Snoek Velomobile: Tire and Puncture Talk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- It's 2024. And I already have three punctures mid-January.
I figured it was time to make a video on tires and my experience dealing with punctures.
Bonus: Fumpa footage. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I was wondering about the fumpa pump, glad you showed it actually being used.
Perhaps a Tuna? Enclosed wheels and easy to change a wheel with. You can bring a spare wheel with you in the velo
The Tuna looks very practical indeed. I like that the steering rods are easily accessed by the end-user.
@@shenzhenpingpong majority of people wont be able to go beyond 25 mph for a long ride or commute. all those aerodynamic benefits start at 27 mph, most of the velomobiles are pretty similar cuz i have saw data in windtunnel test. the main goal of velomobile is to ride far, comfortable without much effort. there is a reason army try to build the lightest weapons possible. once you move 50 miles and beyond you feel each extra gramm in your arms. total weight plays a huge rolle.
@@Klausi666 , I cruise at more than 25 mph on the flat. The goal is to ride just as hard as on a road bike but go way faster.
Very informative - more great ideas. Thank you.
Do you ever use any powder (like a talc) inside the tire to allow the tube to slide easier and seat itself when inflating?
I had two punctures this year, both caused by clumsy me mounting snow tires & pinching the tube. In my defense, the tires were very tight and difficult to get on the rims...😇
Talc sometimes I use when the inner tube tire combo is sticky. But with the Scorchers it's not necessary. Tubeless tires are very tight. But Scorchers and Contact Urban aren't tubeless, so they hang very loosely on the rims. Pro Ones can be very tight indeed.
Was considering a velo, but if I'd get punctures that often , won't bother. WIll stick to my recumbent trike with marathon plus tires which I also put on my endruance and touring bicycles. Don't fancy freezing at side of the road fixing flats all the time.
You don't get cacti in the UK. So you don't get our problems. My car flats here.
Having a more puncture-resistant tire and tube arrangement might slow you down just a little, but not as much as stopping to fix flats slows you down.
Yes, but around here, everything will puncture. Even the trike riders with Marathon Plus tell me this. The solution is to carry a spare wheel and be able to change it out in 1 minute.
@@shenzhenpingpong looks like tuna is perfect for you. 16 tyre will fit greatly in rear, even two. they weight around 100gramms less then regular rims.
What the name of the mini levers and your electric tire pump? My pump sometimes bends the presta valve when inflating the DFXL. Thanks for the informative video!
Pedros Micro Levers. I said Mini in the video, but it's Micro.
pedros.com/products/micro-levers
Fumpa is the electric pump. www.fumpapumps.com
At that point, you might as well use solid tires. I would get fed up with flat tires!
Not really. You get used to fixing them. Minimizing the downtime is important, so the W9 approach is a good one.
you picked the worst kind of tires possible for your deserty, thorny, stony roads. you are a commuter not racer, 1-2 minutes slower wont change much.
what you should get instead: front michelin pilot sx 20x1.7 inch tubeless and rear Michelin Power Cup TLR 28mm.
cheaper but slower version: front Schwalbe Marathon Plus Performance 20x1,35(with latex tubes) and rear Vittoria Corsa Speed G+ 2.0 (TLR) 25 with tyre insert
Not really. Even Marathon Plus will puncture here regularly. I have GP 5000 S TR on the rear with the Vittoria insert.