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crankedup

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25,764 posts

250 months

Sunday 7th November 2004
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Is it true that the old tubed tyres are prone to punctures, that is 1920's - 1930's car tyres.

If so is it still true of the replacement tyres supplied today.

ARH

1,222 posts

246 months

Sunday 7th November 2004
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Had my austin seven for 14 months, done 2000 odd miles and no punctures at all, now my XJS and my MX5 have both had punctures in that time. So I would say old cars are no different regarding puntures.

crankedup

Original Poster:

25,764 posts

250 months

Sunday 7th November 2004
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Perhaps it was the roads then that were dirtier, hard to believe !

Save hoping over to the other thread, I had read, perhaps here on PH, that the camera's would be rolling for the first time in a few years following the event. I assumed it would be televised and a vid made. Lets hope so

Pigeon

18,535 posts

253 months

Sunday 7th November 2004
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Thorns!

Not so many thorns about these days.

Look at bicycle tyre punctures: once upon a time you got punctures from riding in the country and picking up thorns. Now you get them from riding in the city and picking up broken glass. (Which makes me think unholy thoughts about what to do to people who break glass in the street.)

All the car tyre punctures I can remember getting have been caused by nails or screws. With a tubeless tyre these tend to stick in the hole and more or less seal it, so the tyre only goes down really slowly. With a tube tyre this doesn't work, so it's more of a problem.

lanciachris

3,357 posts

248 months

Sunday 7th November 2004
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Ouch. punctures on xjs = expensive experience

ARH

1,222 posts

246 months

Monday 8th November 2004
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lanciachris said:
Ouch. punctures on xjs = expensive experience


My man fixed it for a fiver. At 100 pound a corner I was glad it was fixable.