I used a couple of the Lidl puncture repair cannisters on a puncture but sadly each one only lasted about 50 metres before the tyre deflated again.

I replaced the inner tube then but as flecc said the tube gunk does mess up the inside of the tyre and needed to be wiped out.

Overall my experience was enough to convince me they cannot be relied on.

On my Bearprint Ebike I have just fitted a brand new pair of Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres thinking puncture prevention is better than cure!

The first pair of MP+tyres did a great job apart from a nail going through one only after about 1 month of use - what rotten luck!

I posted a photo of this previously on the forum, with a 0.25 inch split in the sidewall this caused several punctures where the tube was forced through the split even though I tried to block it with tyre patches.

Here is a link to the photo:-

 

http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/had-a-puncture-recently-on-schwalbe-marathon-plus.6943/#post-147777

 

I don't expect to have such bad luck with my new MP+ tyres.

They wear well too with about 14,000 miles done on the originals.

 

Barry.

Before I fitted bar ends for this purpose I had an idea to cope with this. A couple of beach inflatable balls slightly blown up will make two cushions to go under each side of the bars, better than nothing,

 

They are very cheap, see this link

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Hi Flecc.

 

After my last reply to you, I tried to think of an alternative to the beach ball/cushion idea and then a bolt of lightening hit me - why not use pipe insulation which is extremely light but strong enough to take the weight of my bike. I found out that B&Q do a 1 metre length with a 22mm inner hole with 25mm all round insulation, although all I need is 2 x 6" sections to cover the grips. Although the 22mm is a bit small to slide over the grips, if you open up the split section, it clips over them very tightly. All I have to do is swivel the bell and gear changer under the h/bar which means the 25mm insulation is more than enough to protect the plastic electrics cover including both grips - the cost just £2.60. If I need to raise the h/bars any higher off the ground, all I need do is to cut another 6" section, divide them in two to use as packers. The whole kit weighs just a few grams and will easily go in my panniers.

 

I just thought I would pass this on to the Forum members who like you, took the trouble to respond to my original query. Thanks, all of you for your help.

 

Bernie

You could also stuff the pipe insulation in the tyre if your puncture repair fails.

 

Not an entirely flippant suggestion, I saw a roadie get going again with a tyre stuffed with grass pulled from the roadside.

Hi Flecc.

 

After my last reply to you, I tried to think of an alternative to the beach ball/cushion idea and then a bolt of lightening hit me - why not use pipe insulation which is extremely light but strong enough to take the weight of my bike.

 

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Good idea Bernie, simple and cheap like all the best ideas.

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