Samebike LO26 wheel/tube issue

[beltran123]

Hi, I have Samebike LO26 and since I bought it 3 months ago I had to change inner tube twice (last time after 2 days).

Did anyone have similar issue? What potentially could be the cause?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Nealh]

Depends on the tube damage, show us some pics.

A puncture can be caused by many things, spokes too long, thorns or glass cuts. Snake bites if tyre pressure is to low and even rough inner rims edges if you ride on flat tyres. Or a torn valve vase if a rim tape is not used.

 

[sjpt]

2 punctures in 3 months is not at all bad; I got two a week commuting (5 miles with some off road with thorns) even with kevlar protection strip, until I changed to Marathon Plus tyres. 2 in ten years spread over me, my wide, our son and a tandem.

Depending how you use the bike the Marathon Plus may not be suitable, but there are lots of other fairly puncture resistant tyres out there.

 

[calida]

2 punctures in 3 months is not at all bad; I got two a week commuting (5 miles with some off road with thorns) even with kevlar protection strip, until I changed to Marathon Plus tyres. 2 in ten years spread over me, my wide, our son and a tandem.

Depending how you use the bike the Marathon Plus may not be suitable, but there are lots of other fairly puncture resistant tyres out there.

I still have the original tyres and tubes , no problems at all but, as other people have said, the tyres aren't going to stand heavy off road use , and there are puncture resistant tyres, and tape to protect the inner tubes available.

 

[vfr400]

Hi, I have Samebike LO26 and since I bought it 3 months ago I had to change inner tube twice (last time after 2 days).

Did anyone have similar issue? What potentially could be the cause?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

It's quite simple. You find the hole in the tube, then line it up with the wheel and tyre to see what caused it. If it's on the inside, it's probably a rim tape issue. If it's on the outside, something went through the tyre, which you have to remove if it's still there. Those things are nothing to do with the type of bike.