Wednesday, January 21, 2009

preventing flat tires..

Products that can help you prevent from getting flats..

TIRE SEALANT

This is a non-toxic goop that you put inside the tube through the valve system.  It automatically seals small punctures.



TIRE LINER

A tire liner is a long strip of tough material that you put between the tube and the tire. 



Thorn-Resistant Tubes

These thick tubes provide more protection against punctures.

KEVLAR BEAD TIRES

These kind of tires is great at resisting punctures. The main disadvantage is a slightly harsher ride, and the fact that it's a bit hard to get the tires on and off the rims since they're so stiff. Kevlar beaded tires are lighter and often are made with higher quality rubber than the wire bead versions. If you're going to use only one anti-flat product (instead of a combination of products), this is probably your best bet. 


AIR-FREE TUBES OR TIRES

These are semi-solid rubber, with no air, so they can't go flat. One can get either an air-free tire, which replaces the whole tube & tire (e.g. Greentyre), or an air-free tube, which fits inside one's existing tire.



Any one of these products by itself may afford some protection, but using more than one can become a powerful combination. 

3 comments:

Oman said...

hey. nice site. malaki maitutulong nito sa mga cyclist. i am not much into biking because of my gears and stuff pero i am fond of riding one for recreation na din.

salamat sa pagbisita sa blog ko. ingat lagi.

Anonymous said...

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pet said...

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