/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2735999
don't they make solid rubber tires?

>>2735999
Unless you pack it super-dense, most pipe insulation will bottom out as soon as you put all your weight + the bikes on it. At that point, your tires will perform as if they're flat. Pack it super-dense to the point where it will resist deformation, you may as well have a solid tire around your rims, which will probably roll alright but you'll feel a lot more bumps which you may be cool with but I can't imagine the bicycles stress points and joints will enjoy that.

I found this article which talks about picrel, you may be interested in it.

>>2736002
Yes they do. No-mor-flats or some similar name. I have put them in countless bikes for my kids. They do ride a bit rougher than an air tire, but you never have to worry about them going flat ever again.

>>2735999
Tannus sells solid tires, they're rough on your ass and they don't feel too great when you're turning, but they won't go flat.

>>2735999
>I just need to get from a to b without being fucked by nails and glass. Any ideas?
a car you faggot.

>>2735999
>I just need to get from a to b without being fucked by nails and glass
Do you live in the post-apocalypse or Detroit? There's no technological solution to a societal ill.

>>2736041
Have you actually never heard of a car getting a flat tire? This has to be the dumbest post I’ve ever read here.

>>2735999
>I hate punctures.
Where the fuck are you riding that you're getting constant punctures?
How about a different route?

just put a band of the thick, elastic type of double side tape between the tire and the tube.
it's basically the stuff in self sealant patches so punctures will autorepair themselves if they get to even reach pass the tape

>>2735999
I’ve seen expanding foam but I’m not sure how they do it. Something like you put the foam in and then quickly put the tire on the rim while it expands. I guess you could also fill an inner tube with pouring silicone.

But in all cases a solid tubes suck for taking corners, they are way more likely to bend and come off the rim when you take a tight fast corner. You could consider >>2736006 but you’ll want spring forks and tail to be comfortable or you’ll hurt your perineum every time you ride over a hump

>>2736125
not OP but i popped tubes constantly when hopping curbs

>>2736145
>popped tubes constantly when hopping curbs
So maybe stop fucking doing that

>>2736147
maybe you can lick my balls based boi

>>2736076
>what can I put inside a bicycle tire instead of air?
>bicycle tire
>bicycle
Have you ever heard of reading comprehension?

>>2736125
>a different route?
Won’t help, it’s everywhere and can’t be removed unless by a certified duster.

>>2735999
grass or similar plant material. won't last a very long time though.

Fix-a-flat, but condolences to whoever has to change the tire afterwards

>>2735999
fill it with concrete, anon

>>2736153
maybe he will, faggot
in the meantime, why dont you get a propper bike made for offroad, and stop using your sister's pink BMX instead?

>>2736162
Congratulations, this post is now tied with >>2736041 for dumbest post on here.

>>2735999
Sealant. Put it in the tubes to seal punctures unless you are getting pinch flats but that's a mountain bike thing. You seem like some sort of europoor just trying to get to work so try sealant.

>>2736267
Also you can go tubeless with tubeless tires as wheels but those are expensive. In the diy sprit with double wall wheels, enough gorilla tape and psi you can make a standard double wall wheel and bead lock tire into a tubeless setup. Pour in the sealant, insert the taped up wheel then apply copious amounts of psi to get the tire to snap into the bead. Once seated and sealed you can run crazy low psi and yeet the bike over rocks and shut without worry of pinch flats. You will have to do it once a year. The sealant has a life span then it separates.

Here
https://youtu.be/zI9DM34LHAo?si=7DW15M9NE4kzjzwt

>>2735999
My grandpa used to beat me with a hose pipe

>>2736290
kek

>>2736277
Fucking idiot. Tubeless isn't is airless no air can still pop flat nail

>>2735999
I would be genuinely curious how well expanding foam would perform. I know that they use foam-filled tires on heavy equipment, so it might just work on a bicycle.

>>2736308
>no air can still pop flat nail

>>2736313
>they use foam-filled tires on heavy equipment,
It's not foam-in-a-can. They use a two-part foam that will cure in a sealed vessel.
The two chemicals are mixed as it's being injected into the tire.
Canned window and door or similar foam will never set completely inside the tire.
Also, it cures hard so when it's compressed it stays compressed.
The commercial two-part foam is still resilient so when compressed and then released it springs back.

>>2736313
Retard. The nail is sealed by the sealant running around in the tire.

>>2736145
did you actually hop them or just roll up against them because that results in a pinch puncture if you have low pressure

>>2736163
Tell me you're British without telling me.

>>2736344
This. The foam they use to fill tires is nothing like great stuff. It is seriously almost like a rubber. And it is really heavy too.

>>2736162
Retard.

>>2736072
>there's no technological solution to a societal ill

We have thousands of different technological solutions to every societal ill, but after 1945 the idea of permanently improving society fell out of fashion.

just get a set of marathon plus tires retard

>>2737222
This. I live in Cyprys without them goat heads will fuck you.

>>2736129
>quickly put the tire while the foam expand
Seems extremely messy. I would guess instead that they stick a long flexible tube through the valve stem hole and they pull back while injecting the foam, so it is evenly spread along the tire. It sounds like a very bad idea though because this foam is not elastic and will break in smaller pieces.
I believe that typical solid tires made of black rubber use split rims for assembly. Even though split rims are illegal, they can be safely used with solid tires as they is no risk of blowout.

>>2735999
that was code because they used to beat you for being openly gay back then. did he tell you that story while he saw blaying with barbies or eyeing up a ryobi drill by chance?

>>2735999
There are a fuckload of goatheads where I live and I could never ride more than a mile without getting a flat until I started using Schwalbe marathon dual guards. The rubber on the main part of the tire is like half an inch thick and there is a thin kevlar liner on the inside. They are heavy but I haven't got a flat in like 2 years riding on light dirt paths that used to fuck my shit up.

>>2735999
When I was a kid, I got so many flats. My buddy taught me to line the inside of the tire with good duct tape before putting the tube back in. It won't save you for big shit, like a giant nail or something, but i don't remember flats being an issue after I did it. And super simple and cheap.

>>2735999
Just buy quality tires. I did 2000 miles last year on some random old Vittorias with no issue and GP5Ks have been bomb proof for me too. I’d probably resort to running Gatorskins before I went to solid tires. Some people swear by tubeless, as a final option.

>>2735999
They make these plastic strips that go in the tire and outside the inner tube. I think they're called thornsavers. They'll prevent puncture flats but not pinch flats. Once I started using them I never got a flat from thorns or sharp objects again.

>>2735999
Personally i use salmon sushi rolls. Its a little expensive and they might aswell not be in there are all. But it smells great and i spend alot of money replacing them regularly so that must mean im a successful person.

bananas

>>2739855
>salmon sushi rolls

imitation crab meat

>>2735999
Just use that goo shit that plugs punctures and carry a pump with you, or an extra inner tube

>>2735999
>what can I put inside a bicycle tire instead of air?
I find imitation crab meat works best.

>>2735999
spray foam. sand. ball bearings. anything

Semen. Lots of it.

>>2736029
>>2735999
Solid tires feel terrible. I tried them for a few months and the traction they have while turning is pretty bad. Things get squirrely whenever you ride over any amount of sand, dirt, or gravel, and the solid tires have a much stronger tendency to center themselves in cracks or divots in sidewalks, road seams, brickwork, etc.
I can't say the resistance to potential puncture was outweighed by the miserable handling and the reduced effectiveness of braking.

>>2736029
They also cause the wheel spokes to loosen much quicker than with an air filled tire. You'll have to either get good at truing a wheel or take it more often than you would normally have to.

>>2741664
I just throw the wheel away when the spokes break and get another one from whomever secures only the frame with a d-lock. Thank you, quick release

>>2736127
tape glue will dry out day 1

tiniest air channel in tape fold will make it go flat

jus t carry a backup tube w u that u can inflate on the go

better yet a backup wheel that u can just pop on for even faster replacement

apparently ordinary bicycles had a 10 foot wooden or metal wheel which smoothed out most bumps

>>2736006
Ive never understood how these install. I'd only think basically this, but as a one piece tubeless with a inner bladder just for install, which would seem to serve all the sam thing: not a true airless, but rubber so thick it won't be punctured by nothing, as that is the problem I have with normal thickness tires.

Still the most remarkable thing, whatever reliability tricks of say a Toyota Camry, haven't trickled down to making bikes virtually no maintenance: tubeless so thick they'd almost never pop under human weight, all stainless oil free moving parts. All of which I'd pay for with the delusional yuppie market prices just to not be stuck on then side of the road ever again.

>>2743929
>Ive never understood how these install. I'd only think basically this, but as a one piece tubeless with a inner bladder just for install

Nope. They are solid. You just use strength to pull them onto the rim. I got some off a hire bike and been riding on them for 10 years

>>2735999
>I'm not a weight weenie so I don't care if they are heavier or roll like shit, I just need to get from a to b
Everyone says this until they actually try an alternative.

If you fill the tire with sand, it will be able to deform and grip much like an inflated tire, and be highly resistant to flats (unless the tire gets sliced wide open but punctures won't matter)

Should I
>a) do what mountain bikers do and run a tubeless tire with sealant
>b) do all sorts of retarded shit like fit a PVC pipe inside my tire
OP is gay and his shits all retarded.

>>2739764
>plastic strips
came here to say this
proper DIY is to locate the clear green signoid (sp?) strapping somewhere in town, some manufacturing place or something
they might cut you enough for some sort of barter (can I trade u ___ for some of that strapping?)
the wide stuff is uncommon, if you can only obtain the skinny width stuff, gorilla tape it together for proper width
good luck OP

>No rubber, all steel and has suspension
The prime choice of biden econ super zoomers in 2030

>>2735999
Ride tubeless like mountainbikers do. They use special rims and you need the right type of tire, add some latex to the tire and you're good to go. When the tire is punctured it gets sealed by the latex.

>>2747029
I'm honestly pissed that tweel tires for cars never became a thing.

Put sand in the tire.

>>2747046
>special rims
With enough gorilla tape, sealant and PSI any double wall can become tubeless if you are determined enough.

>>2736162
>what can I put inside a bicycle tire instead of air?
>a car you faggot