Tubes HELP..second rear wheel blow out less than week

The only problem with those rims I see is that no matter how heavy duty the rim, it's only as good as the tire..I'll give you an example, lets say I put the heavy duty rims on and I got 60 psi in the tire and I hit what I did before...it's still gonna pinch the tire against the rim...the rim will hold together, but you'll still get the "pinched" popped tire..hense I inflated my tires to 70 psi to minimize this from happening again...first one bent the rim...second one just pinch the tube/tire and popped it..hence the 70 psi now...we shall see if this works I got a feeling my tires where low when I bought it and never checked the psi till now whoops lol...thanks for the reply
 
wondering if that's the same stuff used at work ??

Freewheelin,
I'd go with a meaty tire such as the Maxxis Hookworm (26x2.5) if they will fit within your bicycle frame & forks & a tubeless system. http://www.notubes.com/tubeless_system.php?cPath=21_58
I've used this on 2 bikes with great success & am not affiliated with this company in any way.
-Alex-

while operating equipment for the City (retired now)
for the small wheels that seemed to get a lot of flats
they would send them out so as to be filled with something
after that -- never another flat
maybe not the best ride (kind of hard) but never flat

do you think that this may be the same stuff used ???

ride that thing
 
if you want the comfort and lightness of air filled tires but still want the toughness of solid inner tubes I suggest you check out Specialized's "Armadillo" tires, they're made out of Teflon and claim to be the toughest tires on the market.

Ive had them on my Felt for a while and have had no problems at all.

also they have a red stripe lining the side which looks pretty cool IMO.
 
That looks like a very nice wheel...probably comes with a nice price tag to..I'm going to try psi of 70..seems to be working..will keep this in mind just in case..lol
 
I agree with most all the things stated above. However I'm not sure if I would trust a tire inflated over it's max with the extra weight of an MB over it. When you get that things heat up from riding the tires internal pressure will rise and all it'll take is a sharp rock or piece of glass to have that thing literally explode or get a big tumor bulge in a compromised section of tire. I run my Continental Town & Country 26x2.1 tires at 60lbs and they're rock hard at that. Overinflated tires, especially on non-suspension bikes, may compromise your traction with the ground as every little bump you hit you're going airborne.
I think having a balance of heavy duty tires/rims/hubs on front and back is important. I know when it comes to a normal human powered bicycle sacrificing some strength for weight reduction is preferable but with the punishment we give our bikes "mopedizing" both wheels as much as possible is the way to go. Heavier wheels will generally give more stability due to a greater amount of rotating mass as well. This keeps both of your wheels from failing AND helps to keep you upright and off the pavement.
 
Freewheelin,
I'd go with a meaty tire such as the Maxxis Hookworm (26x2.5) if they will fit within your bicycle frame & forks & a tubeless system. http://www.notubes.com/tubeless_system.php?cPath=21_58
I've used this on 2 bikes with great success & am not affiliated with this company in any way.
-Alex-
Bummer... I thought I'd be the first to find that site. That tubeless system is definitely worth someone checking out, tho.

I stumbled across a video from that site, that is pretty amazing to me: http://www.notubes.com/moviedemo.php

There's an installation video to see how it's done: http://www.notubes.com/movieinstall.php

A page about the tubeless system: http://www.notubes.com/tubeless_about.php

And the FAQ, that gets down to the meat of the problem (stuff might not last longer than a few months, and then needs to be "refilled"): https://www.notubes.com/faqs

Who's gonna try it out? I'd rather try that out than a No-Mor Flats foamy thing or an AirFree extra bouncy & slippery tire... but at the $60 price range, just some tube liners for both sides (rim & tire sides) might be better in the long run. Somebody try it out!! For claiming that the pressure will never decrease, when a normal tire/tube loses 1 or 2 psi every week... it's definitely worth a shot for that alone. And did you see the demo video? WOW... buy it NOW!!
 
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