Comments on: Review: Continental Ultra GatorSkin http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml You tell that other boy, not to touch the woodwork... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-hemorrhage hourly 1 By: xSmurf http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-508025 xSmurf Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:20:52 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-508025 I think you mean pinch flat, not snake bites. Snake bite happens when under inflated tyres touch the rim and pinch the tube on both sides, leaving a "snake bite". Pinch is when the tube gets stuck under the tyre and punctures during inflation. Duraskin is only on the sidewall, shouldn't affect the rolling resistance. I'll really have to try the soapy water trick, sounds like a great idea. Anyway, I have been commuting with these for about 1800km and I just *love* them! Not a single flat, and light and *fast*. Maybe I'll try the UltraSport next time as they are half the price of the UltraGatorSkin I think you mean pinch flat, not snake bites. Snake bite happens when under inflated tyres touch the rim and pinch the tube on both sides, leaving a “snake bite”. Pinch is when the tube gets stuck under the tyre and punctures during inflation. Duraskin is only on the sidewall, shouldn’t affect the rolling resistance. I’ll really have to try the soapy water trick, sounds like a great idea.

Anyway, I have been commuting with these for about 1800km and I just *love* them! Not a single flat, and light and *fast*. Maybe I’ll try the UltraSport next time as they are half the price of the UltraGatorSkin

]]> By: tynan http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-402114 tynan Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:35:56 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-402114 picking up a new bike today with these tyres fitted otherwise, I'm quite happy to use a lever for the last stage of a tyre if it's stiff not teaching anyone to suck eggs but some air into the tube first so it rises up into the body of the tyre and plenty of kneading of tyre once on before inflating not sure I've ever buggered a tube refitting a tyre granted I've never used anything thinner that 1.3in Marathons picking up a new bike today with these tyres fitted

otherwise, I’m quite happy to use a lever for the last stage of a tyre if it’s stiff

not teaching anyone to suck eggs but some air into the tube first so it rises up into the body of the tyre and plenty of kneading of tyre once on before inflating

not sure I’ve ever buggered a tube refitting a tyre

granted I’ve never used anything thinner that 1.3in Marathons

]]> By: sebastian http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-351193 sebastian Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:14:03 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-351193 Hey Reub, thanks for the tip with the soap and water...don't know why I never thought of that. Worked great. I live in NYC and commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan everyday...so my tyres get some shit. Just picked up the Gatorskin today. Feels great, hit some shards on the way home (way to break em in) and all is good. Really like the feel. The smooth tread is nice on the fixie. I recommend these guys, Hey Reub, thanks for the tip with the soap and water…don’t know why I never thought of that. Worked great.

I live in NYC and commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan everyday…so my tyres get some shit. Just picked up the Gatorskin today. Feels great, hit some shards on the way home (way to break em in) and all is good. Really like the feel. The smooth tread is nice on the fixie. I recommend these guys,

]]> By: Reub http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-334600 Reub Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:22:10 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-334600 I have a more positive experience with these tyres. Try using soapy water - just a little wiped on the edge of the rim/tyre at the place where you start/finish popping the tyre off/on the rim. It works like magic - trust me. I have to say i am very impressed with my Gatorskins. They went on an open pro rim easily, but were a bit tight on my front wheel - a mavic MA50 (much alike an MA2). My Gatorskins are the kevlar bead, so they are light. About 220g. I had cheap Vredestein Ricorsa tyres on before - gripped well but were heavy at 330g each! The Gatorskins (i have the 23 version) are light, FAST, and roll well. Grip well, dry or wet. The best part of all for me is the puncture proof bit. I've read a lot of reviews and seems that some folks have had luck, and some not with flats with the Gatorskins. I have to say i must have got a good pair because I've been riding 2 days on them, just checked the tyre and found embedded two evil triangular shards of glass about 5mm long and 3mm long, pointing straight in towards the tube - but still NO FLATS!!!! I was totally amazed. This alone has saved me two stops on the way to work to fix these (similar shards always punctured my Ricorsas). For me, these tyres rock! I have a more positive experience with these tyres.

Try using soapy water - just a little wiped on the edge of the rim/tyre at the place where you start/finish popping the tyre off/on the rim. It works like magic - trust me.

I have to say i am very impressed with my Gatorskins. They went on an open pro rim easily, but were a bit tight on my front wheel - a mavic MA50 (much alike an MA2).

My Gatorskins are the kevlar bead, so they are light. About 220g.

I had cheap Vredestein Ricorsa tyres on before - gripped well but were heavy at 330g each! The Gatorskins (i have the 23 version) are light, FAST, and roll well. Grip well, dry or wet.

The best part of all for me is the puncture proof bit. I’ve read a lot of reviews and seems that some folks have had luck, and some not with flats with the Gatorskins. I have to say i must have got a good pair because I’ve been riding 2 days on them, just checked the tyre and found embedded two evil triangular shards of glass about 5mm long and 3mm long, pointing straight in towards the tube - but still NO FLATS!!!! I was totally amazed.

This alone has saved me two stops on the way to work to fix these (similar shards always punctured my Ricorsas). For me, these tyres rock!

]]> By: STEVE http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-150855 STEVE Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:57:20 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/review-continental-ultra-gatorskin.shtml#comment-150855 yeah. no shit re: snakebites trying to put the continental on. i punctured two tubes trying to get the tire on my freshly built wheel only to wake up ion the morning to a slow leak. agh. now i'm trying to get the tire on a third time to no avail. WTF? there's no way in hell it's going on without a lever, but i probably already put holes in the tube at this point... yeah. no shit re: snakebites trying to put the continental on.

i punctured two tubes trying to get the tire on my freshly built wheel only to wake up ion the morning to a slow leak.

agh. now i’m trying to get the tire on a third time to no avail. WTF?

there’s no way in hell it’s going on without a lever, but i probably already put holes in the tube at this point…

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