1st Flat with Foss Tube

[George Strickler]

I've had Foss tubes on my Atlanis for about five months now with no
flats. Probably around 600 miles including one long trip during the
summer and lots of commuting and shopping in New Orleans and Vermont.
This morning I got ready to come to work and the rear tire was flat.
The culprit was a small sliver of green glass (Heineken?) which was
still embedded in the tire (Schwalbe Racer). The thing about it is
that the piece of glass was really small - probably less than 1/16" in
width. I thought the Foss tube was supposed to seal off small
punctures. Of course, it may be that the glass got in some time ago
and the tube held air for some time but I don't think so. When I rode
home yesterday I had no sense that the rear tire was soft and this
morning it was completely flat. For what it's worth, I rode home in
heavy rain yesterday and there was a lot of standing water, conditions
which in my experience make punctures more likely.

--
George Strickler
New Orleans, Louisiana

[PATRICK MOORE]

So, not proof against goatheads -- thanks for guinea-pigging these things.

Ryan Watson: weren't you going to test them here in ABQ, NM,
Goatheadland, USA? Your results?

Patrick Moore in ABQ, NM, where the gross speading of the vine
promises a hugely fraught automne (I dug up literally a bushel basket
of goathead vines from our church driveway and adjacent plantings).

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[Michael Hechmer]

My first and only flat with a foss tube was too close to the stem to repair.

michael

[ted]

I piked up more than half a dozen one day last year. Definitely not
proof against goat heads, thought they may leak down more slowly.

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[PATRICK MOORE]

Six+ in one ride? No, not what I need, thanks all the same. Most
goathead punctures, IME, are relatively slow leaks anyway.

If I could be convinced that sealants truly sealed nail-size holes,
I'd use them, but IME, sealants just make a mess with any hole bigger
than a very small thorn hole.

Can anyone convince me otherwise?

Segwaying: all dressed, turnkey city bike: Novara Fusion:

http://www.rei.com/product/808783/novara-fusion-bike-2012

$700 right now at the local. All it needs is a front mud flap and a
set of panniers. IMO, a better deal than the Breezer L 8whatever,
Linuses, and so forth. If friend's budget were 3X what it is, of
course a Glorius, all dressed.

Thanks for all the helpful comment on city bikes.

[ted]

Hmmm. No I could have done without that too.
Never tried sealants so I won't speculate about how that would have
worked.
I do suspect that had I ben using schwalbe "fatties" instead of Quasi-
Motos that day I would have had more fun.

[GeorgeS]

FWIW I found the nick in the tube and patched with the Foss patches which don't require any glue.  Seems to work fine and certainly less messy than German stuff.  I'm going to try to keep track of the incidence of flats with the Foss tubes as opposed to my wheels with regular (and much cheaper) tubes.  Of course, the bikes all have different tires so this won't be very scientific.  Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to pay $20 for a high tech tube that will change my life.

G