Oh The Irony!
March 5, 2008 on 8:23 pm | In Transport |I’ve been back on the bike in to work this week. It’s been quite a while since I regularly cycled in (over a year) but my average speed is slowly creeping back up.
One of the bane’s of my life was punctures (sorry, p********s). I was getting one a week on my bike a one point and I regularly carry two innertubes on the basis that trying to repair road bike tires is like trying to hold back the tide. I’m getting a hybrid bike on works newly set-up cycle2work scheme (probably a GT Transeo). My theory is that the wider wheels will enable me to get puncture resistant tyres that actually work.
So anyway… Monday and Tuesday this week I cycled in and it was painful but uneventful. I decided to have a rest day today and drive in. So I get to the car, reverse out of my parking space and something feels wrong, and bugger me, my car had a flat tyre. Now that’s ironic, Alanis.
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My findings recently have been that punctures mean it’s time to invest in new tyres. I have found Continental City Contact Tyres for 26″ wheels very good - 1 year no puncture guarantee, which I’ve not needed to test yet
Comment by Gary — March 6, 2008 #
Yes, I replaced the original ones with Continental GP4000s which did make a bit of a difference but I still get the occasional puncture.
Because it’s a road bike it’s a bit more difficult as they’re skinny tyres at relatively high pressure.
Comment by Steve J — March 6, 2008 #
Me, I like my Specialized Nimbus Armadillos on my mountain bike for commuting - nice and robust, copes with potholes and speed bumps with ease.
Comment by Andy Allan — March 10, 2008 #