guitarfanatic21
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Hello all,
My rear tire on my Huffy Cranbrook always goes flat no matter what I do. I bought Goodyear thick bike tubes and put slime in them so if there was ever a hole the slime would fill it. However, even for small thorn holes, the slime never seems to seal them and I'll come back out in the garage hours later and it's totally flat. I even put the recommended amount in both of the tubes. Both tubes have 700 miles on them and the back one has had 13 patches put on it and half the tube was made of patches so I threw it away and got a new one while the front one has never had a hole. I'm afraid once I put it on it will just end up getting a hole within a few days. It has stranded me 2 days ago and it took me over 3 hours to walk it home. I even had the CO2 inflator and it ran out of air in minutes. The tires say "Inflate to 40 PSI" and that is all they say. It does not say that is the max amount or anything. I have a 66cc engine on the bike and I weigh about 195 pounds.
I have noticed when I sit on the bike the rear tire flattens out on the bottom despite being inflated to 40 psi. The tire size is 26" x 2.125 and they are cruiser tires. Can I inflate it over 40 PSI to maybe 50 PSI? I just feel like it needs more air because it flattens out at the bottom of the tire because of all the weight on it. The middle of the tire tread is starting to wear on the rear.
My rear tire on my Huffy Cranbrook always goes flat no matter what I do. I bought Goodyear thick bike tubes and put slime in them so if there was ever a hole the slime would fill it. However, even for small thorn holes, the slime never seems to seal them and I'll come back out in the garage hours later and it's totally flat. I even put the recommended amount in both of the tubes. Both tubes have 700 miles on them and the back one has had 13 patches put on it and half the tube was made of patches so I threw it away and got a new one while the front one has never had a hole. I'm afraid once I put it on it will just end up getting a hole within a few days. It has stranded me 2 days ago and it took me over 3 hours to walk it home. I even had the CO2 inflator and it ran out of air in minutes. The tires say "Inflate to 40 PSI" and that is all they say. It does not say that is the max amount or anything. I have a 66cc engine on the bike and I weigh about 195 pounds.
I have noticed when I sit on the bike the rear tire flattens out on the bottom despite being inflated to 40 psi. The tire size is 26" x 2.125 and they are cruiser tires. Can I inflate it over 40 PSI to maybe 50 PSI? I just feel like it needs more air because it flattens out at the bottom of the tire because of all the weight on it. The middle of the tire tread is starting to wear on the rear.