giverdada
03-24-2012, 09:58 AM
so, i am working my way into the tubular realm, and enjoying almost every bit of it. got my first flat a couple weeks ago, posted about it and the use of pit stop and all of that, and then proceeded to ride a clincher spare wheel for a beautiful trip to virginia.
anyway, the tire didn't get totally fixed with the pit stop, and still has a slow leak. continental sprinter gatorskin. rear. piece of glass or something in the centre of the tread, i pulled it out, but apparently it's too much for my novice install of pit stop. pulled the tire.
currently running a well-glued and rounder cheapo tubular from yellow jersey. thing runs like a champ, holds air for days, and has me back on that sweet tubular wheel which is grand.
i have a bit of experience with continental tires, as i happen to love them, and have since i was in high school, struggling to get those brown sidewalls onto my mountain bike rims. i looked up a bunch of their models, trying to figure out the difference between what i thought would be a relatively indestructible model, the sprinter gatorskin, and a model i've been unable to flat since installing it, the GP4000. (i've flatted a poly X breaker, but that was more a pinch flat as opposed to a puncture, and mostly my fault for not paying attention.)
i'm thinking the answer is Vectran.
gatorskin certainly doesn't seem to get it done, and the only other thing that the GP4000 has that the sprinter doesn't is Vectran.
what do you think? vectran is the secret to long-term puncture protection?
anyway, the tire didn't get totally fixed with the pit stop, and still has a slow leak. continental sprinter gatorskin. rear. piece of glass or something in the centre of the tread, i pulled it out, but apparently it's too much for my novice install of pit stop. pulled the tire.
currently running a well-glued and rounder cheapo tubular from yellow jersey. thing runs like a champ, holds air for days, and has me back on that sweet tubular wheel which is grand.
i have a bit of experience with continental tires, as i happen to love them, and have since i was in high school, struggling to get those brown sidewalls onto my mountain bike rims. i looked up a bunch of their models, trying to figure out the difference between what i thought would be a relatively indestructible model, the sprinter gatorskin, and a model i've been unable to flat since installing it, the GP4000. (i've flatted a poly X breaker, but that was more a pinch flat as opposed to a puncture, and mostly my fault for not paying attention.)
i'm thinking the answer is Vectran.
gatorskin certainly doesn't seem to get it done, and the only other thing that the GP4000 has that the sprinter doesn't is Vectran.
what do you think? vectran is the secret to long-term puncture protection?