Epic tyre choice

[Konaman]

Check chain reaction cycles for prices on Pythons

[jugheaddave]

Pythons seem to be a poplar choice.

 

What is the going price for a set of pythons? UST and Standard

 

[GoLefty!!]

 The reason for this question only became apparent today. I won't be riding these. Less than 500km's. All tires are not created equal. 

 

 

Thats really unfortunate.

 

I don;t consider that to be a representative failure of the model of make of tyre though. It appears that the tyre in question has had some fibre failing in carcass which could happen to ANY tyre.

 

the race Kinfg is a still an awesome tyre IME and one failure is no reason to loose faith.

I've never had a sidewall failure with a python but due to the presence of Stans I have had the tyre delaminate.

 

Failure mose is something along the lines of; tyre is punctured, the hole os plugged by liquid sealant. the rubber in the tyre is not homogenous,i.e it has voids. htte sealant now finds a path to dsitrbute itself through the fibre cords that makes up the carcass. they reach another void and a weak area is created. with this weak point now established the rubber separates from the fibres and bang you have a failure.

 

this is not specific to brands or model. it can happen to any tyre.

[davetapson]

Continental Mountain King Protection 2.2: Being foolish enough to try to get this non-tubeless tire to seal with Joe's (running it tubeless) is prooving to be a mission. Can't get it to hold air long enough to ride it.

 

Managed to get wirebead MK's to seal with Joe's and a 4x4 compressor.  Wouldn't seal at first with Ryder (too thick I think to get around and cover the entire bead fast enough).  Have sold 4x4 since so am k@kking myself as to what to do next time...  can't say I'm convinced by the MK's - maybe the tyres I had on before were way better than I gave credit.

[Johan Bornman]

[quote=GoLefty!!} cut cut cut c ut

 

 

....o be a representative failure of the model of make of tyre though. It appears that the tyre in question has had some fibre failing in carcass which could happen to ANY tyre.

 

 

Lefty, I see it differently. This particular tyre failed neither from a puncture bubble (there is no evidence on that bubble of a previous puncture) nor casing fibre failure.

 

That bubble is above the casing and the casing is intact. A broken casing presents like a broken nose or snake with a broken back. The tyre will have a lateral wobble at the break. This one seems straight, even if I am looking at it sideways.

 

I think it was just a faulty tyre. The air found its way into the casing without the help of any puncture.

 

 That tyre would have failed with or without sealant inside and should be replaced by the distributor.

Johan Bornman2009-02-09 07:47:19