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I rode a bike in Bullhead City, Arizona (named after the tremendous amount of goatheads) for about four and a half months. I pulled at least that many out of my tires every day or every other day. Liquid sealants like Slime or similar were the more affordable, but more tedious, solution. Still, it was a lifesaver when I was miles away from water sources.
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I went and bought a ruler. It's 13mm.
I'm kind of surprised they'd stick a 35mm tyre on a 13mm rim out of the factory. I'm going to stick 700 x 28c conti GP 4 Seasons on it unless someone points out a clear reason not to. Sheldon Brown's guide says 25 should be a max for that rim, but it also grants a bit of room for error and this rim was fine with 35's...
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From what I can gather, you should do a few things when storing tubless tires:
Pump them up to riding pressure before storing.
Check the tire pressure every couple weeks and keep them pumped up so the bead stays sealed.
Spin the tires regularly to keep the sealant mobile.
If the tire looses it's seal while being stored or the sealant dries out then you ...
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There are multiple ways to talk about wheel/tire sizing. "700c" is an old standard that's actually the exact same size as "622" or "29er".
622x14 is the ISO standard way to refer to the rim's bead seat diameter.
700x33 is "622x33" in ISO standard sizing. 622 means it will fit a 622 rim. 33 means that on some standard rim, the width of the inflated tire is ...
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@Daniel has said it many times in this QA - The problem is the tire, not the tube. You need to remove any discussion of tube from this problem.
Either tire is coming off the rim, or it has a hole in it big enough for the tube to balloon out. The most likely scenario is, as said by @Daniel, The tire bead is coming off the rim.
This can happen if the tire ...
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The expansion of air at normal temperatures between sun and shade should have no effect if the tube is inflated to its recommended running pressure, even going above by 10% should not have any effect as the tube will be built with significant tolerances well above that. For example, i have tyre's rated to 110psi but run them at 120psi and i weigh 95kg. I ...
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I have heard of tubes failing in situations like yours. If you inflate the tires to the maximum rated pressure on the sidewall of the tire, the pressure can rise over that when warmed by the sun or the friction and heat from the road. The occassions I have seen this are with high pressure road tires. Since you don't have a pressure gauge there is the chance ...
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Sheldon has a chart that shows what width of tire fits on what rim based on the width of the rim. He also notes that people often exceed the recommended widths with no adverse effects. He also notes the possible problems with straying too far outside the recommended widths.
It's also worth noting that tire width measurements aren't well standardized. Much ...
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Turned out it had nothing to do with changing the tire: the brakes were simply worn out. Solved by replacing the brakes.
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It will be a bit harder to take off with tyre levers and a bit harder to put on if you notice at all.
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I don't think the heat will damage your tires much but there is another problem that I experienced a few times. On hot patches of asphalt (either newly placed, or just on a hot day in full sunlight) your wheels can pick up a bit of sticky asphalt. This asphalt patch in turn picks up small pieces of debris from the road and that is where the trouble starts.
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If flat takes you out of the race, then there is no big reason not to do this. As noted, the biggest reason not to is having to carry more flat protection.
You might even decide to purposefully choose different tires - a bit heavier in the rear for a bit of puncture protection, something that adapts to wet a bit better in the front for steering when it ...
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I don't run mixed because it doubles the gear you need to carry, spare tubes for the clincher and a spare tire for the tubular, maybe some extra sealant and hope it sticks depending on the leak.
There is not a need to get the same brand/make/tread tire as the clincher tire won't work on the tubular rim and the tubular tire wont work on the clincher rim, no ...
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I would be much more worried about something like the famous Beloki crash in the TdF ten years ago.
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