Tubes anyone use these "no mor flats" airless tires?

I'm running a set of British made Schwalbe whitewall Kevlar tires with the inner tubes that have slime in them. I've never had a flat with a Kevlar tire and it is money well spent. I now ride anywhere without any worries. I'm a big guy - over 300 pounds and the Whizzer just keeps on going. I had one tire go flat on me last year and that sucked - I was 20 miles from home and had to call for a ride.

Erin

I just had a flat on my Whizzer, the tubes and tires are original (1998). I found some pre-slimed tubes at a garage sale for $1 each, but I was considering some Armadillo tires with kevlar. Anybody running
Armadillos on a Whizzer?
 
I just got Kevlar ply tires. I must say, they are very well balanced. My rear tube is a factory Slime filled unit......OK, but let the air out slowly and even then some slime will come out....hmm....I'm not keen on those "solid" tubes, but I have no experience with them, so I'm not qualified to comment. How hard are they to install?

I used to have some fairly thin skinned but super light, and super grippy off road tires....I mean the sidewalls are thin. Not good for punctures and strangely hard to balance. TERRIBLE for anything over 25 mph on the street.

I don't think we emphasize good tires enough, especially if you do any mods for speed and power. :cool:
 
I run either kevlar belted tires or mr tuffy liners on my bikes. The belts make a big difference in flat protection. Throw in some thorn resistant tubes and you should have a pretty bullet proof tire.

Keeping the correct air pressure in the tires also helps a lot. Buy a pump with a pressure gauge and check high pressure skinny tires daily and wider low pressure ones at least every couple days to prevent pinch flats.
 
Its heavy duty tube with sealer in it. The box measures 4" x 4 1/2" x 10"! I got it at the dreaded WAL-MART. If its not stocked on the shelf they maybe online at WAL-MART.com.

What is the advantage of Presta valves?

There isn't any "advantadge" to Presta valves that I know of, other than it's easier to let air out. Presta valves were necessary due to road rims being very narrow. Putting a standard schrader valve in a narrow rim could compromise the rims strength. Why they make MTB rims with presta valves I will never understand. I wouldn't think strength would be an issue.

--John
 
The Slime "Smart Tube" is 5x thicker than normal tubes. Probably the same as Bell Flatblocker Max. I don't lose any air over the course of 2 months...maybe 1 or 2 psi in three months.
 
There isn't any "advantadge" to Presta valves that I know of, other than it's easier to let air out. Presta valves were necessary due to road rims being very narrow. Putting a standard schrader valve in a narrow rim could compromise the rims strength. Why they make MTB rims with presta valves I will never understand. I wouldn't think strength would be an issue.

--John


Thanks for explaining that :cool:
 
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