Thursday, March 31, 2011
Mountain Bike Tires - Their Characteristics and How to Avoid Flat Tires
Mountain bike tires, their characteristics and how to avoid flats becomes prominent when the time has come to buy a mountain bike and then begin riding it. It is usually a given that many people finally give up riding bikes due to their aggravation over flats than for any other particular reason. It does not have to be this way, though, and knowing just a bit about basic bike maintenance and repair can help fix the problem.
One should know -- first of all -- that tires made for mountain bikes are very distinct than those that one will see on the typical road bike. For those who do not know the difference, a road bike tire is usually very thin, is inflated to high pressures and goes on a bike that is much lighter than what one will find in a mountain bike version. However, mountain bikes and their tires are much more durable than the typical road bike tires is.
Generally speaking, mountain bicycles tires come only in what are called "clincher tires". Though most people would not know the meaning of the term -- at least until they come to be more customary with bicycles -- a clincher is nothing more than a tire and an inner tube that is put onto a bike wheel. It is held onto the wheel through means of a bead that runs along the rim of the tire, basically.
It is a sure thing that many people who had bicycles as kids have memories of having to get such tires off of the wheels in order to get at the inner tubes that had been punctured due to some object, or when the tire and wheel was banged up against a curb, for example. When properly inflated, a clincher wheel and tire set up can be very durable and resistant to flats.
This is what is most prominent about most any bike tire, including mountain bike tires. Keep them properly inflated, check the outer treads of the tires for any embedded glass or other objects -- taking care to remove them if found -- and all the time treat the bike and the tires with respect. If properly maintained and safely ridden, just about any bike can deliver a lot of utility and no small estimate of enjoyment.
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