Xs
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Well last night I got a puncture! Had to push my bike home around 5 miles, so wasnt very happy lol. I am new to bikes so don't know much... At present I have these on
I am assuming they are tubeless? How hard is it for me to fit a new tubless tyre? Am I best just getting a tube and tyre when I get a replacement at the weekend?
Planning on doing some downhill in the summer, so what tyre should I go for / do you guys recommend?
Cheers!
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mwg
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You don't need a new tyre unless it's torn a hole in it. It will be the inner tube that's punctured. Get a new tube for about a fiver. Should carry a spare tube as well really.
[Edited on 21-04-2011 by mwg]
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Xs
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Cool, had looked it up and thought these tyres were tubeless so thought that was it knackered. If it uses a tube then thats great, I will just change that!
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ShEp
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What mwg said.
And fairly easy to fit, Im sure bike shops wil sell the small levers to remove the tyre, if not use a spoon
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ShEp
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There's an easy way to tell if it has a tube...
The wheel has spokes
And the valve has sunk into the wheel.
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youngsezer
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maxxis are quite good, we all used to run maxxis on our bmx's
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Xs
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quote: Originally posted by ShEp
There's an easy way to tell if it has a tube...
The wheel has spokes
And the valve has sunk into the wheel.
Had no idea about the spokes, but I probably should have noticed the valve!
New tube it is then
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jacko198
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quote: Originally posted by ShEp
There's an easy way to tell if it has a tube...
The wheel has spokes
And the valve has sunk into the wheel.
All wheels have spokes, even tubeless!
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ShEp
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Wasn't aware spoked wheels were air tight?
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Simon
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Not something I had ever looked at previously but just read through this http://www.mtbbritain.co.uk/tubeless_tyres.html
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mwg
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One of my mountain bikes has tubeless rims. It has spokes and looks just like any other mountain bike wheel.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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the rims on my DH bike are tubeless and have spokes
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AlunJ
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quote: Originally posted by jacko198
quote: Originally posted by ShEp
There's an easy way to tell if it has a tube...
The wheel has spokes
And the valve has sunk into the wheel.
All wheels have spokes, even tubeless!
even this type?
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jacko198
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You just need a tubeless kit, rim tape and sealent which makes it tight
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