Good tire protection strips?

[CRASH]

I took my sons out for a ride today on their new bikes. My son got a thorn in his MP's front tire. Before I just patch this thing up and move on, is there any much improved tire protection strips that I can get? His MP already weighs as much as a tank, so I'm not worried about weight. But I would like good protection that will save me the hassle of having to pull off his tank-sized wheels. Back in the day I used "Mr. Tuffy", but want to know if there have been any technology improvements like kevlar or some such sort?

 

[Pudge]

In typical rat fashion I went around and around the inside of the rim with a few plys of electrical tape and then put the rim strip over that. Not fancy but no leaks. Sorry about your kiddo's first flat on his new bike! Bummer.

 

[Sphinx]

Livestrong recommends these, you can get 'em in Mountainbike widthm 40 mm.
http://www.bicycleeverything.com/produc ... iners.html

 

[clamdigger]

Stop Flats2 bicycle tire liners.

 

[deorman]

Pavement. :|




Sorry, I just had to say it. :mrgreen: :lol:

 

[deorman]

Seriously though, take your punctured tube, and cut out the stem. Slice around the inner diameter so that it opens like a tire. Put it inside the tire. Partially inflate a new tube (preferably the next smallest size or "universal", although the same size will do) just enough to hold its shape. slide it inside the tire and "liner". If it's loose add just enough air to keep things from moving while you feed the first side and valve over the bead. Make sure the valve is in place, then let the air out and fit he second side on. Inflate, check bead and stem location, then partially deflate to release any wrinkles and straighten the valve (if needed). The open outer tube is not inflated and so is both denser, and more easily deformed by objects instead of being penetrated. :|

 

[Rustinkerer]

Related to the great depression thread, I remembered another thing an old man told me about those days. They'd take old tires with irrepairable damage, and cut them up, and use the pieces to line tires that were worn, but still in one piece. -Adam

 

[2manybikes]

We have a ton of goatheads where I live and I use "Slime".
I have used the tire liners but have had problems with them moving around inside the tire and they don't protect the sidewall.

 

[user 135]

On old bike/cruisers, stick to liners. The kevlar ones are great. I dont' use slime as it balls up after about a year, then you are left with no protection and dead mouse in your tube. :mrgreen:

On my commuters, I stick with tires with built in puncture protection.

The best protection is to ride where the thorns/goatheads are not. :mrgreen:

 

[NicksGarage]

The Fat Frank tires I got have a kevlar layer in them.

What about the self-sealing tubes? I was looking at those at the store the other day. They're kind of heavy and they didn't have size that is supposed to work with a 2.35 tire.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I have a set that came with my diamondback mountain bike when I got it and they work great. No clue who makes them though. Haven't had a single flat. Only found them after swapping out the dry rotted tires.