helllo, has anyone had Thickslick tires?
i have them 700x28 on my fixie, and they are causing me a lot of headache with constant punctures :/
could it be though that inner tubes are at fault or are these tires just puncture-prone? it's not front or rear, but both.
or should i just pay more attention to tires, check for any sharp pieces of rock or glass that might have stuck inside the tire?
I use Continental Contact Speed.
They have incredible rolling resistance and PolyBreaker X technology that makes them tough as nails.
Location: Northern Florida, USA
(08-30-2019, 01:00 PM)wwwalterrr Wrote: helllo, has anyone had Thickslick tires?
i have them 700x28 on my fixie, and they are causing me a lot of headache with constant punctures :/
could it be though that inner tubes are at fault or are these tires just puncture-prone? it's not front or rear, but both.
or should i just pay more attention to tires, check for any sharp pieces of rock or glass that might have stuck inside the tire?
Please take into consideration the terrain you are primarily riding. I regularly have to inspect my tires after some rides due the the natural hazards I face on the paved trails with the road tires I use. Florida=sharp coquina shards. I have used various "puncture resistant" tires and I have had about the same results with them all regarding flats. Always hard to determine if the tire is an issue with so many variables during riding. You should certainly start out with some new tubes, and inspect rims and tires for any issues that may cause premature failure. Are the tube punctures always on the same area of the tube's surface? Have you physically seen cuts/punctures in the tires that match up to the tube damage? I ride high pressure tires (+110 psi) and I have developed tiny tube holes on the rim side of the tube as opposed to the tire side which was caused by the tube pushing into the spoke hole even with rim tape in place; but the rim tape was not substantial enough to support the pressure. I had to get "high pressure" (thicker plastic banding, not cloth or stretchy like some tapes) rim tape which I now use it on most everything just to avoid anymore problems related to that particular issue. I think the cloth tape is best at pressures below 100 psi.
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Please excuse me, I was mistaken on the technology that the Contact Speed use; it's actually SafetySystem, which involves a layer of kevlar to protect from punctures and the sort, and add additional durability.
Gatorskin are the ones with PolyXBreaker, and also have DuraSkin. These are of course the other great option, although I think they tend to be more expensive, and that might be why I didn't mention them before as I assumed you were on a budget and the two tires are incredibly close in other respects (only 1 watt rolling resistance and 13 points puncture protection difference). And that is at 120psi on the Gatorskin vs 75psi on the Contact Speed (previously Contact Sport II).
I am about to try out the Pirelli P7 Sport 32c.
For a budget tire, it looks very promising.
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