In Reply to: bike tire keeps popping, rob [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:23:43

but what kind of "pop" is it? A sudden loss of pressure or gradual loss. As pointed out gradual leans towards a small puncture, perhaps from the rims not having inner tape, a thorn or other debris in the tire, etal. In these cases really run your fingers over the inside of the tire a few times. I have gotten flats from the tiniest thorn after I thought I'd checked thoroughly.
But, if it is a sudden loss of pressure and there isn't an obvious hole in the tire itself check the tube for the tell tale signs of a snake-bite (when the tire compress so far that the rims bite each side of the tube). This will cause sudden loss of pressure and will be evident by 2 holes on the inner tube, one opposite the other.
Further, what kind of frame? When I went from steel to aluminum I was constantly getting snakebites on the rear only due to the stiffer frame and improper weight distribution while riding (downhill & off road). 2 solutions are to run a higher tire pressure or go tubeless. Running higher pressure is a cheaper fix if it works for you.
BTW- carry a tube patch kit or new tube and ride with a pump or those smaller pressurized canisters are pretty good and fast but, don't give the same pressure as a pump.
Happy Riding -n- Happy Saabing

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• bike tire keeps popping, rob , Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:23:43
  • Re: bike tire keeps popping, Bill in VA, Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:48:21
  • Geto VELOX rim tape. Flats from spoke holes n/m, WFVIGGEN, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:15:31
  • can you solve this one ?., bj, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:26:45
    • clarification , pressure , not tire size ......, bj, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:48:54
      • Re: clarification , pressure , not tire size ......, SilverAeroGuy, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:29:02
        • smaller tube /larger tire, bj, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:29:33
    • Only a guess..., SilverAeroGuy, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:31:06
    • Makes sense to me. Does the arrow point forward or . ., Mike in Anchorage, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:34:02
  • Good advice thus far..., SilverAeroGuy, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:52:19 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Good advice thus far..., rob , Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:42:26
      • Be sure to inspect the inside of the tire VERY carefull, Bill Homer , Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:08:02
        • Re: Be sure to inspect the inside of the tire VERY carefull, RobInfo, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:37:45
  • Re: bike tire keeps popping, Rick D, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:55:52
  • Re: bike tire keeps popping, JimBlake , Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:26:22
  • check for tire cracks, OKSaabs, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:41:07
  • Replace the rim tape, Rod , Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:47:50
  • Re: bike tire keeps popping, kooch, Mon, 27 Jun 2005 04:19:54
  • Need more info, ChuckD , Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:57:22
    • Re: Need more info, Dan W, Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:19:13
  • Re: bike tire keeps popping, TheKillerPenguin, Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:54:10
    • You say you put a new tire in - was that only a tube?, Mike in Anchorage, Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:31:25

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