Why split rims get a bad name
Submitted: Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:47
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Got some tyres fitted up to my splitties and yesterday morning noticed i had a flat.
Performed a post mortem and the first thing i noticed was i couldnt pull the rust band out. It didnt feel like rubber and it was atached to the tube. i finally worked the tube and rustband apart (bear in mind they were fitted a fortnight ago)
and replaced the tube with an MRF tube. First thing i noticed was the difference in weight of the 2 tubes.
I discovered the hole but could find no spike in the tyre. Even laying the tube on the tyre the way it came out i could find no spike.
i concluded a little bit of grit had warn the wafer thin tube through or something.
its my fault I knew its false economy scrimping on rustbands and tubes - but the tyre shops dont have anything else
Reply By: Member -Pinko (NSW) - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:54
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:54
Buy Michelin tubes !!!
I used to "Mr tube" brand and had numerous flats.
Started using michelin tubes and the flats stopped.
Stan
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 13:06
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 13:06
yea the
dunlop ones are ok as
well
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 14:36
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 14:36
I don't think the Koreans ever did work out how to make a tube.
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Reply By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 14:53
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 14:53
That's the secret with split rims, clean the inside of the casing then good quality rust bands and tubes!
As Phil hinted, tubes appear to have escaped the Koreans. A bit like the air in their tubes.
Geoff
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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 20:57
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 20:57
HAhahahahahahahaha!
Another crack up!!
Cheers Axle.
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Reply By: Whitepony - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 15:09
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 15:09
Nothing worse then changing a flat that isn't really a puncher, we call them Korean condoms. Had a batch of them on a desert trip running low tyre pressures, they kept melting and spiting along the seams.
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Reply By: Member - DOZER- Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 15:35
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 15:35
make sure your new tyres dont have any stickers on their inside...mate had 4 flats alternatively from 4 cooper stickers inside the 4 tyres....
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 17:46
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 17:46
BFG have stickers too that can
puncture tubed tyres.
Cheers Craig.............
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 20:48
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 20:48
na no stickrs - there 2nd handys i picked up for not much
- I would have bought proper tubes and fitted them myself but they needed balancing so being lazy i got the tyre
shop to fit them up
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