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jacksonpt said:
What tires are you running? I'm interested to know what the recommended max air pressure for your tires... seems like most are 110-120 psi. I know you said you ignore those, but...
Conti's, Michielin, Specilized, Huchition. I never read what the side wall says so I could not not say what they reccomend. I just know I put that Much pressure in them and I don't get snake bites any more. , well some times but very infrequently , I did get one on saturday which is the first one I can remeber in recent memory. only my 2nd road flat this year , andthe first was a piece of glass sliced my sidewall ruining tire and tube.
 

DBR X6 RIDER

Turbo Monkey
jacksonpt said:
Know anything about the Michelin Axial Carbons?
I rode those for a little while. They're sweet in dry conditions and I've had one withstand rolling over a broken bottle. That shocked my sh*t that it didn't even scratch the tire.
Buuuuuuuut, I found them to be slippery when wet...especially climbing. I only weigh 150lbs. soaking wet, so maybe they hook up better if you're sporting a few more pounds. :confused:
 

Surly

Chimp
Ok...I haven't posted here in a long time. But I bought a new Jamis Quest on Sunday! I was really stoked. Until my second ride yesterday...when I flatted my rear tire.

It sounds like these tires may just suck. :sigh: Nothing better than having to spend money to replace brand new gear.
 

jacksonpt

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Jul 22, 2002
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Surly said:
Ok...I haven't posted here in a long time. But I bought a new Jamis Quest on Sunday! I was really stoked. Until my second ride yesterday...when I flatted my rear tire.

It sounds like these tires may just suck. :sigh: Nothing better than having to spend money to replace brand new gear.
Bummer dude. I've done a lot of reading over the last week or so about this and I haven't seen any evidence that it's a consistent problem. I have, however, read that people are having problems with the rear wheel coming disengaged. I'm not sure what they mean by that, but I had the rear wheel pull out of the dropouts on my first spin down the driveway - I assume that's what they are talking about. So... make sure that rear QR is super tight.
 

jacksonpt

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Jul 22, 2002
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Vestal, NY
Just an update...

it seems like if I run 110-120 psi in the tires, I do fine. I'm not going to say that the problem is solved just yet (need more miles before I make that statement), but things look good. I'm currently running a Conti Ultra 2000 in the back at 115psi and the OE Hutch Quartz in the front at 110psi.