Puncture and broken spokes

[ChrisV]

Correction - bloody 3 broken spokes!

 

[gavroche]

If you have a road bike, 75psa is not enough. Mine are on 110psi and have not had a puncture for months. Tyres are Armadillo.

 

[ChrisV]

Marathon Plus 32c.

Doubt 110 PSI is right for them.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I run Marathon plus' on my winter hack / trekker. I found a dirty great nail stuck in the tread on the front yesterday. It was bent at right angles and hadn't troubled the shield at all. Brilliant tyres.

 

[potsy]

I run Marathon plus' on my winter hack / trekker. I found a dirty great nail stuck in the tread on the front yesterday. It was bent at right angles and hadn't troubled the shield at all. Brilliant tyres.

He still hasn't told us the cause of the flat tyre, he's besmirching the good name of M+ without any evidence

 

[ChrisV]

I'm confused. There is nothing in the tyre and the tube itself is not fully down. It's like the tyre just went down.

I'm going to pump up the tube and investigate ...

 

[User6179]

I'm confused. There is nothing in the tyre and the tube itself is not fully down. It's like the tyre just went down.

I'm going to pump up the tube and investigate ...

Make sure the core in the valve is tight !

 

[ChrisV]

The top bit?

 

[User6179]

The top bit?

No, the actual core , if loose then air still escapes even when top bit is tightened .

 

[ChrisV]

Please explain further

 

[User6179]

Please explain further

The core screws into the valve stem , if your tube has deflated without puncturing then the core being loose could be the cause .

 

[ChrisV]

I see. So make sure its tightened?

 

[burndust]

Doubt its the m+ I ran them on stirling's shitty roads for 2000 miles without issue

 

[ChrisV]

I found it hard to believe too.

Where do you use for repairs?

 

[burndust]

Stirling is blessed with 3 really good bike shops....v44....stirling cycle repairs and rock and road....I'm just about to put my cx into stirling cycle repairs for some surgery...