I need help on my road bike

• scotts07

  28 Oct 05, 11:10

  
  Hi Bros,
  
  My Road bike tyres keep punctured after leaving at home for 3 months?Ya did not ride for quite long.And i have changed the rims tape and tube,but keep on punctured.
  
  Is it true that lets say my tyre is 110psi,after changing my tube,i can only pump around 110 or 90 something,if not it might burst easily???
  
  Cheers,
• R3SsH|n

  28 Oct 05, 13:01

  eh...dun noe much about the tyre part...but why dun you flip the bike over when u not using it...like the sit and handle bar is on the floor...tyres facing up...maybe that will help...
• scotts07

  28 Oct 05, 18:19

  Originally posted by R3SsH|n:

  eh...dun noe much about the tyre part...but why dun you flip the bike over when u not using it...like the sit and handle bar is on the floor...tyres facing up...maybe that will help...

  why is it that fliping might help leh?
• depressed_80

  29 Oct 05, 00:47

  no,basically,the main cause for tube punctures is because there is debris trapped inside the tyre. Before installing the new tube,ensure that you clean up the tyre first. Another reason is that the nipples in the rim are expanding out, so run your finger along the rim tape, to ensure that there is nothing protruding. And ensure that when you install the new tube, massage the tyre all round, make sure no gaps are formed between the tube and tyre.
• scotts07

  29 Oct 05, 07:10

  Originally posted by depressed_80:

  no,basically,the main cause for tube punctures is because there is debris trapped inside the tyre. Before installing the new tube,ensure that you clean up the tyre first. Another reason is that the nipples in the rim are expanding out, so run your finger along the rim tape, to ensure that there is nothing protruding. And ensure that when you install the new tube, massage the tyre all round, make sure no gaps are formed between the tube and tyre.

  Thanks alot bro.But i think i have checked for any sharp objects on the rim and tyres,but there are none.And yes.i did message the tubes once i put them in,to make sure there are no gaps.I have also changed the rim tapes.
  
  That's why the main point is that,i did whatever i did,but still it punctured.For what i recall,the last tube was punctured only when after two days i pumped more air.By right is 110psi,on the first day when i installed,i pumped 95 psi,then after 2 days i pumped to 110psi.That's when it got punctured! .
  anyway,u ridin road bike?
• depressed_80

  29 Oct 05, 12:49

  erm...sorry ah...i'm sister not brother...haha...
  anways, i'm riding mountain bike...
  
  cheers~
  
• skeujin

  29 Oct 05, 13:04

  find out whr n how it get punctured 1st lah
  
  nxt time take the punctured tube. fill it up w air n if the leak is too small to be noticable w the naked eye. try rubbing a soap solution on it. air bubbles will appear whr the leak is comming from.
  
  after tt. realign the tube w the rim n see if ther are any faults w the rim tt cause the leak.
• nutreon

  7 Nov 05, 12:46

  better look in www.togoparts.com .U can't find the spefic answer here.