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I am a roadie cycle 40 60 miles per week.

I use Mr. Tuffy's "Orange" 700x20-25c liners. 100 120 psi in the tubes.

I have had nothing but positive results from Mr. Tuffy's. I live in New Mexico where we have these horrible thorns called "Goat-heads", the bane of all things pneumatic! Before the liners, I'd get a flat nearly every 3-4th ride.

I got Mr. Tuffy's and for the past 2 years, I've had maybe? FOUR flats. Three from small wire pieces from steel belts of tires, and one from a perfectly placed sliver of glass. NONE from thorns. From all the slashes I've had from the tires, I know I've dodged the bullet from glass many times.

There is no noticeable performance disadvantage but then, I'm not the most competitive cyclist. If you're a gram counter and like stopping to change your tubes, do without Mr. Tuffy's.

One potential caveat: I have friends who swear their Mr. Tuffy's caused pinch flats (I just don't see how that can happen but I know they wouldn't lie about it), but that's never been my experience.

I highly recommend Mr. Tuffy's!

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I ride in NYC, and there's a lot of sharp debris on the roads here. Since I installed these tire liners, I've had exactly one flat, and that was from riding over a board that I realized (too late) had nails sticking up out of it. I've pulled chunks of metal and glass out of my tires, thinking surely they'd be flat in an hour, and had them be in fine condition the next morning. Can't recommend these highly enough.

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I use Mr Tuffy for commuting.

I start with kevlar, high thread-per-inch tires such as Specialized Nimbus EX Armadillo or Continental Top Touring, then line them with these strips, and I never get flats despite riding through many broken bottles.

Some say that the stiff Tuffy plastic cuts the tube and gives flats. I don't think so, but you can always bevel the cut edge using a belt sander or sandpaper or a razor blade, before you install them.

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I have three road bikes in my household, each of which get 80-100 miles of riding per week, and all three are outfitted with Mr. Tuffy Orange (700x2_) size. These bikes are run along road edges, with normal due care taken not to run over things. Over the past two years, I have experienced 8 flat tires among the three bikes. In one case, a piece if super-thin wire poked in about 45 degrees off the tire centerline. The wire made it all the way to the tube, passing through the orange part of the Mr. Tuffy liner, (i.e. not the reinforced part). This would lead me to say the reinforced part is not wide enough.

All of the other flats were the result of punctures of slices that went through the (reinforced) grey strip of the liner. One puncture was some kind of sharp metal, which sliced right through the tire and liner and tube. Others have been surprisingly dull, rounded pieces of metal. Not sure if there is a strength specification associated with these liners, but they can definitely be punctured. The company offers a guarantee in the form of free replacement tubes, however you have to send in the old one and the liner I believe. For the cost of that shipping I could just go buy a new tube.

Despite the number of punctures I have experienced with these liners, without the liners I would surely have had more. I have pried many small bits of broken glass, thorns, and metal out of my tires with no tube punctures, so I guess they do help somewhat. I have decided to buy two sets of high-end Specialized Armadillo tires and just for grins, one set will get Mr. Tuffy liners, the other will not. The Armadillos are touted as super tough and puncture proof. We will see, I will report any interesting results later.

If you have a bike with decent tires on it already and are looking to improve puncture resistance, these liners are the best route, however, if you are looking to buy new tires and your option is cheaper tires and separate liners or higher end tires without separate liners, I would go the second route. Higher-end tires like the Specialized Armadillos have liners built in and therefore will be better balanced radially than a cheaper tire with a liner. If you are a road bike snob you will swear the higher-end tires feel better on the road.

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It is not an easy task to insert it and keep it centered in the tire.

I have the orange model with a 700 x 23 tire.

You insert it first in the tire then you put the tube in. This displace Mr Tuffy and with a 700 x 23 tire there is no room for one finger to recenter Mr Tuffy. It would be a good idea if Mr Tuffy had glue on one side to keep it centered on the tire. I read some review that Mr Tuffy pinch the tube, It can not if it is centered. I suspect that Mr Tuffy moved sideway during the installation.

Pacific Women's Stratus Mountain Bike, Aqua, Small Reviews

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I've owned this bike for 3 weeks now. Time to write a review. At first it was a nice basic bike. Perfect size for me, 5'2'', small framed woman. It assembled fairly easily and when I did have issues the Customer Service staff at Pacific Cycles were very helpful. Having taken it on a few different rides I feel I can accurately review it.

Long rides with a trailer (12 miles): Rides well (after I got a gel seat) but I've already had issues with the chains not switching from 3-2 and then from 2-1. The chains were fully assembled when I got the bike so this is not user error. With the chains not switching constantly it makes for some mildly annoying hilly rides. I have to get off and manually switch the chain.

Single ride, long distance: Let me say one thing... BASIC bike. Meaning I have no shocks on this bike. On a smooth trail I have no problems but when is there ever an outside trail that void of tree stumps, pot holes and cracks?

Short ride with a trailer: Same as the long distance ride. It rides well and most of my short rides are to the park and on an even level.

My biggest issues is that for a bike that was mostly assembled, I'm having lots of issues with those parts of the bike, the chain and the breaks, both front and back.

The front breaks, no matter how many times I've centered them will not stay centered. This causes friction when riding, making the ride harder. My back breaks aren't tight enough. There is a large gap between the pads and the frame, I've tightened them and they won't go closer.

So all in all, unless your looking for a basic, ride around by yourself bike, I would skip this and invest in a nicer one.

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"I have had numerous problems with this bike since its arrival. The front brakes dont work and the pedals keep falling off."

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You need to be over 6' tall to ride this bike. the colors were great, but it is blocking space in my garage.

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Well,, this item looks really good but, the front tire was broken already before I got this , so I should pay more than $200 for fixing this tire

If Sth is cheap there is always reason for it,,

Review of Thule 911XT Passage 3 Bike Trunk Mount Carrier

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I've owned this bike rack for approximately a month now and I am very happy with my purchase. Thule is a great product and I'm very happy that I purchased this bike rack. It's very easy to install and fits practically all makes and models of cars. The manual did not recommend the bike rack for my boyfriend's 2001 Ford Taurus, but it fit fine and we were comfortable with traveling with the bike rack on his car. We only checked to see if the car would fit my car before we purchased the bike rack, but everything worked out fine. I really like the material, sturdyness, and overall quality of this product.

I've read that someone or a few people weren't able to fit three bikes on this rack. We have 2 adult bikes and 1 children's bicycle and all three of the bikes fit fine. We've also traveled with 3 adult bikes and the fit was good as well. Just make sure you read the instructions and tips that come with the bike rack and you should have no problems.

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Set up was easy enough. Used the correct settings and mounted two bikes: both were kids bikes, both were heavy. But around 200 miles into the trip (bad traffic), we very luckily noticed that the bikes seemed way off center.

We pulled over. One of the arms had come undone from the elbow of the rack. The elbow that holds in the arm (which holds the bikes) is the most important part of the rack. The elbow had actually split and when it started to split there was enough give so that the pin mechanism that holds the arm in place popped out. When you purchase this rack, look at the pin mechanism. You will notice it is made of very flimsy material and the squeeze construction seems shoddy. It's the kind of pin mechanism that weight traning equipment uses, but weight training equipment manufacturers always use reinforced heavy steel pins. Why in the world these pins are so flimsy I will never understand. I am sure most of these units are fine and I am sure we got a bad set (only one arm had the problem), but I swear this issue could always be avoided if they just used a longer steel pin that you just push through manually.

I don't get it. We were on a family vacation and had to abandon two bicycles. An email to Thule Saturday remains unanswered on Tuesday night. Nothing else to say. I am sure people love this rack because it is easy to install and probably works 99% of the time, but you have to consider, the times it doesn't work would be dangerous and expensive. This is one of the only reviews I have written on Amazon. While I am sure this is a fine rack for shorter trips or for cars with a normal trunk, it just didn't work for us on our SUV. We'll get a hitch setup in the future.

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July 6, 2008

The Thule model is well made, has sturdy straps with good buckles and an easy way of tying down to the trunk sides and bottom. I use it for a 27 lb bike and a 37 lb three wheel recumbent. The rubber saddles and straps are good. For my heavy recumbent bike I had to place hose clamps on the bars to prevent the saddles from moving. The bars holding the bikes can be rotated down for storage but with a little difficulty in pressing the two buttons to release the arms.

I bought the three bike unit because it has a higher listed weight capacity but I suspect it is the same product as the two bike unit but with longer bars.

The saddles and straps save time. I no longer need to spend much time using bungee cords. It is important to get the trunk side and bottom straps snug so they don't loosen on the road.

I called Thule and got an answer to my question about the height of the assembly.

This is a good product and I am glad I bought it.

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Bought this carrier after searching and reading all the reviews I could find on models that actually had my vehicle in the fitment guide then a visit to the store to look at one. This fits our '06 Chevrolet HHR just fine and made a 3 hr trek twice on the highway at highway speeds with some crazy dips where construction met finished road with 2 'mountain bikes' loaded. No problems. One bike was my wife's high-end Roadmaster ;) 'mixte' frame which we did not need the special bar for. I see no reason to give this a bad review at this point. Read the instructions and follow the tips, make sure the straps are very tight and check them after you go a few miles because nylon straps stretch. I had my wife lift up on the loaded bars enough to take the weight off while I re-tightened the straps. Once was all it needed.

Oh, be careful not to let anything hang directly behind your exhaust pipe....just a tip.

Charlie

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It was a little unclear if this would fit on my Grand Cherokee but I took the leap of faith anyway I'm glad I did. Very easy to install and I easily carried three bikes (two adult, one child) on the back without any problems. The straps make it easy for any style of bike to fit. Very pleased and would recommend to anyone.