How Do U Deal W/flats On The Road?

[Fineline]

you completely left out everything in between, and riding a cast wheel bike thru a amazing mountain road that takes you to 9000 feet and down to the desert then home is exactly the same experience, which is infinitely far away from the couch. You could also solo el capitan like one guy did with zero gear other then your hands and feet. That too is living, but i wanna see you do that before you tell me about couches.

Get a tyre repair kit. I've a RI Concepts Airplungger Tyre Repair Tool. Has 5 plugs & three gas cannisters. I guess I can plug 5 holes but only refill air thrice so am out numbered. Never had the pleasure of using it so cannot boast its effectiveness. These could be your safe option. Ride well Dazco. "Safe's" never much fun mate. Ride

 

[sikatri]

Get a tyre repair kit. I've a RI Concepts Airplungger Tyre Repair Tool. Has 5 plugs & three gas cannisters. I guess I can plug 5 holes but only refill air thrice so am out numbered. Never had the pleasure of using it so cannot boast its effectiveness. These could be your safe option. Ride well Dazco. "Safe's" never much fun mate. Ride

Works on wire wheels?

 

[sikatri]

Anyone have any experience with TUbliss product, link posted above? Seems like an interesting approach to wire wheel rims which the OP noted. Does require drilling one hole on the rim. I’m guessing since it has two air systems a puncture in the tire could be plugged since the inner rim seal tube should be intact unless you ran over a huge spike that perforates both. I like this concept.

 

[JeffsGarage]

Three ways to deal with a flat

Convert to tubeless. sounds like a No Go for you
Carry the tools and extra tube: Pain in the butt, but doable
Buy the AAA premium membership and get a tow.

or do what i do....Just leap and somehow a net always appears!

 

[Micraf]

Anyone have any experience with TUbliss product, link posted above? Seems like an interesting approach to wire wheel rims which the OP noted. Does require drilling one hole on the rim. I’m guessing since it has two air systems a puncture in the tire could be plugged since the inner rim seal tube should be intact unless you ran over a huge spike that perforates both. I like this concept.

I have Tubliss on my enduro bike. Love it. You can run low tyre pressures which essentially gives you a larger foot print. You are still able to ride if you have no pressure in the tyre (inner tube still needs to be inflated). You plug a hole with glue and wicks. Because of e low pressure in the tyre, I just use a hand pump to re-inflate.

I do not think you are allowed to use them on the road as they are not suitable for higher speeds.

 

[sikatri]

I have Tubliss on my enduro bike. Love it. You can run low tyre pressures which essentially gives you a larger foot print. You are still able to ride if you have no pressure in the tyre (inner tube still needs to be inflated). You plug a hole with glue and wicks. Because of e low pressure in the tyre, I just use a hand pump to re-inflate.

I do not think you are allowed to use them on the road as they are not suitable for higher speeds.

Good to know. Seems like a promising technology and concept though.

 

[sikatri]

Three ways to deal with a flat

Convert to tubeless. sounds like a No Go for you
Carry the tools and extra tube: Pain in the butt, but doable
Buy the AAA premium membership and get a tow.

or do what i do....Just leap and somehow a net always appears!

I have AAA membership for over twenty years now. Used it on my cars a handful of times. Does come in handy. I like that philosophy just leap! LoL. Tend to think a bit on the same lines. It’s an adventure, life that is. Prepare yes, but not all contingencies have to be perfect. I don’t do off road, so perhaps my risk level is not the same as the OP. Riding in well traveled roads is my key ingredient to not worrying.

 

[mrmvolz]

I meant to title it RE: spoked wheel flats in the middle of no where but the pafge won't let me use enough characters. I already know ho to deal with it on cast wheels in civilization. Anyways, been saving up to buy a T120 and i'm finally there. However, a while back i began contemplating the nightmare of getting a flat where i spend 90% of my riding....rural road with no cell access and often roads where u don't see a car for hours if not all day. For months as i got closer and closer to my $ goal that would allow me to but cash, more and more i began realizing that i can't deal with that scenario and i have decided to pass on the bike, which is devastating after salivating over it for a long time. I've had dozens of flats for every one time a bike has left me stranded for other reasons so it's concerning in very isolated areas. So i posted in hopes that someone can offer a solution that they have used for this scenario. I think i've heard them all and none are viable. I won't even discuss why because there are a million reasons, but tubeless conversion is off the table 110%. I've been told ride on is not reliable or any of those tube fillers that supposedly plug a hole as u ride. As for putting in a new tube on the road, not going there either for uncountable reasons. So basically i've already come to the obvious conclusion and thats why i decided to pass on the T120. But i posted in hopes of the impossible...a solution i haven't heard of or a way that one i have heard of can work after all. Any thoughts before i....gulp....buy a honda or such? (it's painful to even say that, i LOVE triumph) I know about the street twin and speed twin but naaa.....

We have been riding both of our T120s for 5 years and never had a flat on the road (knock on wood)…I would get the bike you love. We live in N. Ga mountains

 

[dazco]

We have been riding both of our T120s for 5 years and never had a flat on the road (knock on wood)…I would get the bike you love. We live in N. Ga mountains

I once got 2 in 2 day. I have probably gotten a flat on average a couple times a year. It probably depends on where you live and ride.

 

[sikatri]

I once got 2 in 2 day. I have probably gotten a flat on average a couple times a year. It probably depends on where you live and ride.

That’s true enough. What kind of roads are you getting flats on and what’s the nature of the puncture or how the tire was deflated?

 

[dazco]

That’s true enough. What kind of roads are you getting flats on and what’s the nature of the puncture or how the tire was deflated?

City riding, nails etc.

 

[sikatri]

City riding, nails etc.

Nails are my biggest fear. I’ve been riding pretty much exclusively in city. I try to make a mental map before heading out. There are roads I wouldn’t take on a motorcycle, but will in a car. I hope I stay clear of those nails, cars I’ve managed to pick one up every now and then. I suspect mostly on highways when I couldn’t avoid a piece of plywood that some ass dropped.

 

[Lozzman]

I recently had two punctures on my rear tyre of my 2006 Speedmaster. It is tubeless & loss only a small amount of air so I could safely get it home. I had a screw & a piece of fencing wire perforating the tyre, with the wire sticking out about an inch. The tyre had considerable tread left on it, so I took it off & repaired it from the inside with help from a good friend. On the roadside I would have plugged it. On my Harley I have both tubed & tubeless & dread the thought of a puncture in the front (Spoked wheel) tyre. Hasn't happened yet in a lot of miles but when it does, will probably use roadside assist to get it home or to a tyre fitting facility. The front wheel is so much easier to remove, I might just leave the bike somewhere secure (Farmhouse/Business, etc.) & remove wheel & take for repair.

 

[mrmvolz]

City riding, nails etc.

We are out in the country, but we do ride highway to Atlanta/Birmingham

 

[Xavier]

I meant to title it RE: spoked wheel flats in the middle of no where but the pafge won't let me use enough characters. I already know ho to deal with it on cast wheels in civilization. Anyways, been saving up to buy a T120 and i'm finally there. However, a while back i began contemplating the nightmare of getting a flat where i spend 90% of my riding....rural road with no cell access and often roads where u don't see a car for hours if not all day. For months as i got closer and closer to my $ goal that would allow me to but cash, more and more i began realizing that i can't deal with that scenario and i have decided to pass on the bike, which is devastating after salivating over it for a long time. I've had dozens of flats for every one time a bike has left me stranded for other reasons so it's concerning in very isolated areas. So i posted in hopes that someone can offer a solution that they have used for this scenario. I think i've heard them all and none are viable. I won't even discuss why because there are a million reasons, but tubeless conversion is off the table 110%. I've been told ride on is not reliable or any of those tube fillers that supposedly plug a hole as u ride. As for putting in a new tube on the road, not going there either for uncountable reasons. So basically i've already come to the obvious conclusion and thats why i decided to pass on the T120. But i posted in hopes of the impossible...a solution i haven't heard of or a way that one i have heard of can work after all. Any thoughts before i....gulp....buy a honda or such? (it's painful to even say that, i LOVE triumph) I know about the street twin and speed twin but naaa.....