Vol-trading for beginners

themickey said:
My suggestion, go to a quality bike shop ask them to inspect and advise, maybe just replace the tyres/tubes because getting flats.......aaaahhhh!
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Flat tires is just part of biking. Much worse on paved roads than gravel.
I ride 20 miles per day and patched tubes more than 100 times over the past 9 years.
The puncture liners help but don't prevent all flats.
 
BKR88 said:
Flat tires is just part of biking. Much worse on paved roads than gravel.
I ride 20 miles per day and patched tubes more than 100 times over the past 9 years.
The puncture liners help but don't prevent all flats.
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My current heavy vehicle, I've clocked up 120,000 km with 1 x flatty. I buy expensive tyres now since that saga with budget sale tyres experiment. :)
 
destriero said:
I love it. I am 6'3" 245 and I hear that the things are basically a minibike, so no pedaling at all (too cramped), but I would use it for ornithology and bikepacking. I doubt that I'd ever use it on the street.
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6’3 245 shouldn’t be a problem. The pedaling function is a bit weird at first. But as you said, you don’t even need to pedal whatsoever. The throttle is all that’s needed, it’s up to the rider.
 
themickey said:
Many years ago I bought a full new set of tyres for my car which caused nothing but grief, as soon as I drove on rough ground I'd get a flat. It might have to do with quality of tyre/tube rubber or maybe inside the rim there is something sharp.
My suggestion, go to a quality bike shop ask them to inspect and advise, maybe just replace the tyres/tubes because getting flats.......aaaahhhh!
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yeah like BK88 said, flats are just part of the game.

luckily my pops is a pro at bikes and he can replace my tubes like it’s nothing. The only thing is the tubes/tires on the RX Super73 aren’t your atypical sized tire size. The bike shop near me thankfully has had the size I need in stock, runs me about $40 bucks a pop.
 
BKR88 said:
Flat tires is just part of biking. Much worse on paved roads than gravel.
I ride 20 miles per day and patched tubes more than 100 times over the past 9 years.
The puncture liners help but don't prevent all flats.
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All of my MTBs are tubeless.
 
destriero said:
All of my MTBs are tubeless.
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Trail riding much less a problem. Rode trails in Steamboat Springs for 10 years and had just 1 flat.
Pavement riding a bigger problem. Easier to patch a tube or replace with a spare tube than try to find & patch a small hole in tubeless tires. Ride in the rain quite often during the summer (FL) so patching tires in the rain doesn't work so well. :-)
 
BKR88 said:
Trail riding much less a problem. Rode trails in Steamboat Springs for 10 years and had just 1 flat.
Pavement riding a bigger problem. Easier to patch a tube or replace with a spare tube than try to find & patch a small hole in tubeless tires. Ride in the rain quite often during the summer (FL) so patching tires in the rain doesn't work so well. :)
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Yeah, TBH I prefer tubes.
 
These Terrene tires are 5s and tubeless. I am putting 4s on this week.

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