FWIW I found the nick in the tube and patched with the Foss patches which don't require any glue. Seems to work fine and certainly less messy than German stuff. I'm going to try to keep track of the incidence of flats with the Foss tubes as opposed to my wheels with regular (and much cheaper) tubes. Of course, the bikes all have different tires so this won't be very scientific. Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to pay $20 for a high tech tube that will change my life. G
On Friday, August 24, 2012 2:03:02 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > So, not proof against goatheads -- thanks for guinea-pigging these things. > > Ryan Watson: weren't you going to test them here in ABQ, NM, > Goatheadland, USA? Your results? > > Patrick Moore in ABQ, NM, where the gross speading of the vine > promises a hugely fraught automne (I dug up literally a bushel basket > of goathead vines from our church driveway and adjacent plantings). > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM, George Strickler > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > I've had Foss tubes on my Atlanis for about five months now with no > > flats. Probably around 600 miles including one long trip during the > > summer and lots of commuting and shopping in New Orleans and Vermont. > > This morning I got ready to come to work and the rear tire was flat. > > The culprit was a small sliver of green glass (Heineken?) which was > > still embedded in the tire (Schwalbe Racer). The thing about it is > > that the piece of glass was really small - probably less than 1/16" in > > width. I thought the Foss tube was supposed to seal off small > > punctures. Of course, it may be that the glass got in some time ago > > and the tube held air for some time but I don't think so. When I rode > > home yesterday I had no sense that the rear tire was soft and this > > morning it was completely flat. For what it's worth, I rode home in > > heavy rain yesterday and there was a lot of standing water, conditions > > which in my experience make punctures more likely. > > > > -- > > George Strickler > > New Orleans, Louisiana > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." > -- Claude Cockburn > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/bQ512BLMlvIJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
