Punctures

Dashingmajor · 25th May 2004, 08:39 PM

punctures suck baws. I had a good ride on my bike tonight, jumpin off a few walls and stuff, then 2 minutes from home, hit a kerb and all i heard was a loud hiss and my tyre totally deflates. Feckin hugemongous 'snakebite'. And these are Nokian downhill tubes that had plenty pressure in them. Damn rubber.

Feckin punktures.

E

WarmToast · 25th May 2004, 08:44 PM

Ive got a mega-slow puncture just now. takes about 3 weeks to lose a noticable pressure. I run my tyres at 80psi thought which doesnt help (i like the risk of breaking my wrists if i dont land somethin smooth).

U tryed running two tyres? Makes your bike heavy (i recommend shaving off the grips and taking out the steal wall linings) but if you ride alot of street it works well.

sup3rtr4mp~ · 25th May 2004, 08:46 PM

they are a nightmare, although my punctures dropped by about 200% when i switched from ritchey's to panaracers...

WarmToast · 25th May 2004, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sup3rtr4mp~

they are a nightmare, although my punctures dropped by about 200% when i switched from ritchey's to panaracers...

ok, ive got a statistics type exam tommorw so im tuned into numbers just now. a 200% drop is impossible. a 100% drop would mean that you got no more, wtf is 200%

AHHHHHHHHHH MATHS- ITS DOING MY FUCKING HEAD IN!!!!!

sup3rtr4mp~ · 25th May 2004, 08:52 PM

AWWWWWW COME ONNNNNNNNnnnnnnnnnnnn...... figure of speech! *sighhhhh*

WarmToast · 25th May 2004, 08:55 PM

sorry

sup3rtr4mp~ · 25th May 2004, 08:58 PM

shall let you off this time... w000t bike talk... any else run panaracer tyres? preferred groupset? WHO LIKES BIKES?!?!

Dashingmajor · 25th May 2004, 09:12 PM

I don't really ride street. Mostly off road, but If i can't be arsed going up a hill just to come down it, i'll just ride about the town.
I've got panaracer fire xc pros on at the mo coz they're pretty good all round tyres, but there gettin a bit worn.
The bike is a rocky mountain hammer race. I've got ace wheels. Mavic F519's laced to some lovely blue Hope hubs and skewers. The sound of the freehub is fantastic, nothing clicks quite like it. Generally XT, but it's a race face chainset.
Lookin to ugrade to some Marzzochi forks this summer along with a blue hope headset, to match the wheels.

Yes, I'm a bike pimp. I only want the blue bits coz it'l make the bike look cool as f*ck.

BTW, anyone off to fort bill in a couple of weeks. I ordered my tics tonight.

E

sup3rtr4mp~ · 25th May 2004, 09:21 PM

i cant make it up there

i run a muddy fox aluminium frame, but its sturdy as fuck and just the right weight for me. Panaracer fire xc pro's also, good for generally everything. XT all round, except for magura brakes. Old rokshox judy's, dont like em at all... Havent upgraded the bike for about 3 years, havent ridden it for about a year and a half after an accident, all this talk is making me wanna go out now though...

WarmToast · 25th May 2004, 09:22 PM

I ride BMX so I have to argue that G-Sport hub with a G-Sport freehub is one of the sexiest sounds around. Unfortunatly ive only got a shimano (eugh!) free hub on my G-Sprot Homer but its still cool.

I quite like riding BMX in dundee. prefer it to glasgow cos alot of the scene here involves what are basically ned-bmxers. they love starting fights with randoms and trashing places (not saying that it isnt fun but it gets a bit tedious after a while). One time we were out and they went past some woman with a lovely Minolta Dynax camera (i used to do photography as well) on a tripod taking picture of the clyde and they just went up, knocked it over then pissed off laughing. The camera was trashed an i felt really sorry for her. Hence why I ride by myself in glasgow.

sup3rtr4mp~ · 25th May 2004, 09:22 PM

and ma bottom bracket is buggered

25th May 2004, 08:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dashingmajor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 1,740 Band: Myvatn	Punctures punctures suck baws. I had a good ride on my bike tonight, jumpin off a few walls and stuff, then 2 minutes from home, hit a kerb and all i heard was a loud hiss and my tyre totally deflates. Feckin hugemongous 'snakebite'. And these are Nokian downhill tubes that had plenty pressure in them. Damn rubber. Feckin punktures. E __________________ -.-- --- ..- \| .- .-. . \| .- \| -.-. ..- -. -

25th May 2004, 09:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dashingmajor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 1,740 Band: Myvatn	I don't really ride street. Mostly off road, but If i can't be arsed going up a hill just to come down it, i'll just ride about the town. I've got panaracer fire xc pros on at the mo coz they're pretty good all round tyres, but there gettin a bit worn. The bike is a rocky mountain hammer race. I've got ace wheels. Mavic F519's laced to some lovely blue Hope hubs and skewers. The sound of the freehub is fantastic, nothing clicks quite like it. Generally XT, but it's a race face chainset. Lookin to ugrade to some Marzzochi forks this summer along with a blue hope headset, to match the wheels. Yes, I'm a bike pimp. I only want the blue bits coz it'l make the bike look cool as f*ck. BTW, anyone off to fort bill in a couple of weeks. I ordered my tics tonight. E __________________ -.-- --- ..- \| .- .-. . \| .- \| -.-. ..- -. -

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

25th May 2004, 08:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
WarmToast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St Georges Cross, Glasgow. Posts: 717	Ive got a mega-slow puncture just now. takes about 3 weeks to lose a noticable pressure. I run my tyres at 80psi thought which doesnt help (i like the risk of breaking my wrists if i dont land somethin smooth). U tryed running two tyres? Makes your bike heavy (i recommend shaving off the grips and taking out the steal wall linings) but if you ride alot of street it works well.

25th May 2004, 08:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
sup3rtr4mp~ Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 26	they are a nightmare, although my punctures dropped by about 200% when i switched from ritchey's to panaracers...

25th May 2004, 08:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
sup3rtr4mp~ Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 26	AWWWWWW COME ONNNNNNNNnnnnnnnnnnnn...... figure of speech! sighhhhh

25th May 2004, 08:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
WarmToast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St Georges Cross, Glasgow. Posts: 717	sorry

25th May 2004, 08:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
sup3rtr4mp~ Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 26	shall let you off this time... w000t bike talk... any else run panaracer tyres? preferred groupset? WHO LIKES BIKES?!?!

25th May 2004, 09:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
sup3rtr4mp~ Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 26	i cant make it up there i run a muddy fox aluminium frame, but its sturdy as fuck and just the right weight for me. Panaracer fire xc pro's also, good for generally everything. XT all round, except for magura brakes. Old rokshox judy's, dont like em at all... Havent upgraded the bike for about 3 years, havent ridden it for about a year and a half after an accident, all this talk is making me wanna go out now though...

25th May 2004, 09:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
WarmToast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St Georges Cross, Glasgow. Posts: 717	I ride BMX so I have to argue that G-Sport hub with a G-Sport freehub is one of the sexiest sounds around. Unfortunatly ive only got a shimano (eugh!) free hub on my G-Sprot Homer but its still cool. I quite like riding BMX in dundee. prefer it to glasgow cos alot of the scene here involves what are basically ned-bmxers. they love starting fights with randoms and trashing places (not saying that it isnt fun but it gets a bit tedious after a while). One time we were out and they went past some woman with a lovely Minolta Dynax camera (i used to do photography as well) on a tripod taking picture of the clyde and they just went up, knocked it over then pissed off laughing. The camera was trashed an i felt really sorry for her. Hence why I ride by myself in glasgow.

25th May 2004, 09:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
sup3rtr4mp~ Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 26	and ma bottom bracket is buggered