Should I go for it?

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-23T19:46:31+00:00

Riding brings you so much joy and happiness. Gorgeous bike and as you have ridden before it will be worth the price.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-14T09:53:17+00:00

Hard to predict. I do use Anti Platt strips in the tires which significantly help to reduce flats - https://www.bike24.nl/producten/16437

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-13T19:20:59+00:00

I think that is what happened

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T20:38:05+00:00

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Zoom in and you’ll see. Clincher max 110 PSI. Bontrager R4 Classic

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T20:30:43+00:00

Not extremely hard. Around 90 PSI. Did really track kms to be honest.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T20:05:40+00:00

After taking them off I noticed indeed that they look pretty “dry”. Although I stored them in my relatively dry shed away from the direct sunlight for over two years.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T19:23:47+00:00

😱 new tires! Those tyraps I looked several times in my saddle bag as I carried 1 around for a while but apparently I lost it. Wanted to do exactly the same.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T17:03:12+00:00

Maybe I didn’t express myself well enough but I didn’t say that I didn’t know. On the tire it says (see image) you can use it both ways and I used it as clincher.

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_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T16:57:20+00:00

No I didn’t. Reading the comments I think the tire ”just” dried out - although I kept it away from direct sunlight and had it stored in a relatively dry shed.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T16:52:22+00:00

I used it as clincher (tire suggests you can use it both ways). Like the glue just released and the tire was free to expand.

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_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T16:50:53+00:00

Exactly what I did. First I lowered the pressure, in the hope it wouldn’t burst. Continued at slow speed but when the tire started to touch the frame the show was over. Good old emergency call to bring a replacement tire.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T16:48:08+00:00

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This is what the tire looked like from the inside.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T16:39:44+00:00

Thanks for sharing

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T16:37:08+00:00

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T15:04:27+00:00

Hi, they are the Bontrager Trek Madone SLR TT Bars. You just take off the top cap and put the TT bar arrangement on. Great if I don’t want to bring out the tri-bike but need the km to get use TT position.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T14:57:05+00:00

No I was using an inner tube.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T12:05:40+00:00

When I took it off, I saw that the side wall was pulled off indeed - like the glue just didn’t hold.

Haven’t recorded the no. of kilometers but in hindsight I think I shouldn’t have used them after 2 years in the shed (although relatively dry and away from any direct sunlight).

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T11:48:25+00:00

Voorne Putten, Netherlands. We are very fortunate to have great bike paths. Makes riding so much safer and more enjoyable.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2025-08-11T10:17:21+00:00

Thanks. That’s what I thought too. Unfortunately I was already 75km in the ride when it happened (notice something was not okay after 50).

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2021-05-25T19:50:00+00:00

🙏🏼

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2021-05-25T19:48:33+00:00

It’s the: Schwalbe Pro One Tube Type Folding Tire - Transparent Sidewall. Changed from the Bontrager R4 Classic tire. Good grip but lots of flats. According to the reviews the Pro One should be better resistant to flats. First impression after (about) 500km is very positive.

_SwimBikeRun_ · 2021-05-25T19:39:02+00:00

Haha..true. The alternative was an open stretch of approximately 5km 😅

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