre wrote: »
    Another tip: once you've fitted the new tube, do not use tyre levers to put the tyre on! I'd also recommend learning how to remove and refit a road tyre without using tyre levers at all.

    I've yet to figure out a way to do this with Gatorskins.


  • #45
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,444 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    Brian? wrote: »
    I can do it with any tyre an any rim that I've ever tried. Some people just don't have the knack and I can never understand why.

    Last bit of tyre to go facing away from you. Thumbs on the braking surface facing you. Use your fingers to roll the tyre on, simples. I found gator skins a little more difficult but still manageable.

    Deep section wheels can be more difficult as you can't roll the tyres on as easy as you can with normal rims. At least I can't! :)


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