With how much i ride i'm amazed i've only had one flat on the trail this year. i've had to stop more for broken chains!
How many flats have you got this year?
How many flats have you got this year?
The holy crap i've only flatted once this year thread
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None (not counting ones that I've ripped while putting my tire on). Haven't broken any chains either, which is amazing considering how many chains I've spliced together for my current chain.
I raced, rode in whistler for a week, dirt jumped, street rode, everything you could imagine, NOT ONE FLAT ON ANY BIKE!!!
i hhave more concussions than flats... i think
2flats this year
3concussions
2flats this year
3concussions
Just once....
Flats:
DH bike - 4
XC bike - 2
Broken chains - just 1 where the powerlink popped out and being lost forever
DH bike - 4
XC bike - 2
Broken chains - just 1 where the powerlink popped out and being lost forever
No flats or broken chains. No problems at all actually.
You realize you will have a plague of flats from now until Dec 31st don't you?Skookum said:
Aren't you fixing your flats, err I mean riding this weekend
I've had a few flats , not sure exactly how many, and I have had good luck with chains this year , only one gave me any trouble and that was riding with stosh the power link came apart. I put it back together and it has been fine ever since.
The bikes I went tubeless on have not had any issues at all, so maybe that is a hint.
It is funny Because I am right now in the process of Patching a bunch of tubes.
The bikes I went tubeless on have not had any issues at all, so maybe that is a hint.
It is funny Because I am right now in the process of Patching a bunch of tubes.
On my mountain bikes I had zero, on my road bike I believe I had one. I think tubes are getting better these days.
Holy jinx, you guys are nuts!
I am not a religious man, but since I know the allmighty bicycle gods are listening, I will only say this: I do not know how many flats or chain problems I have had, but in light of all the great riding I have been blessed with they were small sacrifices that I made willingly. Amen.
I am not a religious man, but since I know the allmighty bicycle gods are listening, I will only say this: I do not know how many flats or chain problems I have had, but in light of all the great riding I have been blessed with they were small sacrifices that I made willingly. Amen.
Hmmm, no broken chains this year. I prefer to go bigger than that, apparently- I broke a rear shock spring (snapped in half), a headset (snapped in half) and a frame (headtube cracks).
Flats were not too bad. 2 on the XC bike (tubeless). 2 or 3 on the CX bike (had a double flat two weeks ago). I think 7 on the DH bike (4 in one day
).
Flats were not too bad. 2 on the XC bike (tubeless). 2 or 3 on the CX bike (had a double flat two weeks ago). I think 7 on the DH bike (4 in one day
).
Although I agree with OG, I must sing the praises of my Maxxis tires. Put it this way, I have had very good luck with them.
Holy hell. I don't want to know. Probably 50+. Pinch flats, thorns, lots of miles, and crappy tires don't like each other
I went through a tire, four tubes, three patch kits and a dozen extra patches in the last two months.:mumble: I hate stickers.
I have had some bigger problems. A Completly blown up boxxor, a snapped Cannondale, and a concussion.
Due to a wonky valve in my rear tire it prepetually go flat after a day or two. It has been like that for more than a year and I am too lazy and cheap to replace it.
Does that only count as one?
Does that only count as one?
no flats that i can remember. at least one broken chain, maybe two. a dead rear hayes caliper, broken saddle, and broken pedal comprised the rest of this year's carnage.
amydanyalanataa, how does one flat 4 times on DH? what tires/tubes/pressure are you running?
amydanyalanataa, how does one flat 4 times on DH? what tires/tubes/pressure are you running?
I think I only had two flats this year. What I am psyched about is that I didn't break my chain once! For the couple of years, I was having issues there. I made a conscious effort to stop shifting in the middle of steep climbs.
I've had several flats. Most xc flats, only 1 DH flat (I think that was due to the age of the tube).
Many of the flats were from strange stuff, like breaking some spokes - spoke shoots thru rim strip - into the tube. That happened twice this year.
Many of the flats were from strange stuff, like breaking some spokes - spoke shoots thru rim strip - into the tube. That happened twice this year.
I haven't had any flats this year, other than a really slow leak after the Snowshoe national. It took me two months to replace that tube because i'm lazy, and because Comp 32's are bastards to get off. I've broken 4 chains, all my fault, though. Tight chains don't seem to like chain growth...
1 XC flat
1 DH flat
2 broken chains.
1 DH flat
2 broken chains.
my 1st 7 rides of the year, I had 9 flats, including one ride where I had 3 !! :mumble:
DH= 0 Flats
XC= 1 Flat (front tire)
CX= 2 broken chains
XC= 1 Flat (front tire)
CX= 2 broken chains
Right now my back tire is needing air every 8 days or so. So i dont know if that counts as a flat or not? i have been filling it when it starts to get mushy. Works pretty good. Waiting to replace the tube when i have enough money to buy a new set of tires. round here we are cursed with an adundance of goatheads.
these things
and they'll pop your tube in an instance. Slime will hardly do them any justice. *sigh*
these things
and they'll pop your tube in an instance. Slime will hardly do them any justice. *sigh*
I had more broken bikes then flats.....
Zero flats on both my DH and XC bike. 1 broken chain on my XC bike
I must be smooth
I must be smooth
12 flats this year so far, 6 of them was in one night at Rye Airfield, was also the last time I bought bontrager tubes.
i must admit i've had a few slow leakers, but they don't count.
i thought it funny as others mention broken parts, i am reminded of my broken seat rail, a broken frame, a broken crank, and a blown up set of hubs/wheels but that's pretty normal for a years worth of riding.
But only one flat, that's pretty strange, especially considering i was running some thin whimpy Kenda Karma tires there for a while.
i thought it funny as others mention broken parts, i am reminded of my broken seat rail, a broken frame, a broken crank, and a blown up set of hubs/wheels but that's pretty normal for a years worth of riding.
But only one flat, that's pretty strange, especially considering i was running some thin whimpy Kenda Karma tires there for a while.
2 flats
10 sexual encounters
4 knee injuries
10 sexual encounters
4 knee injuries
You should wear knee pads then.la_cleta said:10 sexual encounters
4 knee injuries
neaky: :evil: Sorry you just left yourself wide open for that....
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Too many flats to count, well over a dozen. I had 3 flats in the previous 4 years, this year was just really terrible for me flat-wise. Also 2 broken chains, a rear derailleur, and a rear hub (DT Onyx. twice in three rides. I promptly went to King)