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Bicycling

w0nderer

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18. both are great

Reply to Novara (Reply #17)

Tue Aug 18, 2015, 08:16 PM

Aug 2015

i normally run (since i'm 700 x 35) conti touring plus or schwalbe marathon plus
and keep a few steel tire levers around for them
if your LBS says they don't have them, call em liars and point out J&B has them for customer price $5 (if even)

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Od guestion about fixing flats [View all] olddots Aug 2015 OP

A question from be about your flats TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #1

"you might take the flat fixing as a time for reflection" jberryhill Aug 2015 #15

How often do you get flats? What size/type of tires are you using? PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #2

Not a great fan of slime tikka Aug 2015 #3

it depends where you ride Novara Aug 2015 #4

those little buggers are all over L.A. olddots Aug 2015 #5

hmmm w0nderer Aug 2015 #11

I'm not sure which brand my liners are Novara Aug 2015 #13

getting them on and on is more of a manufacturere thing w0nderer Aug 2015 #16

These are pretty stiff all along the part of the tire that hits the road surface Novara Aug 2015 #17

both are great w0nderer Aug 2015 #18

Carry two spares wheels with tires, change would be about 30 seconds. happyslug Aug 2015 #6

What tires are you using? Have you considered Marathons or GatorSkins? Kennah Aug 2015 #7

exactly w0nderer Aug 2015 #12

Go tubeless frylock Aug 2015 #8

How often do you check the pressure in the tires before riding? Thor_MN Aug 2015 #9

bike came with Kendas I should have changed them immediately like the seat olddots Aug 2015 #10

Continental Gatorskins jberryhill Aug 2015 #14

Changed tires = no flats in 70 hours . olddots Oct 2015 #19