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  1. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    a bit more on the valve-seperation problem i mentioned before. first pic shows the problem, the split in the tube at the base of the valve. As far as i'm aware this is not fixable - at least i've never found a way to do it second pic shows a little (hopefully) preventative thingy you can do...
  2. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    Yes that's right, but i've also seen it where the actual valve pulls away from the rubber too. But i'm glad to hear thats not the problem with yours. Yep Penny they're the ones
  3. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    Ant its not the valve pulling away from the tube is it ? That was quite a widespread problem about 18 months - 2 yrs ago, so widespread it even had its own name - Valve Separation (or something similar). Unfortunately it's totally irrepairable although there is a preventative measure you can...
  4. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    a decent floor pump (often called a Track Pump - i think the subject was brought up a page or so ago) will probably have an integral pressure guage. FWIW i've never got a mini-pump anywhere near the max. its supposed to do
  5. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    Good to hear that Ant Hopefully it won't be too long before all tubes are made out of this stuff
  6. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    Hi, apologies, that'll teach me for not looking properly at a link before posting it ! - they've changed their range slightly from last time i looked at it. They do 2 types of bike pump now - Cyclair Rapid (up to 80 psi for mtb's etc) and the Cyclaire Plus (up to 120 psi). Don't know about the...
  7. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    hi again, thought i put this in my earlier reply but it seems to have disappeared somewhere anyhow, yes, both the tyres i quoted are s*ds to get on when new(ish) so you'll need tyre levers. To make sure you don't ride off with a pinched tube there's an old trick ... pump it up to about 1/2 -...
  8. Karl J

    Fed up with punctures

    Hi Bobby, glad to see the problem appears to be fixed now but just my 2p worth. when you come to needing new tyres i'd thoroughly recommend Specialized Armadillo or Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres - both will cost a bit more than Halfords tyres but they do have a good reputation for puncture...
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